Towards the end of the 18th century it revived under the rule of Dhaher al-Omar, the local sheikh.

At Aligail he sent his aggagiers fifty miles in all directions to hire camels and camel-drivers from the local sheikhs.

Gama is immediately recognized by the local sheikh (with whom Gama had a tussle on his first journey back in 1498).

When Guérin visited the village in 1870 he noted a house larger and higher than the others, which was that of the local sheikh.

At the Burayda Institute, he studied Arabic grammar, Hanbali jurisprudence and hadith under the guidance of local sheikhs.

At the mound's summit was the tomb of a local sheikh surrounded by a few buildings.

There was the village omda and there was the local sheikh.

He also occupies the job of local sheikh in the Deir al-Balah mosque.

Tells about their stop at El Arish where they enjoyed the hospitality of a local sheikh.

However, there were lingering suspicions among British officials that Williamson was favouring local sheikhs over the interests of the oil company.