Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah (Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab et Abdallah) are characters from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. It should be noted that the 'Ben' in English pronounced Arab names is the romanization of the Arabic bin or ibn which means 'son of ...', a common way of referencing someone in Arabic. Therefore if Hergé indeed followed common Arabic grammar then Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab in proper should be translated to Mohammed, son of Kalish Ezab. However, the name is obviously a pun as stated below. Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab was the gentle Emir of Khemed who has a very spoiled, mischievous, hyperactive son, who is a real nuisance. Abdullah can be very frustrating and tiresome at times, as Tintin finds out when rescuing them in Land of Black Gold and again in The Red Sea Sharks. Mohammed Ben Kalish also appears in pages of the incomplete Tintin and Alph-Art, where it is shown that he has become corrupt. The Adventures of Tintin (French: ) is a series of Belgian comic books created by Belgian artist Hergé, the pen name of Georges Remi (1907–1983). ... A comic book is a magazine or book containing the art form of comics. ... Georges Prosper Remi (May 22, 1907 – March 3, 1983), better known by the pen name Hergé, was a Belgian comics writer and artist. ... Entrance to the emirs palace in Bukhara. ... Khemed is the fictional country in the Arabian Peninsula invented by Hergé for Tintin books. ... Hyperactivity can be described as a state in which a person is abnormally easily excitable and exuberant. ... Land of Black Gold (originally Tintin au Pays de lOr Noir) is one of a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... The Red Sea Sharks (Coke en stock), is the nineteenth of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums written and illustrated by Hergé, featuring young reporter Tintin as a hero. ... Tintin and Alph-Art (originally known as Tintin et lalph-art) is the twenty-fourth and final book in the Tintin series. ...

Abdullah is the Captain's biggest nightmare, spreading terror where he goes, preferably with classic gags like fake spiders and exploding cigars. In fact, Haddock is so afraid of this young menace, he expresses concern regarding Tintin's friend Chang in the album Tintin in Tibet. He asks Tintin if Chang is like Abdullah, upon which Tintin assures him that Chang is quite the opposite. Not taking Captain Haddock's fears into account, Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab has sent Abdullah to live with Haddock at Marlinspike Hall at points of unrest in Khemed. Captain Haddock (Capitaine Haddock) Captain Archibald Haddock (Capitaine Archibald Haddock) is a character in the comic book series The Adventures of Tintin. ... Tintin in Tibet (Tintin au Tibet) is one of The Adventures of Tintin, a series of classic comic-strip albums, written and illustrated by Belgian writer and illustrator Hergé, featuring the young reporter Tintin as the hero. ... Tintin, Captain Haddock and Snowy approach Marlinspike Hall. ...

Haddock and Abdullah's rendezvous can be compared to the ones between Dennis Mitchell and George Wilson. Dennis the Menace is a daily syndicated newspaper comic strip originally created, written and illustrated by Hank Ketcham since March 12, 1951, which made its debut in only 16 newspapers. ...

The arab-sounding name of the Emir is a pun on the marollian (a Brusselian local dialect) "Kalische Zap" (licorice juice), while his appearance is modelled on King Saud of Saudi Arabia ^[1]. Abdullah's appearance was modelled on Faisal II of Iraq son of king Ghazi of Iraq. For other places with the same name, see Brussels (disambiguation). ... Species Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa Glycyrrhiza aspera Glycyrrhiza astragalina Glycyrrhiza bucharica Glycyrrhiza echinata Glycyrrhiza eurycarpa Glycyrrhiza foetida Glycyrrhiza glabra Glycyrrhiza iconica Glycyrrhiza korshinskyi Glycyrrhiza lepidota Glycyrrhiza pallidiflora Glycyrrhiza triphylla Glycyrrhiza uralensis Glycyrrhiza yunnanensis Ref: ILDIS Version 6. ... Saud bin Abdul Aziz (January 12, 1902 - February 23, 1969) was King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to November 2, 1964. ... Faisal II of Iraq Faisal II (May 2, 1935 - July 14, 1958) was the last king of Iraq from April 4, 1939 to 1958. ... King Ghazi I of Iraq Ghazi (Arabic: ) (March 21, 1912 - April 4, 1939) was king of Iraq from 1933 to 1939. ...

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