# Sheykh Ibn Jad — Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle character guide

> Sheykh Ibn Jad in Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** the great Sheykh Ibn Jad

**First appearance:** 0012-xiii-in-the-beyt-of-zeyd

## Who they are

The patriarch of the Ibn Jad clan, a powerful Beduin leader.

## In the story

### [The Snake Strikes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/viii-the-snake-strikes)

Sheik of the Beduin; nearly assassinated; condemns Zeyd to death.

### [XXI: “For Every Jewel a Drop of Blood!”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tarzan_lord_of_the_jungle_se/chapters/xxi-for-every-jewel-a-drop-of-blood)

Leads the treasure-laden party, is terrified by Tarzan's supernatural attacks, and narrowly avoids Fahd's poison.

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