The Ghāfirī (also Ghafiri or al-Ghafiriyah) are one of two major tribal confederations of Oman and the Trucial Coast, the other being the Hināwī.
[5] The Ghafiris and Hinawis confederations existed during the civil wars in Persia which had resulted from Nadir Shah’s intervention in the period between 1737–38 and 1742–44.
[6] Because of the Ghafiri's support of Saif ibn Sultan II, a clash occurred between the two confederations in 1748 in which leaders of both tribes died.
[7] In the late 19th century, Ghafiri, numbering approximately 20,000 people, lived in the areas of Bereymi Proper and Su'areb.
[11] Although rivalry continues in the modern day between Ghafiri and Hinawis, it is generally limited to their opposing football teams.