Prince Zeid bin Al Hussein was born in Istanbul in 1898 during his father’s stay there. He returned to Hijaz, where he received his education. With the launch of the Arab Revolt in June 1916, Prince Zeid participated in leading the attack on Turkish posts in Mecca, and he helped fight back the Turkish troops that were threatening to march from Medina to Rabigh, and from there to Mecca. More...

Born in 1890, Sharif Nasser bin Ali Al Radi worked with Princes Ali and Faisal to mobilise tribes and raise the Revolt’s flag, managing to successfully lead tribal groups in campaigns since day one of the Revolt. More...

Subhi Al Omari was born in Damascus in 1898 to Judge Sheikh Ahmad Al Omari. He left the Turkish army in 1917, joined the Great Arab Revolt army and fought in most of its battles. More...

Nuri Al Said was born in Baghdad in 1888, where he studied before graduating from the Imperial Military Academy in Istanbul with the rank of lieutenant. He served in the Ottoman army and joined the staff college before becoming one of the founders of the Covenant Society. More...

Mawloud Mukhles was born in Mosul in 1885, and he received his education at the Imperial Military Academy in Istanbul, graduating with the rank of lieutenant. More...

Jafar Al Askari served as prime minister of Iraq three times, and was then named Iraq’s ambassador in London, where he studied law. He was assassinated in 1936. More...

Born in 1870, Sheikh Odeh Abu Tayeh showed signs of his talent in leadership early in his youth, gaining a reputation as a brave leader of raids, through which he reached the Euphrates in Iraq and the outskirts of Aleppo in Syria. More...

Mohammad Ali Ajlouni was an officer in the Turkish army. When the Great Arab Revolt erupted and the vanguard of Prince Faisal’s army arrived in southern Jordan, Ajlouni joined the troops in an area in the west of Maan, south of the Kingdom. More...

Ali Kholqi Al Sharairi joined the Great Arab Revolt and had a major role in the events and battles led by Arabs. More...

Mithqal bin Sattam Al Fayez is Bani Sakher’s leading sheikh and commander in fighting. He fought in the Great Arab Revolt’s battles along with the cavalry of his tribe, before the French occupation betrayed Syria and King Faisal I left. More...