Al Nuaim
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The Al Nuaim (Arabic: النعيم) tribe is an Arab bedouin tribe, based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf. The tribe is the ruling family in Ajman. In Bahrain, the traditional home of the tribe has been Halat Nuaim island. The tribe used to be involved in the lucrative pearl diving industry.
The Al Nuaim tribe was one of the several bedouin tribes to move to Bahrain in 1783 after the Al Khalifa conquered the island.
[edit] Members of the Al Nuaim tribe
- Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi - emir of Ajman
- Abdulla Majid Al Naimi
- Rashid Abdullah Al Noaimi
- Ali Al-Naimi
