Arabian Shammar tribe chief (1854–1937)
Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari (Arabic: عاصي بن الشريم الشمري) (c. 1854–1937) was an Arab leader of the powerful Shammar tribe and the grandfather of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. He was a member of the Abde section of the Shammar tribe.[1][2] He was a former tribal chief[3] and the sheikh of the southern part of the tribe.[4]
Asi's daughter Fahda married the tenth Al Rashid emir, Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Rashid.[5] After Emir Saud was assassinated, she was married to Abdulaziz, who later became king of Saudi Arabia.[6] She was the eighth spouse of Abdulaziz.[7] She was one of the two Al Rashid women married to him.[5] She was the mother of Abdulaziz and Mishaal by her first marriage as well as King Abdullah,[8] Princess Nouf and Princess Seeta by her second marriage.[9]
Asi became one of the most prominent supporters of King Abdulaziz.[10] He joined his forces in several battles during the formation of Saudi Arabia, including the Battle of Sabilla in 1929.[10] He died in 1937.[11]
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