al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله | |
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Imam–Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate | |
Reign | 1021–1036 |
Predecessor | al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah |
Successor | al-Mustansir Billah |
Born | 20 June 1005 Cairo, Fatimid Egypt |
Died | 13 June 1036 (aged 30) Cairo, Fatimid Egypt |
Spouse | Rasad, amongst others |
Issue | al-Mustansir Billah |
Dynasty | Fatimid |
Religion | Isma'ili Shia Islam |
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Abū al-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn al-Ḥākim (Arabic: أبو الحسن علي ابن الحاكم; 20 June 1005 – 13 June 1036), better known with his regnal name al-Ẓāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh (Arabic: الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله, lit. 'He Who Appears Openly to Strengthen the Religion of God'[1]), was the seventh caliph of the Fatimid dynasty (1021–1036). Al-Zahir assumed the caliphate after the disappearance of his father al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah.