abstract:The Hashid tribal federation is the second largest (and the strongest) tribal federation in Yemen.Popular Protest in North African and the Middle East(II): Yemen Between Reform and Revolution Paul Dresch, A History of Modern Yemen (Cambridge University Press, 2000) Member tribes of the Hashid Confederation are found primarily in the mountains in the North and Northwest of the country.
On March 21st Sadiq al-Ahmar, who heads the Hashid tribal confederation, the most powerful in the country and the one to which the president's tribe belongs, declared his support for the protesters.