Fadl ibn Rabi'ah

Abu Imran Fadl ibn Rabi'ah[note 1] was an Arab emir in Syria in the early 12th century.

He was the ancestor of the Al Fadl dynasty, which ruled the Bedouin tribes of the Syrian Desert and steppe between the 12th and 18th centuries.

[1][3] Afterward, he sought refuge with and formed a pact with Sadaqa,[1][3] the Mazyadid ruler of Hillah south of Baghdad.

[1] Fadl sought to cut off Sadaqa's desert route toward Syria and asked permission to pursue his strategy.

[5] Later, part of Fadl's descendants became known as Al Abu Risha,[5] and took over the leadership of the Mawali tribe, and continued to serve as the hereditary leaders of the Bedouin in the Syrian Desert until the invasion of Anaza tribesmen from Najd in the 18th century.