Helal Al-Mutairi
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Helal Fajhan Al-Mutairi (1855–1938) (Arabic: هلال فجحان المطيري), Kuwaiti business man and political man in the early 1900s.
Helal was one of few wealthy merchants and political men in Kuwait. He was a pearl merchant and trader, and led the first protest against Sheikh Mubarak Al-Sabah with the Kuwaiti merchant Ibrahim Al-Mudhaf.[citation needed]
In the late 19th century, he was as a peacemaker between the Kuwaitis and the Saudi Ikhwan movement as he managed to solve Al-Jahra Battle between the Ikhwan leaders and Kuwait.[citation needed]
Helal had great respect for capitalism, supported the civil rights movement in Kuwait.[citation needed]
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- Members of the Al-Mutairi tribe
- 1855 births
- 1938 deaths
- Kuwaiti emigrants to Bahrain
- Kuwaiti people stubs