YEMEN

The Al-Qasimi Dynasty
GENEALOGY
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1904 - 1948 H.M Amir
al-Mumenin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Rab ul-Alamin Imam
Yahya bin Al-Mansur Bi'llah Ahmad ud-din Muhammad Hamid
ud-in, Imam and Commander of the Faithful, and King of
the Yemen. b. at San'a, June 1869, son of H.H.
Al-Mansur Bi'llah Ahmad ud-din Muhammad bin Yahya Hamid
ud-in, Imam of the Yemen, educ. privately.
Succeeded as Imam on the death of his father, 4th
June 1904. Led the revolt against Turkish rule and
succeeded in gaining Ottoman recognition as both
spiritual and temporal head of the Zaidis, 22nd September
1913. Declared independence and assumed the title of
King, November 1918. Recognised as such, 24th July 1923.
m. (first) Fatima, a lady from the Bait Al-Washali
tribe. m. (second) Sayyida 'Atigah bint Al-Hadi
Sharif ud-din, daughter of H.H. Al-Hadi Sharif ud-din bin
Muhammad, Imam of the Yemen. m. (third) Sayyida
Houria bint Muhammad Al-Mutawakil, granddaughter of H.H.
Al-Mutawakkil Al-Muhsin bin Ahmad, Imam of Yemen, and
daughter of Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Muhsin Al-Mutawakil. m.
(fourth) Safiah bint Ahmad Al-'Ansi. m. (fifth)
Sayyida Fatima bint 'Ali Al-Madani (b. 1896; d.
at Bromley, Kent, 1st May 1981), daughter of
Sayyid 'Ali Al-Madani. m. (sixth) Sayyida Amat
Al-Rahman bent Ali Ghamdhan, gave birth to one daughter
Tagiyah. m. (seventh) Sayyida Amat Al-Razag bint
Muhammad Al-Darwish. m. (eighth??) a daughter of
Shaikh Makhbut and sister of Shaikh Nasir bin Makhbut,
Shaikh of the Hajid wa Bakil. He was k. with his
grandson while driving in his motor-car outside San'a, 17th
February 1948, having had issue, fourteen sons and six
daughters:
- 1) H.M. Al-Nasir-li-din
Allah Ahmad bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya,
Imam and Commander of the Faithful, and King of
the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of the Yemen (s/o
Fatima Al-Washali) - see below.
- 2) H.R.H. Prince
Muhammad Al-Badr bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah
Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Fatima
Al-Washali). b. June 1895, educ.
privately. He d. in the Red Sea (drowned
while attempting to save the life of a servant),
March 1934, having had issue, an only surviving
daughter:
- a) Princess
Amat Al-Malik bint Muhammad Al-Badr
Hamidaddin.
- 3) H.R.H. Prince
Al-Hasan bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif
Al-Islam. b. at Al-Qafla, Hashid, 13th
June 1908 (s/o Sayyida Houria), educ.
at Al-Qafla Madrassa and in Sana'a, Governor of
Hodeida and Ibb 1938-1948, Prime Minister and
Governor of Sana'a 1948-1955, Adviser to the Imam
1955, Representative at the UN, New York
1955-1962, Prime Minister of the Royal
Government-in-exile 1962-1968. Rcvd: GC of
the Order of Merit of Italy (13.1.1953). m.
(first)
(d. before June 2003). m.
(second) ... m. (third)
(d.
before June 2003). m. (fourth) ... He d.
at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 13th June
2003 (bur. Medina), having had issue, six
sons and four daughters:
- a) Prince
Al-Hasan bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen. b.
at San'a, 1936. Sometime Envoi Ext. &
Min. Plen. to Ethiopia. He had issue, two
sons and four daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Ahmad bin Al-Hasan Hameed
Addeen. He has issue, two sons
and two daughters:
- (1)
Sayyid Zaid bin Ahmad
Hameed Addeen. b.
1994.
