Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr

Prince Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr Hamidaddin (Arabic: عقيل بن محمد البدر حميد الدين) (born London in 1973) is the eldest son of Muhammad al-Badr, the last ruling king of the Yemen.[1]

Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr
Saif al-Islam
Head of the royal house of Yemen
Tenure6 August 1996 – present
PredecessorMuhammad al-Badr
Born1973 (age 4647)
London, England
IssueMuhammad Al-Hassan bin 'Ageel Hamidaddin
HouseRassids
FatherMuhammad al-Badr
Mothera daughter of Yahya Al-Hirsi Al-Ban
ReligionZaidiyyah

Biography

Yemen became a republic following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1962.[2] Since the death of his father in 1996, Ageel bin Muhammad has been the head of the royal Hamid ad-Din lineage. He uses the title Saif al-Islam ("Sword of Islam"), which was formerly carried by the Crown Princes of Yemen.[1]

Ageel bin Muhammed has one son: Muhammad Al-Hassan bin 'Ageel Hamidaddin.[1]

Ancestry

See also

  • 2014–15 Yemeni coup d'état

References

  1. Buyers, Christopher (July 2008). "Yemen". The Royal Ark. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
  2. Dresch, Paul (2000). A history of modern Yemen. Cambridge University Press. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0-521-79482-4.
Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr
Born: 1973
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Muhammad al-Badr
 TITULAR 
King of Yemen
6 August 1996 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Monarchy deposed in 1962
Incumbent



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