Abd al-Aziz ibn Mutib

Abdulaziz
Emir of Jabal Shammar
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Emir of Jabal Shammar
Reign	1897 – 12 April, 1906
Predecessor	Mohammed bin Abdullah
Successor	Mithab bin Abdul Aziz
Born	1870 Ha'il
Died	12 April, 1906 (aged 36) Rawdat Muhanna
House	House of Rashid
Father	Mutib binʿAbdullah
Religion	Islam

Abdulaziz bin Mithab (Arabic: عبد العزيز بن متعب‎‎) was the Emir of Jabal Shammar from 1897 to 1906. A son of the third Rashidi emir, he was adopted by his uncle Mohammed, the fifth amir, and brought up to be his heir. After Mohammed died of natural causes, Abdulaziz succeeded him unopposed. However, the Rashidi rule was insecure, as their Ottoman allies were unpopular and weakening. In 1904 the young Ibn Saud, the founder of Saudi Arabia, returned from Kuwait with a small force and retook Riyadh. Abdulaziz died in the battle of Rawdat Muhanna with Ibn Saud and Mubarak Al-Sabah in 1906 after several other battles with Saudis.

References

• Madawi Al-Rasheed: Politics in an Arabian oasis. The Rashidi Tribal Dynasty. I.B. Tauris & Co Ltd, London & New York 1991 (based on a Ph.D. thesis presented to Cambridge University, 1988). ISBN 1-85043-320-8
• Al Rasheed on hukam.net, with pictures and flags. (Arabic)

Abd al-Aziz ibn Mutib House of Rashid Born: 1870
Regnal titles
Preceded by Mohammed bin Abdullah	Amirs of the House of Rashid 1897–1906	Succeeded by Mithab bin Abdul Aziz