Claim: Abu Talib ibn Abd al-Muttalib was the leader of a clan in the Middle East.
Evidence: Abū Ṭālib ibn ` Abd al-Muṭṭalib , née ` Imran عِـمـران -RRB- or ` Abd Manaf , was the leader of Banu Hashim , a clan of the Qurayshi tribe of Mecca in the Hijaz , Arabian Peninsula.
The Arabian Peninsula , simplified Arabia -LRB- الجزيرة العربية , `` Arabian island '' -RRB- is a peninsula of Western Asia situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian plate.