Shihāb al-Dīn Aḥmad ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ajlān al-Ḥasanī () was co-

Emir of Mecca The Sharif of Mecca () was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the Holiest sites in Islam, Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The term ''sharif'' is Arabic for "noble", "highborn", and is used to desc ...

from 1408 to 1416 alongside his father

Hasan ibn Ajlan Badr al-Dīn Abū al-Ma‘ālī Ḥasan ibn ‘Ajlān ibn Rumaythah ibn Abī Numayy al-Ḥasanī () was Emir of Mecca from 1396 to 1426 with interruptions, and the first Vice Sultan in the Hejaz from 1408 to 1416. Early life Hasan was born aroun ...

and his brother

Barakat ibn Hasan Zayn al-Dīn Abū Zuhayr Barakāt ibn Ḥasan ibn ‘Ajlān al-Ḥasanī () was a Sharif of Mecca from 1425 to 1455. Early life Barakat was born in 801 AH (1398/1399) in al-Khushshafah near Jeddah. He was raised in Mecca by his father, the Emir ...

. In Muharram 821 AH (February 1418) Sharif Hasan sent gifts to the Mamluk Sultan al-Nasir Faraj and requested the appointment of Ahmad as co-Emir of Mecca with his brother Barakat. Al-Nasir granted his request and issued a decree to that effect in mid-Rabi al-Awwal 821 AH (August 1408). The decree reached Mecca with robes of honor for the three sharifs in the second half of Rabi al-Thani (September 1408). On 14 Safar 818 AH (c. 25 April 1415) Sultan

al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh (; 1369 – 13 January 1421) was a Mamluk sultan of Egypt from 6 November 1412 to 13 January 1421. Early career At the age of twelve, Al-Mu'ayyad Shaykh was purchased as a slave by Sultan Barquq. Having entered the service o ...

issued a decree deposing Hasan and his sons in favor of

Rumaythah ibn Muhammad Rumaythah ibn Muḥammad ibn ‘Ajlān ibn Rumaythah ibn Abī Numayy al-Ḥasanī () was Emir of Mecca The Sharif of Mecca () was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the Holiest sites in Islam, Islamic holy ...

. The ''du'a'' and ''khutbah'' in Mecca continued in the name of Hasan and his sons until they departed for Yemen at the start of Dhu al-Hijjah (c. 1 February 1416). Ahmad returned to Mecca with his father in Shawwal 819 AH (December 1416) after Hasan was reinstated as Emir. After Hasan passed control of the Emirate to Barakat in Rabi al-Awwal 821 AH (April/May 1418), Ahmad rebelled and left Mecca. He died in early 842 AH (1438) in

Zabid Zabid () (also spelled Zabīd, Zabeed and Zebid) is a town with an urban population of around 52,590 people, located on Yemen's western coastal plain. It is one of the oldest towns in Yemen, and has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. Ho ...

, Yemen and was buried there.

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* {{S-end Sharifs of Mecca Banu Qatadah 1438 deaths 15th-century Arab people