He married al-Mu'allimee's mother who was from one of the Yemeni tribes.
The al-Baḥah region is the home of two Yemeni tribes, the Ghamid and the Zahran.
All Yemeni tribes trace their ancestry back to this "Saba", either through Himyar or Kahlan, his two sons.
Nearly all Yemeni tribes are of Himyari origin.
At the same time, Saudi Arabia maintained direct contact with Yemeni tribes, which sometimes strained its official relations with the Yemeni government.
At that time, Jurash was a closed city inhabited by Yemeni tribes.
He suggested a strategy of directly working with Yemeni tribes, condemning terrorism.
Yemeni tribes often kidnap foreigners to try to put pressure on the authorities.
The Banu Ma'qil is a Yemeni nomadic tribe that settled in Tunisia in the 13th century.
The kidnapping of foreigners by Yemeni tribes to extort favors and concessions from the government is common.