Umar al-Zaydani
Umar al-Zaydani (died 1706) was the "multazem" (tax farmer) of Safad and Tiberias, and surrounding villages, between 1697 and 1706 and the "sanjak-bey" (district governor) of Safad between 1701 and 1706. He was appointed by the governor of Sidon, Arslan Mehmed Pasha, the "sanjak-bey" (district governor) of Safad. Umar belonged to the Zayadina, an Arab clan that was part of the same Qaisi confederation as the semi-autonomous Shihab "emirs" (princes) of Mount Lebanon. Following Emir Mansour's death, Umar succeeded him as "sanjak-bey". Umar was the father of Zahir al-Umar. Umar