Ali ibn Yusuf

Ali ibn Yusuf
Amir Al-Muslimin
Gold dinar minted by Ali ibn Yusuf
Amir of the Almoravids
Reign1106–1143
PredecessorYusuf ibn Tashfin
SuccessorTashfin ibn Ali
Bornc. 1084
Ceuta
Died28 January 1143
IssueTashfin ibn Ali
Syr ibn Ali
Ishaq ibn Ali
Zaynab bint Ali[1]
Names
Ali ibn Yusuf
DynastyAlmoravid
FatherYusuf ibn Tashfin
MotherZaynab an-Nafzawiyyah or Qamar
ReligionIslam

Ali ibn Yusuf (also known as "Ali Ben Youssef") (Arabic: علي بن يوسف) (c. 1084 – 28 January 1143) was the 5th Almoravid emir. He reigned from 1106 to 1143.

  1. ^ Gordon, Matthew S.; Hain, Kathryn A. (2017). Concubines and Courtesans: Women and Slavery in Islamic History. Oxford University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-0-19-062220-6. Zaynab bint Ali ibn Yusuf