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Muhammad al Badr Arabic: محمد البدر | |
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![]() Al-Badr in 1962 | |
King and Imam of Yemen | |
Reign | 19 – 26 September 1962[a] |
Predecessor | Ahmad bin Yahya |
Successor | Title abolished (Abdullah al-Sallal as President of the Yemen Arab Republic[b]) |
Born | Sana'a, Kingdom of Yemen | 15 February 1926
Died | 6 August 1996 London, United Kingdom | (aged 70)
Burial | |
Issue | Ageel bin Muhammad al-Badr Muhammad bin Muhammad al-Badr |
House | Rassids |
Father | Ahmad bin Yahya |
Religion | Zaidi Shia Islam |
Muhammad Al-Badr (15 February 1926 – 6 August 1996) (Arabic: المنصور بالله محمد البدر بن أحمد) was the last king and Zaidi Imam of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen) and leader of the monarchist regions during the North Yemen Civil War (1962–1970). His full name was Al-Mansur Bi'llah Muhammad Al-Badr bin Al-Nasir-li-dinu'llah Ahmad, Imam and Commander of the Faithful and King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.[1]
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