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.
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:
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, 21st 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, 20th 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:
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, 28th 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:
vi) Sayyid Sharaf Al-Dean bin Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 3rd 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, 22nd March 1980 (d/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
iv) Sayyida Wejdan bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 12th March 1984 (d/o Princess Amat Al-Ghani).
v) Sayyida Afnan bint Muhammad Hamidaddin. b. at Bromley, Kent, 17th 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.
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, 13th 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.
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, 19th 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, 17th 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).
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, 17th July 1981.
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.
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, 17th February 1948. Deposed and executed, 15th March 1948.
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