Imam of Yemen

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The Imam of Yemen was the hereditary religious and political leader of the Zaydi Imamate that ruled much of northern Yemen until the republican revolution in 1962.

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Imam of Yemen canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic religious title
head of state
hereditary title
monarch
political leader
religious leader
associatedWith Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen NERFINISHED
Zaydi Imamate NERFINISHED
capitalAtTimes Sa'dah NERFINISHED
Sana'a NERFINISHED
Ta'izz NERFINISHED
conflictedWith Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Yemeni republicans NERFINISHED
country Yemen
denomination Zaydi Shia Islam
dynasty Qasimid dynasty NERFINISHED
endCause Yemeni republican revolution NERFINISHED
existedUntil 1962
governedPopulation Zaydi tribes of northern Yemen
governmentForm theocratic monarchy
historicalPeriod early modern period
medieval period
modern period
ideology Zaydi political theology
languageOfAdministration Arabic
lastTitleHolder Muhammad al-Badr NERFINISHED
legalSystem Zaydi Sharia
legitimacySource bay'ah (oath of allegiance)
descent from the Prophet Muhammad
recognition by Zaydi scholars
penultimateTitleHolder Ahmad bin Yahya NERFINISHED
positionHeldIn northern Yemen NERFINISHED
powerBasis hereditary succession
religious authority
tribal alliances
predecessorInstitution Rasulid rule in parts of Yemen
religion Islam
role political leadership of Zaydi Imamate
religious leadership of Zaydi community
succeededBy President of the Yemen Arab Republic
successionType hereditary succession
symbolOf Zaydi identity in Yemen
territorialControl Sana'a NERFINISHED
highlands of northern Yemen
titleHolderRequirement Zaydi sayyid descent
male
military capability
religious scholarship
typeOfState Zaydi Imamate NERFINISHED

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Imam Muhammad al-Badr positionHeld Imam of Yemen