‘Abd Allāh ibn Ḥasan ibn Abī Numayy ( ar, عبد الله بن حسن بن أبي نمي) (died 1 January 1632) was

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and ruler of the

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from 1630 to 1631. He was elected Emir by agreement of the ''ashraf'' on Tuesday, 28 Rabi II 1040 AH (3 December 1630), after the death of Mas'ud ibn Idris. At the time he was the eldest of the House of Abu Numayy. Word was sent to

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, and he received a decree from Sultan

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confirming his election as Emir. On Friday, 1 Safar 1041 AH (29 August 1631), Abd Allah abdicated in favour of his son

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and his great-nephew Zayd ibn Muhsin, on the proviso that his name continued to be mentioned in the ''

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'' from the ''

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''. He died on Friday night, 10 Jumada II 1041 AH (the night of 1–2 January 1632). He was buried in the

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of his father, Sharif Hasan ibn Abi Numayy.

Issue

He had nine sons: * Muhammad * Ahmad * Hamud * Husayn * Hashim * Thaqabah * Zamil * Mubarak * Zayn al-Abidin He is the ancestor of the Abadilah clan.

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