Sayid Zein A. Baharoon

Baharoon was a man of private means from a well-known family of Hadhrami origins. As a Sayid he enjoyed the customary social and religious prestige and as an active international trader he understood the habits of foreign capital and the importance of not frightening it away from Aden.

He was a large, thick set man who viewed the world through thick lensed glasses which further reinforced a natural look of impenetrability. He had a slow, calm, deliberate way of talking which accurately reflected his temperament.