Ahmad bin Yahya Hamidaddin (1891-18 September 1962) was the penultimate king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from 1948 to 1962. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( Arabic: المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah}}'' sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. His full name and title was 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. Ahmad was considered to be a despot, and his main focus was on modernising the military.
In international politics, Ahmad forged many bonds with communist regimes, including the Soviet Union and China. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National He also joined the union between Egypt and Syria, but this would only last 3 years. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics. Syria ( سوريّة or) officially the Syrian Arab Republic (Arabic ar الجمهورية العربية السورية Closer to home, he worked for the creation of Greater Yemen, which would have involved the annexation of the British Aden Protectorate. Annexation ( Latin ad, to and nexus, joining is the legal incorporation of some territory into another geo-political entity (either adjacent or non-contiguous The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. Aden Protectorate ( محمية عدن ʿAdan}} was a British Protectorate in southern Arabia in the early and middle 20th century
bin Yahya was the oldest son of Yahya Muhammad Hamidaddin, of the Hamadaddin branch of the al-Qasimi dynasty. In the 1920s and 1930s as the effective crown prince (known as Saif al-Islam, or Sword of Islam), Ahmad assisted his father by leading campaigns to suppress tribal revolts. The 1920s is sometimes referred to as the " Jazz Age " or the " Roaring Twenties " when speaking about the United States and Canada The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Crown Princess redirects here for the ship see Crown Princess (ship. Following the death of his father in 1948, Ahmad succeeded him. He was formally elected Imam of the Zaydi tribal leaders. An imam (إمام plural ائمة A'immah, امام is an Islamic leader often the leader of a Mosque and/or community Zaidiyya, Zaidism or Zaydism (Arabic الزيدية az-zaydiyya, adjective form Zaidi or Zaydi) is a Shī'a Madhhab The structures of the state gave him effectively supreme power in the country. In 1955 a coup by a group of officers and two of Ahmad's brothers was crushed. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) In April 1956 Ahmad bin Yahya signed a mutual defense pact with Egypt, involving a unified military command. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. This article is about the country of Egypt For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Egypt topics.
In September 1962 Amhad bin Yahya died a natural death, and was briefly succeeded by his son Muhammad al-Badr. HM Muhammad al-Badr ( February 15, 1926 &ndash August 6, 1996) (المنصور محمد البدر بن أحمد was the last king of the
| Preceded by Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din |
King of Yemen 1948–1962 |
Succeeded by Muhammad al-Badr |
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