Aḥmad ibn ‘Abd al-Muṭṭalib ibn Ḥasan ibn Abī Numayy ( ar, أحمد بن عبد المطلب بن حسن بن أبي نمي) was Emir of Mecca and ruler of the
Hejaz
The Hejaz (, also ; ar, ٱلْحِجَاز, al-Ḥijāz, lit=the Barrier, ) is a region in the west of Saudi Arabia. It includes the cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu, Taif, and Baljurashi. It is also known as the "Western Provin ...
from 1628 to 1629.
He was proclaimed Emir in
Jeddah
Jeddah ( ), also spelled Jedda, Jiddah or Jidda ( ; ar, , Jidda, ), is a city in the Hejaz region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and the country's commercial center. Established in the 6th century BC as a fishing village, Jeddah's pro ...
in late Safar 1037
AH (November 1627) by Kurji Ahmad Pasha, the governor of
Yemen, after the latter had a dispute with Sharif
Muhsin ibn Husayn
Muḥsin ibn Ḥusayn ibn Ḥasan ibn Abī Numayy ( ar, محسن بن حسين بن حسن بن أبي نمي) was Emir of Mecca and ruler of the Hejaz in partnership with Idris ibn Hasan from 1603 to 1624, then independently from 1624 to 1628.
M ...
. After Muhsin surrendered, Ahmad entered Mecca as Emir on Sunday, 17 Ramadan 1037 AH (21 May 1628).
He was assassinated by order of Kansuh Pasha, governor of Yemen, in the 5th hour of the night, on Sunday, 5 Safar 1039 (around 10–11 pm on Saturday night, 22 September 1629).
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Sharifs of Mecca
Banu Qatadah
1629 deaths
17th-century Arab people