Al Muqbali

Al-Muqbali (Arabic: المقبالي, romanized: al-Muqbālī) is one of the Arab tribes in the Arabian Peninsula. It is known for courage, generosity and nobility, and for poets known using Baldzer Arabic.

The tribe was described in 1917 as follows:

In Oman, are mainly settled in the Western Hajar region. Their villages include Khan (40 houses), Heil 'Adha (20 houses), and Hansi (20 houses) in Wadi el-Jizi and its tributaries; Muta'arishah (60 houses), Heil (40 houses), Litheibāt (25 houses), and 'Aqair (20 houses) in Wadi el-Hilti; and Murri (60 houses), Mahbab (60 houses), Nizūk (20 houses), Madinah (25 houses), and Salam (30 houses) in Wadi Beni Ghafir. Additionally, they have settlements in other areas such as Bat (180 houses) in Wadi Sharsah, Dhahirah, and at Aweināt (50 houses), Himbar (90 houses), and Tareif (200 houses) in Sohar, Batinah. The village of Heil in Wadi el-Hilti can be considered their tribal capital. The Maqābīl are part of the Ghafiri faction. In 1905, they caused unrest with the Sultan of Oman, leading to their expulsion from a fort in Wadi el-Hilti by his forces. The Beni Khail in Muta'arishah and the Samah in Batinah are subgroups of the Maqābīl.

People

• Laila Al Muqbali (1985–) is an Emirati media personality, actress, broadcaster and presenter on Sama Dubai TV, and presenter of the third season of “Al Senyar” and “Poet of the Million.”
• Abdul Aziz Humaid Mubarak Al-Muqbali is an Omani footballer who plays for Al-Seeb.