Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr | |
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Pretender | |
Born | 1974 (age 42–43) London, England |
Title(s) | Prince |
Throne(s) claimed | Yemen |
Pretend from | 6 August 1996 – present |
Monarchy abolished | 1962 |
Last monarch | Muhammad al-Badr |
Connection with | Son |
Royal House | Rassids |
Father | Muhammad al-Badr |
Mother | a daughter of Yahya Al-Hirsi Al-Ban |
Prince Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr Hamidaddin (Arabic: عقيل بن محمد البدر حميد الدين) is also known as Ageel Al Shami or Yusuf Shami (born London in 1974) is the eldest son of Muhammad al-Badr, the last ruling king of the Yemen and Muhammad al-Shami, by his fourth wife.
Yemen became a republic following the overthrow of the monarchy in 1962. Since the death of his father in 1996, Ageel bin Muhammad has been the head of the royal Hamid ad-Din lineage. He uses the title Saif al-Islam ("Sword of Islam"), which was formerly carried by the Crown Princes of Yemen.
Ageel bin Muhammed has two sons: al-Shami bin Ageel (born in 1993) and Ahmed bin Ageel (born in 2005).
He is a nephew of Bader Ben Hirsi.