Salibi al-Zahir

Salibi al-Zahir (given name also spelled Sulaybi or Celebi) (died 1773) was the multazem (tax farmer) of Tiberias in the mid-18th century, during the Ottoman rule. He was appointed to the post by his father, Zahir al-Umar, the virtually autonomous ruler of northern Palestine.^[1] He was Zahir's eldest son and generally known to be his most loyal son. However, he did join his brothers Uthman, Ahmad and Sa'id in a rebellion against their father, in which they were defeated.^[2]

Salibi al-Zahir
Multazem of Tiberias
In office 1750s–1773
Preceded by	Zahir al-Umar
Succeeded by	Ahmad al-Zahir
Personal details
Died	1773 Nile Delta, Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire
Relatives	Zaydani family

Salibi led a contingent of Zahir's troops to support Ali Bey al-Kabir's bid to regain control of Egypt from Abu al-Dhahab. However, Salibi and Ali Bey's troops were decisively defeated and Salibi was killed in battle.^[3] Zahir was distressed by the death of his son and upon hearing the news, he collapsed to the ground and exclaimed "From this day I am undone".^[4] Salibi was succeeded by his brother Ahmad al-Zahir as multazem of Tiberias.^[5]