Ali ibn Salih al-Zaydani

Ali ibn Salih al-Zaydani (fl. 1704 – c. 1723), also referred to by his kunya (paedonomic) Abu Ibrahim, was a sheikh of the Zayadina, an Arab family whose members served as local strongmen and multazims (tax farmers) in the Galilee in the 18th century. Ali was based in the village of Damun and his tax farm was typically the cotton-rich district that spanned Shefa-Amr, Tamra and I'billin, with his influence sometimes extending to Acre.

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