Dhawahir

The Dhawahir (Arabic: ظَوَاهِر, romanized: Ẓawāhir; singular Al Dhahiri (Arabic: ٱلظَّاهِرِي, romanized: Aẓ-Ẓāhirī)) is a tribe of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The tribe's main centre was the Buraimi Oasis and the village, then town (now city) of Al Ain. They have long had a strong alliance with the Ruling family of Abu Dhabi, the Al Nahyan, and the Bani Yas confederation. The Al Dhaheri family share close relations with the leading royal family of the United Arab Emirates through many way's, Sheikh Nasser was a son of Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founding president of the United Arab Emirates. His mother was Sheikha Amna bint Salah Al Badi, who is from the Bedouin branch of the Dhawahir tribe.

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