Bin Yaroof is a patrilineal

Patrilineality

Patrilineality is a system in which one belongs to one's father's lineage. It generally involves the inheritance of property, names or titles through the male line as well....

 clan

Clan

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 name used by some Arabian tribes. In the United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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, Bin Yaroofs mainly populate the cities of Dubai

Dubai

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, Alkhan and Dibba Al-Hisn

Dibba Al-Hisn

Dibba Al-Hisn is an enclave of the emirate of Al-Sharjah, one of the seven of the United Arab Emirates. It is bordered by the Gulf of Oman from the East, Dibba Al-Baya from the North, and Dibba Al-Fujairah from the South. It is also geographically part of the Dibba region. It is the smallest in...

, an enclave of Sharjah. Members of the clan live in Dibba Al-Baya

Dibba Al-Baya

Dibba Al-Baya is geographically part of the Dibba region. It is a district or a wilaya in the governorate or the muhafazah of Musandam part of the Sultanate of Oman, on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula....

, Oman

Oman

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, but choose not to carry the clans' name. Other members of the clan migrated to Ajman

Ajman

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Etymology

The surname is of Arabic origin (Arabic بن يعروف). Clan members say that it refers to a family of big "ants" which are known to ascend the dunes quickly.

Notabe members

• Ali Abdulla Ali Bin Yaroof (died in 1996) is the most well-known member of the clan. He was more known as "Ali Bin Khulaif علي بن خليف" after his mothers father.

• His son, Abdulla Ali Abdulla Bin Yaroof (b. 1952), is a former member of the Federal National Council
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  . He held many governmental positions in Dibba Al-Hisn and is currently the Diwan manager of the ruler of Sharjah in Dibba Al-Hisn.

• Mohammed Ahmed bin Yaroof is the chairman of Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club
  Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club
  Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club is a sports club located in the city of Dibba Al-Hisn in the United Arab Emirates. The club was established in 1980.Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club is a sports club located in the city of Dibba Al-Hisn in the United Arab Emirates...
  
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