Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr

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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 48)
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

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.[citation needed]

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 was formerly carried by the Crown Princes of Yemen.[citation needed]

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.
Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr
Rassids
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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