Sheikh Barjas Shaher Sayel Al-Hadid - (born in 1936), known as Barjas Al Hadid, is Sheikh of the Jordanian Al-Hadid tribe and member of the Parliament of Jordan. As well as being leader of the 30,000-member Balqa Governorate-based Al-Hadid tribe, Barjas Al-Hadid was formerly a member of the Royal Jordanian Air Force. As Sheikh, Al-Hadid's duties have included mediating in disputes, including blood feuds, which arise between Jordanian tribe and clan members, within whose families tribal law still exists. Significant numbers of the Al-Hadid tribe are also found in Syria; where they come under the name Hadidi, (estimated to be around half a million 500,000 - one of the largest tribes within Syria; and in Iraq they number around 400,000) the Sheikh has been dispatched in the past to Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Yemen in order to mediate. Al-Hadid's position as elected Member of Parliament came partially as a result of the large amount of land owned by his tribe and the influence it brings (traditionally the Al-Hadid family have owned all of the lands of Amman, the modern day capital of Jordan); this has historically resulted in the Al-Hadid family being one of the wealthiest families in the Kingdom of Jordan. Using this immense land wealth they have donated some of their lands to numerous good causes throughout Jordan's history, most notably the land around Central Amman for the creation of Amman's Italian Hospital - also known as Mustashfa Italiani, In addition to this they also donated lands in the Al-Wehdat area of Amman for the building of refugee camps for Palestinians that fled Palestine in 1948, during the Nakba period. These refugee camps are still in existence today. Between 1947 and 1967 a member of the Hadids occupied a seat in the Chamber of Deputies. When not engaged on parliamentary, family and private business, Barjas spends his time resolving tribal disputes and interceding to advance the interests not only of members of his Al-Hadid tribe, but of anyone else who appeals for his assistance. Owing to his work taking part in mediations and resolving disputes within the kingdom, including many high-profile cases, Barjas is famous within the Kingdom of Jordan and is favoured by many who live there for his work and also other works of philanthropy. Undoubtedly Barjas is the most well known figure within Jordanian society today. The very mention of his name within the Kingdom