- (2)
Sayyid Hashim bin Ahmad
Hameed Addeen. b.
2004.
- (1)
Sayyida Zainab bint Ahmad
Hameed Addeen. b.
1998.
- (2)
Sayyida Maryam bint Ahmad
Hameed Addeen. b.
2005.
- ii)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin Al-Hasan
Hameed Addeen.
- i)
Sayyida Sayyida bint Al-Hasan
Hameed Addeen.
- ii)
Sayyida Najla bint Al-Hasan
Hameed Addeen.
- iii)
Sayyida Alia bint Al-Hasan Hameed
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- iv)
Sayyida Razia bint Al-Hasan
Hameed Addeen.
- b) Prince
'Abdu'llah bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen.
b. at San'a, 1938, educ.
privately. He was k. at Sa'adah,
25th July 1969 (Martyr of the
Jihad), having had issue, one son and two
daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah
Hameed Addeen. He has issue, two
sons:
- (1)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin
Muhammad Hameed Addeen.
- (2)
Sayyid Al-Hamzah bin
Muhammad Hameed Addeen.
- i)
Sayyida Razia bint 'Abdu'llah
Hameed Addeen.
- ii)
Sayyida Amal bint 'Abdu'llah
Hameed Addeen.
- c) Prince
Al-Husain bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen.
b. at San'a, 1945. He was k.
outside San'a, with his grandfather, 17th
February 1948.
- d) Prince Ahmad
bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen. He had issue,
one son:
- i)
Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Ahmad Hameed
Addeen.
- e) Prince
Al-'Abbas bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen. Copyright©
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- f) Prince
Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Hameed Addeen, Saif
Al-Islam. m. at New York, USA,
June 1972, his first cousin, Princess
Khadija bint Ismail Hameed Addeen, elder
daughter of H.R.H. Prince Ismail bin
Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif
Al-Islam. He has issue, three
sons and two daughters:
- i)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammad
Hameed Addeen.
- ii)
Sayyid Zaid bin Muhammad Hameed
Addeen.
- iii)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Muhammad Hameed
Addeen.
- i)
Sayyida Khadija bint Muhammad
Hameed Addeen. b. at New
York, USA, ca. 1973.
- ii)
Sayyida Norah bint Muhammad
Hameed Addeen.
- a) Princess
Amat Al-Malik bint Al-Hasan Hameed
Addeen.
- b) Princess
Amat Al-Karim bint Al-Hasan Hameed
Addeen.
- c) Princess
Amat us-Sabur bint Al-Hasan Hameed
Addeen.
- d) Princess
Amat Al-Halim bint Al-Hasan Hameed
Addeen.
- 4) H.R.H. Prince
Al-Husain bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif
Al-Islam (s/o Sayyida Houria), educ.
privately. Minister for Defence and Education.
Represented his father at the Coronation of King
George VI and Queen Elizabeth in London 1937 (rcvd.
Coron. medal). He was k. at the Dar
Al-Sa'ada Palace, San'a, 17th February
1948, having had issue, five sons and four
daughters:
- a) Prince Yahya
bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He had issue,
three sons and two daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin Yahya
Hamidaddin. b. at San'a,
June 1950, educ. in
schools in West Germany and
Beirut, Lebanon, and King Feisal
Univ., Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
(BSBA 1977), and the Pratt Inst.
of Architecture, New York City,
USA (MS 1985). m. Sayyida
Nabila bint Ahmed Al-Kibsi, by
his wife, H.R.H. Princess Takiah
bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah
Yahya, daughter of H.M Amir
Al-Mumenin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala
Allah Rab ul-Alamin Imam Yahya
bin Al-Mansur Bi'llah Ahmad
ud-din Muhammad Hamid ud-in, Imam
and Commander of the Faithful,
and King of the Yemen. He has
issue, two sons and three
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- (1)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Husain
Hamidaddin. b. at
Beirut, Lebanon, 26th
October 1974, educ.
