Al Muhannadi

The Al Mohannadi (Arabic: المهندي) tribe is an Arab tribal confederation based primarily in the Arab states of the Persian Gulf, especially in Qatar. Being a tribal confederation that emerged in the coastal town of Al Khor, the larger portion of its members belong to the Bani Hajer tribe. It is also known as Al-Mahanda (Arabic: المهاندة). The leading family of the tribe was the Al-Ibrahim family. The other families are Al-Bin Ali, Al-misnid, Al-Shugari, Al-Matwi of Al-Shugari, Al-Qashasha, Al-Hassan, Al-Baduh, and Al-Bin Matar.

The tribe was one of the earliest settlers in Al Khor in Qatar. In 1908, J. G. Lorimer, a British historian, wrote that Al Khor was frequently referred to as 'Khor al-Mahandah [Mohannadi]'. He also wrote that the village consisted of 400 stone and mud houses belonging to the tribe.[1] They also settled the nearby village of Al Thakhira. In 1908, Lorimer noted that the village comprised 100 houses of the Al Mohannadi tribe.[2]