They are descends from: Azem bin Hind bin Hilal bin Nufayl bin Rabiah bin Kilab bin Rabiah bin Amer bin Sa`sa bin Muawiyah bin Bakr bin
Hawazin bin Mansour bin Ikrimah bin Khasfa bin
Qais Aylan bin
Mudar bin Nizar bin Ma`d bin
Adnan, Which goes back to the Prophet
Ishmael, son of
Abraham - peace be upon them.
Al Awazim is a tribe that came and originated from
Hejaz, they migrated to the eastern parts of the Arabian Peninsula by the year 1700 CE. The main reason why they migrate is the war between Al-Awazim and the
Hejaz vilayet. The second reasons is the famine of
Najd 1703 CE.
History
Al Awazem as a tribe their history goes way back known for being one of the bravest tribes in the area, they were one of the only tribes to have fought the
Ottomans,
Al Furs (Persians),
Bani Rasheed they are related to many tribes around the peninsula, they once fought 7 tribes to protect the
Emirate of Diriyah which is (Saudi Arabia) and the fight happened near the
Emarit of Kuwait it goes without saying Without Al Awazim the Arabian peninsula would be in a very different state
Al Awazem at that time had a strong alliance with
Bani Khalid and
Al Kathiri who in most of the wars they had with other tribes those three tribes had a great alliance among themselves
With Al Awazem being the largest tribe in Kuwait and having most of the power in the National Parliament, Al Awazem were the first people to inhabit Kuwait build it and protect it most of the power Kuwait had come from Al Awazem, They assisted Kuwait with well known and some of the strongest commanders of the peninsula such as
Mubarak al duraya who has been in many wars with
Emirate of Diriyah against other Arab tribes,
Falah bn Jamea who is currently the tribe leader,
Khalf ibn athbiya who has been fighting the ottomans and 3 of his men achieved to kill 2 of the most feared and strongest commanders in the Ottoman Empire
Hurshid Pasha and
Mohammed Al-Afandi, they helped Kuwait because they wanted to maintain peace and stability in the region
In Bahrain shaikh Musaed Al-Azmi who was the first ever Kuwaiti doctor who has sons that currently live in Bahrain for over 125 years