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Zahir al-Umar al-Zaydani, alternatively spelled Daher al-Omar or Dahir al-Umar (Arabic: ظاهر العمر الزيداني, romanized: Ẓāhir al-ʿUmar az-Zaydānī, 1689/90 – 21 or 22 August 1775), was an Arab ruler of northern Palestine in the mid-18th century, while the region was part of the Ottoman Empire.
Umar al-Zaydani (died 1706) was the multazem of Safad and Tiberias, and surrounding villages, between 1697 and 1706 and the sanjak-bey (district governor) of Safad between 1701 and 1706. He was appointed by the governor of Sidon, Arslan Mehmed Pasha, the sanjak-bey (district governor) of Safad.
Zahir al-‘Umar al-Zaydani (1690-1775) was arguably the best-known provincial leader in the Syrian provinces of the Ottoman Sultanate to establish an autonomous regime in northern Palestine.
Sheikh Dhahir al-Umar al-Zaydani was most notable for his ability to rule wisely, defy the Ottomans, and form an early Palestinian government. Born in 1689 in the Galilean village of Arrabat al-Battuf, east of Acre, Dhahir in the mid-eighteenth century became an autonomous Arab ruler of northern Palestine, while the region was still part of the ...
In eighteenth-century Palestine, on the shores of Galilee's Lake Tiberias, visionary political and military leader Dahir al-Umar al-Zaydani undertakes a journey toward the greatest aim anyone could...
The first member of the dynasty to be attested in the historical record was Sheikh Umar al-Zaydani. His father was Sheikh Salih, [4] who was known to have developed a good reputation and a leadership role in the Shaghur subdistrict in the central Galilee.
Feb 14, 2024 · Set on Lake Tiberias, visionary Dahir al-Umar al-Zaydani aims to establish an autonomous Arab state. Renowned poet and novelist Ibrahim Nasrallah, known for “Time of White Horses,” revives Palestinian history.
