He instead appointed the elderly Sharif Abd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib of the Dhawu Zayd, who had been held in Istanbul for the past two decades following his deposition in 1856 | "Vying for Power and Influence in the Hijaz: Ottoman Rule, The Last Emirate of Abdulmuttalib and the British 1880-1882 " |
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Columbus: Ohio State University Press | "The Hijaz, Abdulhamid II and Amir Hussein's secret dealings with the British, 1877—80" |
Emirate [ ] In June 1877, the Taqiuddin Pasha appointed Awn al-Rafiq as acting Emir following the death of his eldest brother, Sharif Abd Allah Pasha, who had served as Emir for nearly two decades.
17Husayn's tenure as Emir was cut short by his assassination in 1880 | British diplomats attempted to block the appointment of Abd al-Muttalib |
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Birth [ ] He was born in at the end of Dhu al-Hijjah 1256 AH February 1841 , the fourth son of after Abdullah, Ali, and Husayn |
The Sultan did however assure Layard, as well Awn al-Rafiq, that he would be appointed following the death of Abd al-Muttalib | "Vying for Power and Influence in the Hijaz: Ottoman Rule, The Last Emirate of Abdulmuttalib and the British 1880-1882 " |
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The British ambassador to Istanbul, , asked the Sultan not to appoint Abd al-Muttalib, but was told that the decision had already been made | Sharif Husayn Pasha, the next eldest of the Awn clan, was appointed to the Emirate and arrived from Istanbul in August |
However this was rejected by Sultan Abd al-Hamid, who instead appointed Awn al-Rafiq as Emir, with Abd al-Ilah to serve as acting Emir until his arrival from Istanbul.