The Al Dizdar 'Alani' family of Anah are a well known family of western Iraq and are descend from Sayyid Husain Al Dizdar who was the Emir of Anah and of the noble blood of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him), hence the hereditary title "Sayyid". He was Sayyid Husain Al Dizdar, son of Ismael Al Dizdar, son of Khalil Al Dizdar, son of Qasim, son of Husain, son of Jalaluddin, son of Isa, son of Muhammad, son of Omar, son of Muhammad, son of Abbas, son of Abu Bakr, son of Ismael, son of Ismael Alakbar, son of Salman Altosi, son of Alhasan, son of Othman, son of Alhasan, son of Ali Almuntaqa, son of Ja’far Alzaki, son of Imam Ali Alhadi, son of Imam Muhammad Aljawad, son of Imam Ali Alridha, son of Imam Musa Alkadhim, son of Imam Ja’far Alsadiq, son of Imam Muhammad Albaqir, son of Imam Ali Zain Alabidin, son of Imam Alhusain, son of Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib and Fatimah Alzahra' the daughter of the prophet Muhammad (peace be upon Him) who is the son of Abdullah, son of Abdul-Muttalib of The Hashemites of Quraish, the grandfather of Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib.

Sayid Husain Al Dizdar and his forefathers were awarded the title of Dizdar (castle ruler / warden) by the Ottoman Sultans of their time along with the deed of the Castle of Anah. The city of Anah is located on the river bank of the Euphrates in Al Anbar province of Iraq.

The Arms represent The Secretariat of Al Dizdar Family, members of which are all part of the Arabian Semite nobility which goes back to the Prophet Mohammed hence the colour green. The nineteen point star, also present in the family flag is representative of the symbolic number taken from the Holy Quran. The Castle represents the family’s ancestor Sayyid Husain Al Dizdar, Dizdar meaning "castle ruler", a title given to him by the late Sultan Selim I of the Ottoman Empire. The water wheels are a common sight all along the river Euphrates.