American Univ. (BSA in
Marketing 1992), George
Washington Univ.,
Washington DC (MA
Marketing 1998), and with
the Jordan Arab Army.
Employed with Raytheon
Dvpt. Group in London
2001, and for HRH Prince
Sultan of Saudi Arabia
2002-2004, joined family
company 2004. m.
Sayyida Noha bint
Muhammad Hamidaddin,
daughter of Prince
Muhammad bin Al-Muhsin
Hamidaddin. No issue.
- (2)
Sayyid Yahya bin Husain
Hamidaddin. b. at
Arlington, Virginia,
December 1985, educ.
George Mason Univ.
- (1)
Sayyida Sukaenah bint
Al-Hussain Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyida Somaeah bint
Al-Hussain Hamidaddin.
- (3)
Sayyida Zaenab bint
Al-Hussain Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid Ahmad bin Yahya
Hamidaddin. He has issue, two
sons and two daughters:
- (1)
Sayyid Muhammad bin Ahmad
Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin
Ahmad Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Khadejah bint
Ahmad Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyida Zahra bint Ahmad
Hamidaddin. Copyright©
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- iii)
Sayyid Ibrahim bin Yahya
Hamidaddin. He has issue, two
sons and two daughters:
- (1)
Sayyid Yusuf bin Ibrahim
Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyid Yahya bin Ibrahim
Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Reem bint Ibrahim
Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyida Noor bint Ibrahim
Hamidaddin.
- i)
Sayyida Huda bint Yahya
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyida Hana bint Yahya
Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince
'Abdu'llah bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He
had issue, one son and two daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Al-Hasan bin 'Abdu'llah
Hamidaddin. He has issue, one son
and one daughter:
- (1)
Sayyid Yahya bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Fatima bint
Al-Hasan Hamidaddin.
- i)
Sayyida Amat Al-Rahman bint
'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyida Amat Al-Malik bint
'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
- c) Prince
Muhammad bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. b.
1937, educ. privately. Chair.
Islamic Council 1969. m. a
daughter of his uncle, H.R.H. Prince
Yahya bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya,
Saif Al-Islam. He had issue, seven
sons and seven daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin. He has issue, two
sons and one daughter:
- (1)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin
Ahmad Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyid Salman bin Ahmad
Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Noura bint Ahmad
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin. He has issue, three
daughters:
- (1)
Sayyida Sara bint 'Ali
Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyida Salma bint 'Ali
Hamidaddin.
- (3)
Sayyida Sama bint 'Ali
Hamidaddin. Copyright©
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- iii)
Sayyid Yahya bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin. He has issue, three
sons and one daughter:
- (1)
Sayyid Muhammad bin Yahya
Hamidaddin.
- (2)
Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Yahya
Hamidaddin.
- (3)
Sayyid Al-Mohsen bin
Yahya Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Amjad bint Yahya
Hamidaddin.
- iv)
Sayyid Hamid ud-din [Hamidaddin]
bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. He has
issue, one son:
- (1)
Sayyid Muhammad bin
Hamidaddin Hamidaddin.
- v)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin. He has issue, a twin
son and daughter:
- (1)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin
'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin. b.
at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
January 2008.
- (1)
Sayyida Al-Zahra bint
'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin. b.
at Riyadh, Saudi Arabia,
January 2008.
- vi)
Sayyid Faisal bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin. He has issue, one
son:
- (1)
Sayyid Muhammad bin
Faisal Hamidaddin.
- vii)
Sayyid Ismail bin Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- i)
Sayyida Yusra bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyida Jihad bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- iii)
Sayyida Horia bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- iv)
Sayyida Lamia bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- v)
Sayyida Rogeah bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- vi)
Sayyida Fatima bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- vii)
Sayyida Noura bint Muhammad
Hamidaddin.
- d) Prince Ahmad
bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He has issue
one son and one daughter:
- i)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin Ahmad
Hamidaddin.
