Bani Omar

Bani Omar
بني عمر
Qahtanite Arab tribe
Liwa Fort in Liwa, the Omani province with the largest presence of Bani Omar
EthnicityArab
NisbaAl-Maamari المعمري
LocationOman
Descended fromMa'amar ibn Zubayd ibn Sa`b ibn Sa`d al-`Ashirah ibn Malik ibn Adad ibn Zayd ibn Yashjub ibn `Arib ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan ibn Saba` ibn Yashjub ibn Ya`rub ibn Qahtan
LanguageArabic
ReligionIslam

The Bani Omar (Arabic: بني عمر) (singular Al Maamari Arabic: المعمري, also spelled Al Mamari and Al Ma'amari) is an Arab tribe of Oman.[1]

Location

The Bani Omar are mainly found in Northern Oman, with most concentrated in the wilayats (provinces) of Liwa, Shinas, Saham, and Ibri in the governorates of Al Batinah North and Al Dhahirah, with the tribe being considered among the most important figures in the region.[1][2]

Ancestry and origins

The Bani Omar are a tribe descended from Maʿamar ibn Zubayd, belonging to a Qahtanite lineage, one of the two major branches of Arab tribal ancestry. The Qahtanites, traditionally regarded as the ancestors of the southern Arabs, trace their origins to the semi-legendary patriarch Qahtan, and is considered a descendant of the prophet Hūd.

The tribe’s genealogy is preserved through classical Arab genealogical tradition and is recorded as follows: Maʿamar ibn Zubayd ibn Saʿb ibn Saʿd al-ʿĀshirah ibn Mālik ibn ʿAdad ibn Zayd ibn Yashjub ibn ʿUrayb ibn Zayd ibn Kahlan ibn Sabaʾ ibn Yashjub ibn Yaʿrub ibn Qahtan ibn Hud.[1][2]

Notable figures

References

  1. ^ a b c "نسب وأماكن تواجد قبيلة المعمري في سلطنة عمان - موقع بوابة سلطنة عمان التعليمية" (in Arabic). 2025-03-28. Retrieved 2025-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "المعمريون‏". مجالسنا (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-08-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.