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YEMEN

The Al-Qasimi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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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, had further issue:

6) H.R.H. Prince Al-Mutahir bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Sayyida Houria), educ. privately. Dep. Governor of Ta'izz. He d. at Asmara, Eritrea, 1952, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince Yahya bin Al-Mutahir Hamidaddin. He d. 1957, having had issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Sayyid Al-Mutahir bin Yahya Hamidaddin.
  - i) Sayyida Amat Al-'Ali bint Yahya Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince Sharaf ud-din bin Al-Mutahir Hamidaddin. He had issue, three sons and seven daughters:
  - i) Sayyid Yahya bin Sharaf ud-din Hamidaddin. b. 1973. m. … No issue.
  - ii) Sayyid Muhammad bin Sharaf ud-din Hamidaddin. b. 1989.
  - iii) Sayyid Al-Mutahir bin Sharaf ud-din Hamidaddin. b. 1991.
  - i) Sayyida Bushra bint Sharaf Hamidaddin. m. Sayyid Al-Hasan bin 'Ali Hamidaddin, second son of Prince 'Ali bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. She has issue, two sons and two daughters - see above.
  - ii) Sayyida Atika bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyida Fatimah bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyida Maram bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
  - v) Sayyida Mona bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
  - vi) Sayyida Mozn bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
  - vii) Sayyida Atheer bint Sharaf Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess Khadijah bint Al-Mutahir Hamidaddin.
- b) Princess Amat al-Noor [Norah] bint Al-Mutahir Hamidaddin.Copyright© Christopher Buyers
7) H.R.H. Prince Qasim bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Safiah), educ. privately. Minister for Health 1948-1955, and Communications 1948-1956. m. 'Aziza bint Muhammad Raghib, daughter of H.E. Qadi Muhammad Raghib Bey, sometime Minister for Foreign Affairs. He d. at Cairo, 23rd November 1956, having had issue, four sons and one daughter:
- a) Prince Al-Husain bin Qasim Hamidaddin. He had issue, five sons:
  - i) Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He had issue, one son:
    - (1) Sayyid Muhammad bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Majid bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He had issue, three sons:
    - (1) Sayyid Al-Husain bin Majid Hamidaddin.
    - (2) Sayyid Yahya bin Majid Hamidaddin.
    - (3) Sayyid Ahmad bin Majid Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Al-'Abbas bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. He had issue, one son.
    - (1) Sayyid Ahmad bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyid Qasim bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
  - v) Sayyid 'Ali bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince Muhammad bin Qasim Hamidaddin. He has issue, four sons:
  - i) Sayyid Yahya bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Rahb bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. Chair. EMPA (Middle East) since 2002.
  - iii) Sayyid Fahd bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. Business Team Dir. DMS in Jeddah 2003.
  - iv) Sayyid Hashim bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
- c) Prince 'Abdu'llah bin Qasim Hamidaddin. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) Sayyid Ahmad bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin. He has issue, two sons:
    - (1) Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Ahmad Hamidaddin.
    - (2) Sayyid Al-Muhsin bin Ahmad Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Tariq bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
- d) Prince Ismail bin Qasim Hamidaddin. He had issue, six sons:
  - i) Sayyid 'Abdu'r Rahman bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Essam bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyid Muhab bin Ismail Hamidaddin. He has issue, three sons:
    - (1) Sayyid Muhammad Al-Badr bin Muhab Hamidaddin.
    - (2) Sayyid 'Ali bin Muhab Hamidaddin.
    - (3) Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Muhab Hamidaddin.
  - v) Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
  - vi) Sayyid Muhammad bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess Khadija bint Qasim Hamidaddin.
8) Major-General H.R.H. Prince 'Abdu'llah bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam. b. 1912 (s/o Sayyida Fatima), educ. Great Scientific Sch., Sa'ana. Governor of Hudaidah 1933, Minister for Education 1934-1954, and Foreign Affairs 1948-1955, Chair. Supreme Cmnd. 1939. Represented his father at the installation of King 'Abdu'llah of Jordan in 1946. Rebelled against his brother and proclaimed himself Imam, 31^st March 1955. Defeated and captured, 5^th April 1955. Rcvd: GC of the Order of the Renaissance in brilliants of Jordan (25.5.1946), the Two Rivers 1^st class of Iraq, the Omayyad of Syria, and the Cedars of the Lebanon. He was k. (beheaded) at Al-Hajja for his act of treason, 13^th April 1955. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
9) H.R.H. Prince Ibrahim bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Haq (s/o Sayyida Fatima), educ. privately. Fled to Aden in 1946 and joined the Free Yemini Party in exile. Appointed Presdt. Consultative Cncl. by his brother 'Abdu'llah 1948. He was k. (executed) for his part in the coup by his brother 'Abdu'llah, April 1948, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince Muhammad bin Ibrahim Hamidaddin. m. a daughter of his uncle, H.R.H. Prince Yahya bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam. He had issue, one son:
  - i) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Sayyid Hamzah bin Ibrahim Hamidaddin.
