# Sheik Amor ben Khatour — The Son of Tarzan character guide

> Sheik Amor ben Khatour in The Son of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** The Sheik, Amor ben Khatour, the old Sheik

**First appearance:** 0006-v

## Snapshot

An Arab sheik whose desert stronghold becomes a prison for the captured Meriem, holding her fate in his hands.

## Who they are

He belongs to the hostile world beyond the jungle's edge, a man whose authority over his people and his captives is absolute. His possession of Meriem creates the central tension of her young life, forcing her to rely on wit and courage against a master who sees her as property. His decisions ripple outward, shaping the dangers that draw Korak deeper into the wilderness.

## Relationships

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_rivalry_

Sheik Amor ben Khatour is a captor and would-be husband to Meriem, representing a forced and adversarial relationship.

### [Korak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/korak)

_rivalry_

Korak is a direct enemy of Sheik Amor ben Khatour, who has imprisoned and sought to marry Meriem.

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_rivalry_

Sheik Amor ben Khatour is a captor and would-be husband to Meriem, representing a forced and adversarial relationship.

### [Korak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/korak)

_rivalry_

Korak is a direct enemy of Sheik Amor ben Khatour, who has imprisoned and sought to marry Meriem.

### [Meriem](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/characters/meriem)

_rivalry_

Sheik Amor ben Khatour is a captor and would-be husband to Meriem, representing a forced and adversarial relationship.

## In the story

### [The Son of Tarzan](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/the-son-of-tarzan)

The sheik from whose village Korak rescues Meriem.

### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/v)

Meriem's cruel father, who beats her and forbids her from being seen by strangers.

### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/viii)

Away for a long time leading a caravan; his return is imminent, and he is remembered as brutal and unjust to Meriem.

### [The Killer and the Child](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/ix)

The cruel Arab who kicks and beats Meriem; knocked unconscious by Korak.

### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xi)

Mentioned as the former owner of Geeka and the father of the little daughter who was stolen.

### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xiii)

Meriem's father; she fears returning to him; a ransom runner was sent but killed by the Swedes.

### [XXIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_son_of_tarzan_se/chapters/xxiii)

Recognizes and recaptures Meriem, brutally mistreats her, and orders an ambush for Malbihn.

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

Orders Korak's burning, captures Baynes and demands ransom, claims Meriem as his daughter.

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