ShaiborSha‘ib (Arabic: شعيب Shu‘ayb), or the Sheikhdom of Shaib (Arabic: مشيخة الشعيب Mashyakhat ash-Shu‘ayb), was a state in the Aden Protectorate, South Arabia. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.
| Sheikhdom of Shaib
مشيخة الشعيب
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| 18th century–1967 | |||||||||
 Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 18th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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The Sha`ib Sheikhdom was established at an uncertain date in the 18th century. After becoming a British protectorate, it eventually joined the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South as well as its successor, the Federation of South Arabia.[1] Its last sheikh, Yahya Mohamed Al-Kholaqi Al-Saqladi, was exiled in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen. He died in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia in July 2001.
The rulers of the Sha`ib Sheikhdom had the title of Shaykh Sha`ib.[2]
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