B - The Omudiyya in the Al-Mahamid region:

The beginning of the Omudiyya in the Al-Mahamid region was in the house of Al-Nashiri, and the Omda was Ibn Al-Mahamid fully followed him, which was Omda Muhammad Ahmed Al-Bashiri. The Omudiyya was transferred from him around 1948 AD to Omda Al-Hassan Al-Tabib Al-Hassan Ahmed Abdullah, who held the position of Sheikh Al-Balad, meaning the Omda's appraiser and his assistant in implementing the powers of the English government.

It seems that the transfer of the Omudiyya from Omda Muhammad Ahmed Al-Bashiri to Sheikh Al-Balad Al-Hassan Al-Tabib Al-Hassan was inherited, and it had a story and a reason. The story says that a plague spread in the land (yellow fever or cholera, and the locals call it "Ab Shala"), and this was around 1948. This prompted the English to implement a system akin to compulsion, attaching their services to a specific area, which was the area where the disease spread. They prevented people from entering or leaving it. The English official at that time, where he stayed and from where he followed his powers in the Al-Mahamid region, was in the area of (M Al-Tur), which might have been a military encampment. Omda Muhammad Ahmed Al-Bashiri's authority was based in (Umm Murayh), at a distance from the area of Al-Tamur. Omda Al-Bashiri did not hear about the quarantine measures and the prevention of people from moving south to the area where the epidemic spread. Perhaps he was hesitant to go to the place of the English authorities, or perhaps he refrained from carrying out his duties due to fear of the epidemic. This incurred the displeasure of the English governor towards (Wed Al-Bashiri), who did not find with him a person These were the most prominent points raised by opponents of the native administration and advocates for its liquidation: - A part of this seems to be that the native administration has been used in some areas where awareness is low to serve its men, their followers, and to increase the areas of land they own.

The native administration in Sudan was linked to colonialism, and as we mentioned, its historical roots go back to the time of the Anglo-Egyptian occupation. Native administrators were respected by the English officials, and this respect rose to the point of veneration. - The native administration moved to its mothers and covenants of leadership to its classifications at the beginning of the era, around 1898 AD. Among the reasons for ending the period of native administration were the following, as seen by (Ali Jamaa) in a study on the application of native administration: 1- Native administration is a rigid way of life, based on the ignorance of its subjects and their isolation from the general movement of society. 2- It is a natural extension of Australian administration, an organized means of governance. 3- Native administration has a negative impact on the course of democracy, as its leaders prevent free elections by keeping the masses away from elections. 4- Their appearance as domineering and tyrannical in areas where awareness is emerging. Their disregard for people's rights and their unjust consumption of people's wealth. 6- The old experiences that some of them lived through and suffered from in their dealings with native administrators. These are the most prominent points raised by opponents of the native administration and advocates for its liquidation. 27 Haj Ali Saleh Jiballah, Memoirs of a Former Omda, 2nd ed., Dar Al-Nashr 1994, p. 20, p. 30 28 The previous reference from p. 20.

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Omda Al-Hassan Al-Tabib Al-Hassan died in 130 AD, and the Omudiyya was transferred to his son Al-Tabib Al-Hassan Al-Tabib, who remained in the position of Omda until 1969 AD.