Umar al-Zaydani (died 1706) was the multazem (tax farmer) of Safad and Tiberias, and surrounding villages, between 1697 and 1706 and the sanjak-bey (district governor) of Safad between 1701 and 1706.[1] He was appointed by the governor of Sidon, Arslan Mehmed Pasha, the sanjak-bey (district governor) of Safad.[2] Umar belonged to the Zayadina, an Arab clan that was part of the same Qaisi confederation as the semi-autonomous Shihab emirs (princes) of Mount Lebanon. Following Emir Mansour's death, Umar succeeded him as sanjak-bey. Umar was the father of Zahir al-Umar.[1]
Umar al-Zaydani | |
|---|---|
| Sanjak-Bey of Safad | |
| In office 1701–1706 | |
| Preceded by | Mansour Shihab I |
| Succeeded by | Muhammad Nafi' |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1706 Galilee (Safed Sanjak), Sidon Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| Relations | Zaydani family |
| Children | Sa'd al-Omar Zahir al-Omar Salih "Abu Dani" al-Omar Yusuf al-Omar Shammah |
| Parent | Zaydan |
References
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edit- Harris, William (2012). Lebanon: A History, 600–2011. OUP USA. ISBN 9780195181111.
- Joudah, Ahmad Hasan (1987). Revolt in Palestine in the Eighteenth Century: The Era of Shaykh Zahir Al-ʻOmar. Kingston Press. ISBN 9780940670112.