Hadharem

Hadharem
الحضارم
	Flag proposed by the 'Hadhrami League' in May 2013 to represent Hadramout Region as part of the federalization of Yemen.
	Hadhramout Region in Yemen
Regions with significant populations
	Arabian Peninsula, East Africa, Southeast Asia Yemen (mainland); Saudi Arabia; Oman; Indonesia; Malaysia; Philippines; Singapore; Sudan; Somalia ; Kenya; Tanzania (Zanzibar); United States; United Kingdom; Somaliland (de facto);
Languages
	L1: Hadhrami Arabic; L2: Swahili, Somali, Indonesian, Malay
Religion
	Sunni Islam
Related ethnic groups
	Arabs, other Afro-Asiatic people

They speak Hadhrami Arabic. Among the two million inhabitants of Hadhramaut, there are about 1,300 distinct tribes.

Social hierarchy

As in other regions of Yemen, Hadhrami society is stratified into several groups. At the top of hierarchy are the religious elites or sayyids, who trace their descent to Muhammad. These are followed by the sheikhs and then the Bedouins: peasants who belong to tribes and who live mainly from agriculture and trading. Finally, at the bottom of the hierarchy are al-Muhamashīn "the Marginalized" (previously referred to as al-akhdam "the servants").

Language

The Hadharem speak Hadhrami Arabic, a dialect of Arabic, although Hadharem living in the diaspora that have acculturated mainly speak the local language of the region they live in.^{[citation needed]}

Diaspora

The Hadharem have a long seafaring and trading tradition that predates Semitic cultures. Hadramite influence was later overshadowed by the rise of the Sabaeans, who became the ruling class. This prompted Hadhrami seamen to emigrate in large numbers around the Indian Ocean basin, including the Horn of Africa, the Swahili Coast, the Malabar Coast, Hyderabad in South India, Sri Lanka, and Maritime Southeast Asia.

Hadharem in the Persian Gulf

Hadharami communities exist in western Yemen, the trading ports of the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, and on the coast of the Red Sea. The money changers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia have historically been of Hadhrami origin.

Hadhrami East Africans

The Hadharem have long had a presence in the Horn of Africa (Djibouti, Ethiopia and Somalia), and also comprise a notable part of the Harari population. Hadhrami settlers were instrumental in helping to consolidate the Muslim community in the coastal Benadir province of Somalia, in particular. During the colonial period, disgruntled Hadharem from the tribal wars settled in various Somali towns. They were also frequently recruited into the armies of the Somali Sultanates.

Some Hadhrami communities also reportedly exist in Mozambique, Comoros, and Madagascar.

Hadhrami Jews

The vast majority of the Hadhrami Jews now live in Israel.

List of Hadhrami Diaspora

Sri Lankan Moors
Arab Filipino
Arab Indonesian
Arab Malaysian
Arab Singaporean
Chaush, India
Sodagar (Gujarati Shaikh)
Konkani Muslims of the Konkani division of Maharashtra (partially)
Nawayath, of Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka, India; Barkas, Hyderabad, India
Mappila of Kerala, India
Hadhrami Jews in Israel and abroad
The Surti Sunni Vohra Community in Gujarat that are partially of Hadhrami descent
Lemba people (Sena) who are of paternal Yemeni ancestry via Hadhramautic settlers in South East Africa; These Hadhrami settlers were primarily from the city of Sana.

Notable people

Yemen

Mohammed A. Al-Hadhrami, former Foreign Minister of the Republic of Yemen (2019-2020)
Waleed salam Bills wad Bin Hilabi
Abd Al-Rahman Ali Al-Jifri, politician
Abdulaziz Al-Saqqaf, human-rights activist
Faisal Bin Shamlan, politician
Habib Ali al-Jifri, Islamic scholar
Habib Umar bin Hafiz, Islamic scholar
Habib Abdullah bin Alwi al-Haddad, Sufi saint
Imam Muhammad al-Faqih Muqaddam, founder of Ba'alawi Sufi order
Sayyid Abu Bakr Al-Aidarus (saint)
Syed Alwi Jamalullail, wali

