Al Hammadi is an
Arabic tribe who immigrated long ago to
Iran.
Its home towns are
Morbagh,
Moqam and other towns.
They speak a dialect of
Arabic.
Their origins come from the town of
al Madina in
saudi arabia of al ansar family.
They were very well known for their hospitality.
Among the tribe there is a
Sheikh who belongs to the elite family or the ruling family within the tribe.
The sheikh appoints
walayi (mayors) to each village and town.
Some of the towns in
saudi belong to the tribe for example
al qisim in saudi.
The most notable figure in the tribe is Sheikh
Ali Alhammadi who was honoured by the qatari shiekh
thani bin mohammed for their hospitality in
1869.
In
1875 they had immigrated to iran for political reasons in the
arab gulf.
The tribe started to lose power in the
1890s in iran after the immigration.
After staying in iran for 50 years, Reza shah came to power and decided to use police in every area in Iran.
The tribe faced some difficulties in dealing with the central government in
Tehran, so they decided to move to the other side of the Persian Gulf where they settled there.
The majority of Al Hammadi tribe settled in the
United Arab Emirates, and in
Udaid town, in
qatar in
1949 but some stayed in
Iran and granted nationalty.