page_title: Mithqal Al Fayez
hierarchical_section_title: Mithqal Al Fayez
caption_attribution_description: English: A colorized photograph of Sheikh Mithqal taken in 1930s, used as the cover art for Yoav Alon's award-winning book "The Shaykh of Shaykhs".
context_page_description: Mithqal Sattam Fandi Al Fayez is a historical Jordanian political and tribal figure whose work helped the establishment of a Hashemite Jordan. Mithqal was one of the two leading sheikhs of Bani Sakhr, he took power in the early twentieth century, and headed the Al-Twaga half of the Bani Sakhr tribe, which consisted of the Al-Ghbein, Al-Amir, Al-Ka'abna, Al-Hgeish, Al-Saleet, and Al-Taybeen clans. He also headed his own clan, Al-Fayez.
context_section_description: Mithqal Sattam Fandi Al Fayez (Arabic: مثقال الفايز , (circa 1885 – 1967) is a historical Jordanian political and tribal figure whose work helped the establishment of a Hashemite Jordan. Mithqal was one of the two leading sheikhs of Bani Sakhr, he took power in the early twentieth century, and headed the Al-Twaga half of the Bani Sakhr tribe, which consisted of the Al-Ghbein, Al-Amir, Al-Ka'abna, Al-Hgeish, Al-Saleet, and Al-Taybeen clans. He also headed his own clan, Al-Fayez.
caption: Sheikh Mithqal's image from the cover of Yoav Alon's Shaykh of Shaykh award winning book.