Swahili Coast

Awadh Saleh Sherman, Kenya, businessman
Najib Balala, Kenya, former Minister of Tourism
Ahmed Abdallah Mohamed Sambi, former President of Comoros
Habib Salih, Lamu, Kenya, religious scholar
Khadija Abdalla Bajaber, Mombasa, Kenya, poet and novelist
Mohamed Saleh Bawazir, businessman and philanthropist
Taib Ali Bajaber, former Mayor of Mombasa
Bushra Mohamed, British-Kenyan, Architect, Academic & Writer

North Africa

Artega tribe, Babkeer, Sudan

Horn of Africa

Mohammed Al Amoudi, Ethiopia, businessman

Indonesia

Abdurrahman Baswedan, Journalist
Abdurrahman Shihab, Academic and Politician
Najwa Shihab, Journalist and tv presenter
Abu Bakar Bashir, founder of Jamaah Islamiyah
Ali Alatas, former Foreign Minister
Ahmad bin Abdullah Al Saqqaf, novelist and poet
Alwi Shihab, former Foreign Minister, special envoy to Middle East and OIC
Anies Baswedan, scholar, former Education Minister, Governor of Jakarta (2017-2022)
Nadiem Anwar Makarim, Minister of Education and Culture
Fadel Muhammad al-Haddar, former Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries
Fuad Hassan, Minister of Education and Culture
Hamid Algadri, a figure in Indonesian National Revolution and member of parliament
Sultan Hamid II, Pontianak Sultanate
Habib Abdoe'r Rahman Alzahier, religious leader
Habib Ali al-Habshi of Kwitang, religious leader
Habib Munzir Al-Musawa, Islamic cleric
Habib Rizieq Shihab, founder of FPI
Habib Usman bin Yahya, Mufti of Batavia
Jafar Umar Thalib, founder of Laskar Jihad
Sultan Badaruddin II, Sultan of Palembang
Munir Said Thalib Al-Kathiri, human rights activist
Nuruddin ar-Raniri, Islamic scholar
Quraish Shihab, Islamic scholar
Raden Saleh, Artist/painter
Said Naum, a philanthropist
Sayyid Abdullah Al-Aidarus, religious leader
Andi Soraya, Actress
Ahmad Albar, Musician

East Timor

Mari Alkatiri, former Prime Minister

Malaysia

Habib Alwi bin Thahir al-Haddad, former Mufti of Johor Bahru
Syed Muhammad Naquib al-Attas, philosopher
Syed Hussein Alatas, politician and sociologist
Abdullah bin Abdul Kadir, writer
Syed Hamid Albar, politician
Syed Jaafar Albar, politician
Syed Sheh Hassan Barakbah, judge
Syarif Masahor, warrior
Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary businessman
Syed Nasir Ismail, politician
Tun Habib Abdul Majid, Grand Vizier
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, former Governor of Central Bank
House of Jamalullail (Perak)
House of Jamalullail (Perlis)

Singapore

The Hadharem presence in Singapore came from encouragement of Stamford Raffles to trade in his newly established colony of Singapore.

Alsagoff family
Syed Abdul Rahman Alsagoff, merchant
Syed Mohamed Alsagoff, military leader
Syed Sharif Omar bin Ali Al Junied, merchant and namesake of Aljunied Road

South Asia

Ahmed Bin Abdullah Balala, politician
Ahmed Abdullah Masdoosi, activist and lawyer
Nuruddin ar-Raniri, Islamic scholar
Shah Jalal, Sufi saint
Shah Paran, Sufi saint
Subhani ba Yunus, actor
Syed Ahmed El Edroos, Army general
Shaik Salman Bin Abdul Jabbar Bawazeer, author
Sulaiman Areeb, poet
Awaz Sayeed, writer and poet

Qatar

Bawazir family
Bayazid family
Bin Hilabi family
Bahantoush Al-Kindi family
Abu Futtaim family
Belgaith family
Bakhamees family
Al Attas family
Al Kathiri family
Baharoon family
Bin Shahbal family
Al Jeenadi/Junaidi
Al Amoodi

Saudi Arabia

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