Early life Auda was the son of Harb Abu Tayi (? – 1904). He was the fourth among five brothers and one sister and had a rough youth. His mother was particularly tough; during a confrontation with another tribe, Auda, still a child, pursued attackers and killed several. Auda had taken up the claims of his father, Harb abu Tayi (? – 1904), who had contested the tribe's chieftainship with Arar ibn Jazi. Tensions between them and the Ottoman administration had increased after an incident in 1908, when two soldiers were killed who had been sent to demand payment of a tax that Auda claimed to have already paid. offers allegiance to the King; a soldier next to him bears the
Arab flag. (1917) According to historian Mahmoud Obeidat, Auda was the "only person among the tribal leaders whom the Turkish authorities were pursuing, the only person who rejected the decisions of the Turkish administration, and the only person who saw himself as far superior to the Ottoman governor". According to Suleiman al-Mousa and Mahmoud Krishan, after killing these two Turkish soldiers, Auda was sought by the police. While secretly heading to
Ma'an to visit a friend, the police received information about his presence and surrounded the house where he was hiding. He had thirteen grandchildren, all of whom live in
Jordan.
Great Arab revolt At the beginning of the
Great Arab Revolt, he joined the
Sharif of Mecca,
Hussein bin Ali alongside the Howeitat tribe. According to several researchers, his and his tribe's mobility and knowledge of the desert were significant factors contributing to the success of the Arab Revolt and stood out as one of their assets. He and his tribesmen were lead forces in the
fall of Aqaba (July 1917) and
Damascus (October 1918). Auda abu Tayi is considered a hero of the Arab revolt. In reward for his services rendered, he received a sword from the hands of
Hussein as a token of friendship. About his role in the Great Arab Revolt, he declared: However, the expedition resulted in a disaster after their enemies spotted them near their arrival point and started depleting all water supplies, destroying the whole expedition except a small dozen of tribesmen, including Auda and his son Muhammad. Before it was completed, however, he died in 1924
Name His full genealogy was, in . ==Legacy==