# Sherif Abd el Kerim el Beidawi — Seven Pillars of Wisdom character guide

> Sherif Abd el Kerim el Beidawi in Seven Pillars of Wisdom by T. E. Lawrence.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Abd el Kerim, ibn Beidawi

**First appearance:** 0045-book-iv-extending-to-akaba

## Who they are

A Sherif and leader of the Beni Atiyeh tribe.

## In the story

### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/seven_pillars_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xviii)

Lawrence's sponsor and guide, a fast rider of Abyssinian descent, who leads him to Feisal's camp.

### [XX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/seven_pillars_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xx)

Explains the Juheina's retreat for coffee, fights the Turks through the night.

### [XXIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/seven_pillars_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xxiv)

Chief guide and young Beidawi Sherif, advises on route and later asks for a mule.

### [XXV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/seven_pillars_of_wisdom_se/chapters/xxv)

Leads the Gufa men, about seven hundred mounted, with more on foot.

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