    - (1) Sayyida Al-Batool bint Ibrahim Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince 'Ali bin Ibrahim Hamidaddin. b. 1941, educ. Grand Master of the Hamidaddin Order of the Crown of Yemen, 21^st July 1973. m. Princess Wifia bint 'Ali Al-Mutawakkil, fourth daughter of his uncle, H.R.H. Prince 'Ali bin Yahya, Saif Al-Islam. He has issue, four sons and two daughters:
  - i) Sayyid Yahya bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. b. at Oxford, UK, 20^th January 1971, educ. Univ. of Westminster, London, UK (MA in Public Communications & Public Relations 2003). Account Mngr. with Gulf Hill & Knowlton WLL in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
    - (1) Sayyid Mohammed bin Yahya Hamidaddin.
    - (1) Sayyida Shams Al-Hour bin Yahya Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Zaid bin 'Ali Hamidaddin. He has issue, one son:
    - (1) Sayyid 'Ali bin Zaid Hamidaddin. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - iii) Sayyid Hamzah bin 'Ali Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyid Al-Badr Muhammad bin 'Ali Hamidaddin.
  - i) Sayyida Radiah bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyida Rogayah bint 'Ali Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess Amat Al-Ghafur bint Ibrahim Hamidaddin.
- b) Princess Takiah bint Ibrahim Hamidaddin.
10) H.R.H. Prince Ismail bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Sayyida Fatima), educ. privately. Controller of the Royal Palace, Minister for Education. Arrested and exiled for plotting to overthrow the government, February 1950. Later returned to Yemen but was k. by the revolutionaries at San'a, 28^th September 1962, having had issue, two sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince Muhammad bin Ismail Hamidaddin. m. several wives, including, 1975, H.R.H. Princess Amat Al-Ghani bint Muhammad Al-Badr Hamidaddin (b. 1949), elder daughter of H.M. Al-Mansur Bi'llah Muhammad Al-Badr bin Al-Nasir-li-dinu'llah Ahmad, Imam and King of Yemen. He had issue, seven sons and five daughters:
  - i) Sayyid Ismail bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. He had issue, a son:
    - (1) Sayyid Jibril bin Ismail Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. He has issue, two sons:
    - (1) Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
    - (2) Sayyid Al-Muhsen bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Yusuf bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyid Firas bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - v) Sayyid Yahya bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - vi) Sayyid Sharaf Al-Dean bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 3^rd October 1986 (s/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
  - vii) Sayyid Ahmad bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - i) Sayyida Fadwa bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. She d. young.
  - ii) Sayyida Amat Al-Jalil bint Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyida Tagreed bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 22^nd March 1980 (d/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
  - iv) Sayyida Wejdan bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 12^th March 1984 (d/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
  - v) Sayyida Afnan bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 17^th September 1988 (d/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
- b) Prince Al-Hasan bin Ismail Hamidaddin. He has issue, one son and one daughter:
  - i) Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Hamidaddin. He has issue, two sons:
    - (1) Sayyid Al-Muhsin bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
    - (2) Sayyid Hamzah bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Mu'in bin Al-Hasan Hamidaddin.
  - i) Sayyida Rima bint Al-Hasan Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess Khadija bint Ismail Hamidaddin. m. at New York, USA, June 1972, her cousin, Prince Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Hamidaddin, fifth son of H.R.H. Prince Al-Hasan bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam. She has issue - see above.
- b) Princess Amani bint Ismail Hamidaddin. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
11) H.R.H. Prince Al-'Abbas bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Safiah), educ. privately. Minister for Tribal Affairs. He was k. (beheaded) at Al-Hajja for his part in the attempted coup by his brother 'Abdu'llah, 13^th April 1955, having had issue, five sons and two daughters:
- a) Prince 'Abdu'llah bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin. He has issue, three sons:
  - i) Sayyid Al-'Abbas bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Shareef bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Muhammad bin 'Abdu'llah Hamidaddin.
