Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari

Asi bin Shuraim Al Shammari (Arabic: عاصي بن الشريم الشمري) (c. 1854–1937) was an Arab leader of the powerful Shammar tribe and the grandfather of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia.

He was a member of the Abde section of the Shammar tribe.

[1][2] He was a former tribal chief[3] and the sheikh of the southern part of the tribe.

[4] Asi's daughter Fahda married the tenth Al Rashid emir, Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Rashid.

[5] After Emir Saud was assassinated, she was married to Abdulaziz, who later became king of Saudi Arabia.