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.

Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr
Saif al-Islam
Head of the royal house of Yemen
Tenure6 August 1996 – present
PredecessorMuhammad al-Badr
Born1973 (1973) (age 50)
London, England, United Kingdom
IssueMuhammad Al-Hassan bin 'Ageel Hamidaddin
HouseRassids
FatherMuhammad al-Badr
Mothera daughter of Yahya Al-Hirsi Al-Ban
ReligionZaidi Shia Islam

Biography

Yemen became a republic following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1962.[1] 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 had been carried by the Crown Princes of Yemen.

Ageel bin Muhammed has two sons: Muhammad Al-Hassan bin 'Ageel Hamidaddin and Ahmed bin ‘Ageel Al-Badr.

Ancestry

See also

References

  1. Dresch, Paul (2000). A history of modern Yemen. Cambridge University Press. pp. 86–88. ISBN 978-0-521-79482-4.


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