Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
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Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was the first king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1918 until his assassination in 1948. He became Imam of the Zaydis, a branch of Shia Islam, in 1904 after the
Dar al-Hajar which was the residence of Imam Yahya in Wadi Dhar near Sanaa.
Ahmad bin Yahya
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Ahmad bin Yahya Hamidaddin was the penultimate king of the Kingdom of Yemen, who reigned from 1948 to 1962. His full name and title was H.M. al-Nasir-li-Dinullah Ahmad bin al-Mutawakkil 'Alallah Yahya
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
…annual Poll-tax, a position which he held until his death. After the Imam's assassination in 1948, the king's emigration policy continued under his son Ahmad. During a short excursion outside of the periphery of Sanaa on 17 February 1948, the Imam's limousine was ambushed by an assassin, during which the…
Yemen Ahmad
HM the Imam riding round the arena after the end of the Victory Day celebration in Taiz.
Palace of Imam Ahmed Hamid al-Din in Salh District, Taiz.
Imam Ahmad with King Saud and retinues