▁of ▁Bas rah , ▁and ▁the ▁Mit ass ar if ▁of ▁Al ▁Has ▁of ▁his ▁ab dic ation ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁brother , ▁and ▁request ▁them ▁to ▁refer ▁all ▁matters ▁to ▁the ▁latter ▁in ▁future , ▁and ▁She ikh ▁Ah med ▁has ▁been ▁virt ually ▁the ▁She ikh ▁of ▁K atr , ▁and ▁accepted ▁as ▁such ▁by ▁the ▁people ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁tur ks ▁since ▁ 1 8 9 8 .” ▁ ▁She ikh ▁A hm ad ▁verified ▁his ▁older ▁brother ' s ▁ab dic ation ▁when ▁J . ▁C . ▁G ask in , ▁E sq ,, ▁Ass istant ▁Political ▁Agent ▁met ▁him ▁on ▁Al - W ak ra ▁beach ▁on ▁Saturday ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 1 9 0 3 . ▁ ▁She ikh ▁Ah med ▁was ▁noted ▁as ▁a ▁clever ▁man ▁with ▁a ▁remarkable ▁person ality ▁by ▁the ▁Political ▁Agent ▁in ▁Bah rain ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁when ▁he ▁met ▁the ▁She ikh ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 0 5   ▁at ▁his ▁house ▁in ▁Al - B ida , ▁describing ▁him ▁as ▁“ extra ordinary ”, ▁in ▁his ▁letter ▁to ▁the ▁Political ▁Res ident ▁in ▁the ▁Pers ian ▁G ulf . ▁Prior ▁to ▁meeting ▁the ▁She ikh , ▁the ▁Political ▁Agent ▁met ▁with ▁his ▁older ▁brother ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ▁in ▁L us ail ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁res iding , ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁five ▁years . ▁She ikh ▁Jas im ▁was ▁in ▁his ▁eight ies ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁suffering ▁from ▁severe ▁o ph th alm