- b) Prince Al-Muhsin bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin. He has issue, two sons:
  - i) Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Muhsin Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Essam bin Al-Muhsin Hamidaddin.
- c) Prince Al-'Abbas bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin. He has issue, three sons:
  - i) Sayyid Ibrahim bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Ismail bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Yusuf bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin.
- d) Prince Yahya bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin, educ. Brummana High Sch., Lebanon. Lives in Jeddah. He has issue, four daughters.
- e) Prince Al-Husain bin Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin. He has issue, four sons:
  - i) Sayyid Qasim bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid 'Ali bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Muhammad bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
  - iv) Sayyid Yahya bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin.
- a) Princess Amat Al-Malik bint Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin.
- b) Princess Safia bint Al-'Abbas Hamidaddin. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
12) H.R.H. Prince Yahya bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Sayyida Fatima), educ. privately. He d. at Asmara, Eritrea, 19^th April 1950 (bur. Sinai), having had issue, four daughters:
- a) Princess 'Amatu'llah bint Yahya Hamidaddin.
- b) Princess 'Amat Al-Jalil bint Yahya Hamidaddin.
- c) Princess 'Amat ur-Rauf bint Yahya Hamidaddin.
- d) Princess Hanan bint Yahya Hamidaddin.
- One of these princesses m. her cousin, Prince Muhammad bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin (b. 1937), sometime Chair. Islamic Council 1969 - see above.
- Another m. Prince Muhammad bin Ibrahim Hamidaddin, eldest son of her uncle, H.R.H. Prince Ibrahim bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Haq - see above.
13) H.R.H. Prince Al-Muhsin bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam (s/o Safiah), educ. privately. He was k. at the Dar Al-Sa'ada Palace, San'a, 17^th February 1948, having had issue, an only son:
- a) Prince Muhammad bin Al-Muhsin Hamidaddin. He had issue, four sons and a daughter:
  - i) Sayyid Al-Muhsin bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - ii) Sayyid Al-Husain bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - iii) Sayyid Al-Hasan bin Muhammad Hamidaddin, educ. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia (BSc. 2002).
  - iv) Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Muhammad Hamidaddin.
  - i) Sayyida Noha bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. m. Sayyid 'Ali bin Husain Hamidaddin (b. at Beirut, Lebanon, 26^th October 1974), elder son of Sayyid Al-Husain bin Yahya Hamidaddin - see above. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
14) H.R.H. Prince 'Abdu'r-Rahman bin Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya, Saif Al-Islam. b. December 1937 (s/o Sayyida Amat Al-Razag), educ. privately Royalist Envoy in the UK 1962-1965, Deputy Prime Minister in the Government-in-exile 1965. m. (first) 1961, a Syrian lady. m. (second) Salwa, daughter of Ahmad Al-'Abbas Ishaq. He has issue one son:
- a) Prince Ayman bin 'Abdu'r Rahman Hamidaddin. b. in London, 31st October 1974 (s/o Salwa), educ.
1) H.R.H. Princess 'Amatu'llah bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya. b. 1892 (d/o Fatima Al-Washali). She d. at Taif, Saudi Arabia, 17^th July 1981.
2) H.R.H. Princess Shams Al-Hur bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Fatima Al-Washali).
3) H.R.H. Princess 'Amat ul-Rahman bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Sayyida Houria). m. 'Abdu'l Quddus Al-Waziri (d. 1944), Governor of Dhamir. She had issue, a son:
- a) Muhammad bin 'Abdu'l Quddus. m. Taqiya, a daughter of one of his uncles.
4) H.R.H. Princess Umhani bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Sayyida Houria). m. Sayyid 'Abdu'r Rahman as-Shami.
5) H.R.H. Princess Houria bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Sayyida 'Atigah).
6) H.R.H. Princess 'Amat ul-Khaliq bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Siti Fatima). She d. unm.
7) H.R.H. Princess Takiah bint Al-Mutawakkil 'Ala Allah Yahya (d/o Sayyida Amat Al-Rahman). m. Sayyid Ahmad Al-Kibsi. She had issue, including a daughter:
- a) Sayyida Nabila bint Ahmed Al-Kibsi. m. Sayyid Al-Husain bin Yahya Hamidaddin (b. at San'a, June 1950), son of Prince Yahya bin Al-Husain Hamidaddin. She had issue, two sons - see above.
One of these ladies, m. Sayyid 'Abdu'llah bin Ahmad Al-Waziri, proclaimed Imam on the death of his father-in-law, 17^th February 1948. Deposed and executed, 15^th March 1948.

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