Sultan Bin Bajad Al-Otaibi (circa 1890- died 1931) was a leader of the Ikhwan

Ikhwan

The Ikhwan was the Islamic religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia. The Ikhwan were made up of Bedouin tribes...

 movement in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia

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. This movement was the virtual army that supported King Abdul Aziz

Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia

King Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia was the first monarch of the Third Saudi State known as Saudi Arabia. He was commonly referred to as Ibn Saud....

 to build his kingdom

Unification of Saudi Arabia

The unification of Saudi Arabia was the process by which the various tribes, sheikhdoms, and emirates of most of the Arabian Peninsula were consolidated under the control of the House of Saud, or Al Saud, between 1902 and 1932, when the modern-day Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was proclaimed...

 between 1910 and 1927. Along with his colleague and friend Faisal Al-Dawish

Faisal Al-Dawish

Faisal bin Sultan al-Dawish or commonly known as Faisal al-Dawish was a prince of Mutair tribe and one of the Ikhwan leaders, who assisted Ibn Saud in the unification of Saudi Arabia....

 al Mutairi, he led the Arabian tribal forces in the occupation of Al Hufuf, Al Qatif, Hail

Hail

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, Al Jawf

Al Jawf

Al Jawf may refer to:* Al Jawf, Saudi Arabia, a city known in Saudi Arabia for its major prison* Al Jawf Province, a province of Saudi Arabia* Al Jawf Governorate, a governorate of Yemen* Al Jawf, Libya, a city and municipality in Libya...

, Asir and Mecca

Mecca

Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level...

 and Medina

Medina

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. He was illiterate and very religious - strongly believing in the fundamentalist Wahabi principles. He fought the enemies of the Saudi kings, while considering them infidel

Infidel

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s and disbelievers.

After the occupation of Hijaz, King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud and several of the Ikhwan leaders went into bloody clashes

Ikhwan Revolt

The Ikhwan Revolt had begun in 1927, when elements of the Ikhwan, the radical irregular tribesmen of Arabia, undermined the authority of Ibn Saud and begun raiding neighbouring Iraq and Kuwait. The relations between the House of Saud and the Ikhwans deteriorated into an open bloody feud in December...

, as Abdul Aziz wanted to stop incursions outside of Arabia and concentrate on building the foundations of a modern state. Sultan Bin Bajad and his associates (namely al-Dwaish, leader of the Mutair tribe) considered this a sin and challenged the agreements, made by Ibn Saud with the British

United Kingdom

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 and neighbouring powers. Bin Bajad entered into an open rebellion against Ibn Saud's forces and continuted opposing him even after the major defeat of the rebel Ikhwan

Ikhwan

The Ikhwan was the Islamic religious militia which formed the main military force of the Arabian ruler Ibn Saud and played a key role in establishing him as ruler of most of the Arabian Peninsula, in his new state of Saudi Arabia. The Ikhwan were made up of Bedouin tribes...

 in the Battle of Sabilla

Battle of Sabilla

The Battle of Sabilla was the main battle of the Ikhwan Revolt in northern Arabia between the rebellious Ikhwan forces and the army of Ibn Saud. It was the last major battle, where one side rode camels, as the Ikhwan emphasized radical conservatism, shunned technological modernization...

. Sultan Bin Bajad was eventually killed in Al Artaweeiyah

Al Artaweeiyah

Al Artaweeiyah is a Bedouin camp on the road between Riyadh and Kuwait. It was considered a key location for the arising of Al Ikhwan group who helped King Abdul Aziz establish the Saudi Arabian Kingdom in the beginning of the 20th century. Most of the residents are of the Mutair tribe....

 in 1931.

See also

• Grand Mosque Seizure
  Grand Mosque Seizure
  The Grand Mosque Seizure on November 20, 1979, was an armed attack and takeover by Islamist dissidents of the Al-Masjid al-Haram in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the holiest place in Islam...