Sultan bin Bajad al-Otaybi

Sultan Bin Najad Al Otaibi (lived around 1890-1931) was one of the key leaders of al ikhwan movement in Saudi Arabia. this movement was the virtual army that supported king abdul aziz to build his kingdom between 1910-1927. along with his collegue and friend faisal al dwaish al mutairi, he was responsible to lead the arabian tribes forces in the occupation ofal hufuf, al qatif, hail, al jawf, asir and mecca and madina. although he was an illiterate man, he was strong and very religious and strongly believed in the wahabi principles. he fought all the enemies of the Saudi kings considering them infidels and disbelievers according to wahabi doctorine

after the occupation of hijaz, King Abdul aziz and al ikhwan leaders went into clashes as King abdul Aziz wanted to stop the fights in arabia and concentrate on building the foundations of the modern state. Sultan Bin Najad and his friend considered this as a sin according to wahabis and disagreed on the agreements the king made with the british and other neighboring powers. he entered into several battles with the forces of the king untill he was killed in al artaweeiyah in 1931.