ʿUmar Dīn عمر الدين | |
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Adal Sultanate | |
Reign | 1526–1553 |
Predecessor | Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad (1525–1526) |
Successor | Ali ibn Umar Din (1553–1555) |
Dynasty | Walashmaʿ dynasty |
Religion | Islam |
ʿUmar Dīn (Arabic: عمر الدين), reigned 1526–1553, was a sultan ruling over the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa. He was the younger brother of Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad.[1] According to historian Richard Pankhurst, Umar was of Harari background.[2]