Al-Ali (tribe)
Al-Ali is an Arab tribe a branch of Bani Malik from Central Arabia. Bani Malik are a branch of Azd Mecca ( the descendants of Khuza'a Ibn Amr ). Azd Mecca are one of four branches of Azd or Al Azd one of the major pre-Islamic tribes. They were a branch of Kahlan which was one of the branches of Qahtan the other being Himyar. Most of Al-Ali tribe migrated by the end of 16th century from what is now Saudi Arabia to different neighboring countries. Members of Al-Ali tribe live in Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan.
The Al-Mu'alla Ruling Family of Umm-al-Qaiwain come from this tribe.
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