- i)
Sayyida Hiffa bint Ahmad
Hamidaddin. Copyright©
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- e) Prince 'Ali
bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He was k.
in battle, 1963 (Martyr of the Jihad).
- f) Prince
Al-Hasan bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. b.
1944, educ. Regent for the
Royalists in Yemen. He has issue, six
sons and two daughters:
- i)
Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- iii)
Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- iv)
Sayyid Al-Muhsen bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- v)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- vi)
Sayyid Qasim bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- i)
Sayyida Lamia bint Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyida Fatima bint Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess
'Amat Al-Latif bint Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
m. and had issue.
- b) Princess
Omhani bint Al-Husain Hamidaddin. m.
and had issue.
- c) Princess
Tageah bint Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
- d) Princess
Amat Al-Rahman bint Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
m. and had issue.
- 5) H.R.H. Prince 'Ali
bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif
Al-Islam (s/o Sayyida 'Atigah), educ.
privately. Governor of San'a, Minister for
Economic Affairs 1948-1955, and Education
1955-1962. He was k. by the
revolutionaries at San'a, 28th
September 1962, having had issue, three sons and
seven daughters:
- a) Prince
Al-Hasan bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. He had
issue, two sons:
- i)
Sayyid Khalid bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin. He has issue, four
sons:
- (1)
Sayyid Ammar bin Khalid
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- (2)
Sayyid Al-Hamzah bin
Khalid Hamidaddin.
- (3)
Sayyid Muhannad bin
Khalid Hamidaddin.
- (4)
Sayyid Al-Hassn bin
Khalid Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid Al-Rathee bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince 'Ali
bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. He had issue, five
sons:
- i)
Sayyid Ahmad bin 'Ali Hamidaddin.
He has issue, one son:
- (1)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Ahmad
Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid Al-Hasan bin 'Ali
Hamidaddin. m. Sayyida
Bushra bint Sharaf Hamidaddin,
eldest daughter of Prince Sharaf
ud-din bin Al-Mutahir Hamidaddin.
He has issue, two sons and two
daughters:
- (1)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Al-Hasan
Hamidaddin (twin with his
sister Al-Batoul).
- (2)
Sayyid Muhammad bin
Al-Hasan Hamidaddin.
- (1)
Sayyida Al-Batoul bint
Al-Hasan Hamidaddin (twin
with her brother Ali).
- (2)
Sayyida Maryam bint
Al-Hasan Hamidaddin.
- iii)
Sayyid Al-Husain bin 'Ali
Hamidaddin. He has issue, one
son:
- (1)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Al-Husain
Hamidaddin.
- iv)
Sayyid Madha bin 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- v)
Sayyid Al-Abbas bin 'Ali
Hamidaddin.
- c) Prince Muadh
bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. m. at Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia, 18th February
1982, Anisa Salwa bint Ahmad as-Sayyaghy,
daughter of Ahmad as-Sayyaghy. He has
issue, two sons:
- i)
Sayyid 'Ali bin Muadh Hamidaddin.
- ii)
Sayyid Muhammad bin Muadh
Hamidaddin.
- d) Princess
Razia bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- e) Princess
Amat as-Sabur bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- f) Princess
Shafi'ah bint 'Ali Hamidaddin. Copyright©
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- g) Princess
Wafiyah bint 'Ali Hamidaddin. m.
Prince 'Ali bin Ibrahim Al- Hamidaddin (b.
1941), second son of her uncle, H.R.H.
Prince Ibrahim bin Yahya, Saif Al-Haq.
She has issue two sons and one daughter -
see below.
- h) Princess
Amat Al-Hafiz bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- i) Princess
Amat Al-Ghawi bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- j) Princess
'Usmah bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- One of these
princesses m. H.M. Al-Mansur
Bi'llah Muhammad Al-Badr bin
Al-Nasir-li-dinu'llah Ahmad, Imam and
King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of the
Yemen - see below.
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