About the Author

Sultan Ghalib al-Qu'aiti was educated at Millfield School and Magdalen College Oxford, Magdalene College Cambridge and SOAS. He holds Honours Degrees in Oriental Studies and Arabian Studies. The last Sultan of Hadramaut (the Qu'aiti State) he has always pursued his love of history, literature and current events while writing, aiding post-graduate scholars and translating. His last major work 'The Holy Cities, the PIlgrimage and the World of Islam - a History from the Earliest Traditions till 1925' was published in 2006 and described as a 'unique, ground-breaking book'

Reviews

This is an effort which has genuinely attempted to bridge gaps in knowledge about the region and to promote international understanding. The book is a valuable scholarly addition to the paucity of material on the subject and has come at a time when the need for such books of reliable scholarly validity seems to be rising by the day. HRH PRINCE MUHAMMAD AL FAISAL AL SAUD.