List of Fatimid caliphs

This is a list of the Shi'ite caliphs of the Arab Fatimid dynasty (909–1171). The Shi'ite caliphs were also regarded at the same time as the imams of the Isma'ili branch of Shi'a Islam.

No.	Coin	Name	Reign	Parents	Life details
1		al-Mahdi أبو محمد عبد الله بن الحسين المهدي بالله Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn al-Ḥusayn al-Mahdī bi'llāh	27 August 909 – 4 March 934 (~24 years)	al-Husayn ibn Ahmad	31 July 873/874 – 4 March 934 (aged 60) Claimed to be the Mahdi and descendant of Ja'far al-Sadiq. Assumed caliphate after Isma'ili takeover of Aghlabid Ifriqiya and Sicily. Mahdiya founded as the Fatimid capital (921). Failed Fatimid invasions of Egypt.
2		al-Qa'im أبو القاسم محمد بن عبد الله القائم بأمر الله Abū'l-Qāsim Muḥammad ibn ʿAbd Allāh al-Qāʾim bi-Amr Allāh	4 March 934 – 17 May 946 (~12 years)	al-Mahdi Bint Abu'l-Shalaghlagh	March/April 893 – 17 May 946 (aged 53) Only son and heir apparent of al-Mahdi. Anti-Fatimid revolt in Sicily (937). Kharijite rebellion of Abu Yazid (944). Died during the siege of Mahdiya by rebels.
3		al-Mansur أبو طاهر إسماعيل بن محمد المنصور بنصر الله Abū Ṭāhir Ismāʿīl ibn Muḥammad al-Manṣūr bi-Naṣr Allāh	17 May 946 – 18 March 953 (~7 years)	al-Qa'im Karima, Ifriqiyan concubine	January 914 – 18 March 953 (aged 39) Subjugation of Abu Yazid's rebellion (947). Kalbids appointed over Sicily as vassals (948). Mansuriya founded as the new capital (948). Umayyad capture of Tangier (951). Campaigns against Byzantines in southern Italy.
4		al-Mu'izz أبو تميم معد بن إسماعيل المعز لدين الله Abū Tamīm Maʿadd ibn Ismāʿīl al-Muʿizz li-Dīn Allāh	19 March 953 – 18 December 975 (~22 years)	al-Mansur	26 September 931 – 18 December 975 (aged 44) Brief occupation of the Maghreb. Fatimid conquest of Egypt (969); authority recognized in Hejaz. Cairo founded as the new capital (973). Zirids appointed over Ifriqiya as vassals (972).
5		al-Aziz أبو منصور نزار بن معد العزيز بالله Abū Manṣūr Nizār ibn Maʿadd al-ʿAzīz bi'llāh	18 December 975 – 13 October 996 (~21 years)	al-Mu'izz Durzan al-Mu'izziya	10 May 955 – 13 October 996 (aged 41) Fatimid rule extended over most of Syria. Conflict with Byzantines over Aleppo. Replacement of Kutama Berbers with Turkic slave-soldiers as dominant military faction. Fatimid authority recognized in Yemen (992) and by Qarmatians.
6		al-Hakim أبو علي منصور بن نزار الحاكم بأمر الله Abū ʿAlī Manṣūr ibn Nizār al-Ḥākim bi-Amr Allāh	14 October 996 – 13 February 1021 (~25 years)	al-Aziz al-Sayyida al-Aziziyyah	13 August 985 – 13 February 1021 (aged 36) Famous for his unpredictable and erratic policies. Harsh persecution of religious minorities; destruction of the Church of Holy Sepulcher (1009). Baghdad Manifesto by Abbasids (1011). Central figure in Druze religion; considered divine incarnation. Disappeared during a night excursion; likely murdered.
7		al-Zahir أبو الحسن علي بن منصور الظاهر لإعزاز دين الله Abū'l-Ḥasan ʿAlī ibn Manṣūr al-Ẕāhir li-Iʿzāz Dīn Allāh	13 February 1021 – 13 June 1036 (~15 years)	al-Hakim	20 June 1005 – 13 June 1036 (aged 31) Raised to the throne by his aunt Sitt al-Mulk who bypassed al-Hakim's designated heir, Abd al-Rahim ibn Ilyas. De facto rule by Sitt al-Mulk till her death in 1023. Treaty with Byzantine emperor Romanos III; authorization to rebuild the Church of Holy Sepulcher. Extreme persecution of Druze due to their refusal to recognize him as Imam.
8		al-Mustansir أبو تميم معد بن علي المستنصر بالله Abū Tamīm Maʿadd ibn ʿAlī al-Mustanṣir bi'llāh	13 June 1036 – 29 December 1094 / 6 January 1095 (~59 years)	al-Zahir Rasad, Nubian concubine	2 July 1029 – 29 December 1094 / 6 January 1095 (aged 65) Zirid allegiance to Abbasids (1048); collapse of Kalbid rule (1053): loss of authority in Ifriqiya and Sicily. Civil war between Turkic and Berber troop (1066). Massive seven-year famine (1064-1071). De facto rule by Nasir al-Dawla (1071) and Badr al-Jamali (1073); rise of viziers. Syria mostly lost to Seljuk Turks. Longest-reigning caliph, Fatimid or otherwise.
9		al-Musta'li أبو القاسم أحمد بن معد المستعلي بالله Abū'l-Qāsim Aḥmad ibn Maʿadd al-Mustaʿlī bi'llāh	29 December 1094 / 6 January 1095 – 12 December 1101 (~6 years)	al-Mustansir	16 September 1074 – 12 December 1101 (aged 27) Installed by vizier al-Afdal as a puppet, bypassing his older brother Nizar. Nizar's failed rebellion; Isma'ilis split into Musta'li and Nizari branches. First Crusade; Jerusalem lost to Crusaders (1099).
10		al-Amir أبو علي منصور بن أحمد الآمر بأحكام الله Abū ʿAlī Manṣūr ibn Aḥmad al-Āmir bi-Aḥkām Allāh	1101 – 8 October 1130 (~29 years)	al-Musta'li	31 December 1096 – 8 October 1130 (aged 34) Installed by al-Afdal, whom he possibly assassinated later (1121) Loss of Levantine cities to Crusaders. Killed by Nizari Isma'ili Assassins.
Interregnum & Civil War (1130-1132) al-Amir was only survived by the infant al-Tayyib. Abd al-Majid, the oldest surviving grandson of al-Mustansir, took over as regent. The army rebelled and installed Kutayfat as vizier, who tried to abolish the dynasty, but was killed by Fatimid loyalists.
11		al-Hafiz أبو الميمون عبد المجيد بن محمد الحافظ لدين الله Abū'l-Maymūn ʿAbd al-Majīd ibn Muḥammad al-Ḥāfiẕ li-Dīn Allāh	23 January 1132 – 8 October 1149 (~17 years)	Muhammad ibn al-Mustansir	1074/5 – 8 October 1149 (aged 75) Cousin of al-Amir; claimed caliphate after Kutayfat's demise; Musta'li Isma'ilis split into Hafizi and Tayyibi branches.
12		al-Zafir أبو منصور إسماعيل بن عبد المجيد الظافر بأمر الله Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn ʿAbd al-Majīd al-Ẕāfir bi-Amr Allāh	1149 – March 1154 (~5 years)	al-Hafiz	February 1133 – March 1154 (aged 21) Ascalon falls to Crusaders (1153); complete loss of Levant. Murdered by vizier Abbas ibn Abi al-Futuh.
13		al-Fa'iz أبو القاسم عيسى بن إسماعيل الفائز بنصر الله Abū'l-Qāsim ʿĪsā ibn Ismāʿīl al-Fāʾiz bi-Naṣr Allāh	1154 – 23 July 1160 (~6 years)	al-Zafir	1149 – 23 July 1160 (aged 11) Son of al-Zafir; installed by Abbas as a child. Overthrow of Abbas by new vizier Ibn Ruzzik. Campaigns against Crusader states. Died from an epileptic seizure.
14		al-Adid أبو محمد عبد الله بن يوسف العاضد لدين الله Abū Muḥammad ʿAbd Allāh ibn Yūsuf al-ʿĀḍid li-Dīn Allāh	1160 – 13 September 1171 (~11 years)	Yusuf ibn al-Hafiz	16 May 1151 – 13 September 1171 (aged 20) Cousin of al-Fa'iz; installed by Ibn Ruzzik. Crusader invasion of Egypt (1163). Rise of Saladin as vizier; failed mutiny by Fatimid troops (1169). Proclamation of Abbasid suzerainty (1171); al-Adid died soon after. End of the Fatimid caliphate; Ayyubid rule begins.

