Imam Ahmad bin Yahya

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Imam Ahmad bin Yahya was the penultimate Zaydi Imam and King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, known for his conservative rule and resistance to modernization and republican movements in the mid-20th century.

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instanceOf Zaydi imam
king
political leader
capitalOfRealm Sanaʽa
countryRuled Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
denomination Zaydi Shia Islam
linked to: Zaydi Shia
dynasty Hamid al-Din dynasty
linked to: Hamidaddin dynasty
era pre-republican Yemen
father Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
fullName Ahmad bin Yahya Hamid al-Din
linked to: Ahmad bin Yahya
givenName Ahmad
governmentType absolute monarchy
ideology traditionalist monarchy
knownFor conservative rule
opposition to republican movements
resistance to modernization
language Arabic
limited foreign influence in Yemen
maintained isolationist policies for Yemen
traditional Zaydi legal system
monarchOf North Yemen
linked to: Yemen Arab Republic
notableEventContext preceded the 1962 Yemeni revolution
opposed Arab nationalist republicanism
Yemeni republican revolutionaries
penultimateImamOf Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
politicalOrientation conservative
politicalSystem theocratic monarchy
positionHeld King of North Yemen
linked to: Imam of Yemen

Zaydi Imam of Yemen
predecessor Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
regionRuled North Yemen Highlands
linked to: Yemeni Highlands
religion Islam
residence Taiz
resisted rapid social reforms
roleInHistory last effective ruler of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
ruledDuring mid-20th century
successor Muhammad al-Badr
title Imam of Yemen
King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
linked to: King of Yemen

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Imam Muhammad al-Badr father Imam Ahmad bin Yahya
Imam Muhammad al-Badr predecessor Imam Ahmad bin Yahya
Ahmad bin Yahya title Imam al-Mutawakkil ‘alâ Allâh Ahmad
linked to: Imam Ahmad bin Yahya