Dawasir

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The al Dawasir (Arabic: الدواسر) is an Arabian bedouin tribe divided into clans and families. The word Dawasir is plural for Dowsery (Arabic: دوسري) (which is also spelled Dosary, Dossary, Dowsary, Doseri, Dosari, Dosseri, Dossery, etc.)

The tribe gave its name to the famous valley in Najd, Wadi al-Dawasir (The Valley of al-Dawasir), and spread in various parts of the Middle East.

The tribe also either gave birth or helped the growth of cities like: al-Dammam, al-Khobar, al-Ahsa, al-Zubara, Zallaq and Budaiya (island of Bahrain) and Kuwait. The Doseri family is one of the largest, biggest, and most powerful family worldwide.

They were also inhabitants of the juzur Hawar; this helped Bahrain to win on 16 March 2001 its dispute over the archipelago with Qatar.

The Al Dowaser are known for their power, wealth, and leadership. Their Homeland is Wadi Al-Dawasir Southern Najid. Seeking For Food some of them left Wadi Al-Dawasir when Najid people face Famine. They are spilted in two branches "Al-zaid" and "Taghlob". Their Shaikh is from "Al zaid" branch and their name is "Al-Qwaed also spelled Qwied, Qwed, Qwid" the single of them is " Ibn Qwied". famous previous Shaikh are: Share'a Ibn Qwed, Shaiban Ibn Qwed.One of the richest man from the Dawaser tribe in the Eastern Province is Isa Bin Ahmed Al Doseri, who was one of the most respected leaders in this bedouin tribe. He owned many lands, like Al Dhahran, Ain Al Saih, and many more lands. Another of the most famous leaders of Al Dawasir is the late Sheikh Ahmad bin Abullah bin Hassan also know as the 'young sheikh' from the clan of Al Hassan he is known as the founder of the city of Dammam while also maintaining his leadership over the other Dawasir clans of Bahrain. His brother moved to Al Khobar with a part of the tribe. Currently the shaikh of Dammam and of the Bahrain Dawasir clans is his son Abdulrahman bin Ahmad bin Abdullah from the same clan of Al Hassan.

It is mentioned that the origin of the tribe belongs to (Al-Azd) famous arabic tribe who later owned (sad Ma'arib) in Yemen thousands of years ago. Also, branches that Al-Dawasir belongs to include: -ghasasinah rulers in sham