Family tree of Fatimid caliphs

Main articles: Fatimid dynasty and Detailed Fatimid dynasty family trees

Family tree of the Fatimid dynasty

Abu Muhammad Abdallah al-Mahdi bi'llah (r. 909–934) Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad al-Qa'im bi-Amr Allah (r. 934–946) Abu Ali Ahmad Other children al-Qasim§ Abu Tahir Isma'il al-Mansur bi'llah (r. 946–953) Other children Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mu'izz li-Din Allah (r. 953–975) Abd al-Rahim§ Tamim Abdallah§ Abu Mansur Nizar al-Aziz bi'llah (r. 975–996) Other children Amina Abu Ali Mansur al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah (r. 996–1021) Sitt al-Mulk Other children Abu'l-Hasan Ali al-Zahir li-I'zaz Din Allah (r. 1021–1036) Abu Tamim Ma'ad al-Mustansir bi'llah (r. 1036–1094) Abu Mansur Nizar§ (elder son) Abu Abdallah Abdallah Isma'il Abu'l-Qasim Muhammad Other children Abu'l-Qasim Ahmad al-Musta'li bi'llah (r. 1094–1101) al-Husayn Nizari imams (claimed descent) Abu'l-Maymun Abd al-Majid al-Hafiz li-Din Allah (r. 1132–1149) Abu Ali Mansur al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah (r. 1101–1130) Ja'far Other children Sulayman§ Haydara§ Hasan§ Abu Mansur Isma'il al-Zafir bi-Amr Allah (r. 1149–1154) Yusuf Other children Abu'l-Qasim al-Tayyib§ Abu'l-Qasim Isa al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah (r. 1154–1160) Abu Muhammad Abdallah al-Adid li-Din Allah (r. 1160–1171) Tayyibi hidden imams (claimed descent) Dawud Sulayman § denotes designated heirs who did not accede to the throne    denotes ruling Fatimid caliphs (with regnal names in bold and regnal dates)

See also

• List of Caliphs
• List of rulers of Egypt
• List of Ismaili imams