Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I

Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I
Emir
Caliph
Dirham coin minted in the name of Yusuf I, c. 1289, Zabid
Sultan of Yemen
Reign1249 – 1295
Coronation1249 at Al-Asha'ir Mosque
PredecessorAl-Mansur Umar I
SuccessorAl-Ashraf Umar II
Born1222
Mecca, Sharifate of Mecca, Ayyubid Sultanate
(modern-day Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
Died1295 (aged 72–73)
Taiz, Sultanate of Yemen
(modern-day Janad, Yemen)
IssueAl-Ashraf Umar II
Al-Mu'ayyad Dawid
Names
Al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar
Posthumous name
Mu'awiya of Yemen
DynastyRasulid
FatherAl-Mansur I
ReligionIslam

Al-Malik al-Muzaffar Shams al-Din Yusuf ibn 'Umar (Arabic: الملك المظفر شمس الدين يوسف بن عمر) more commonly known as Al-Muzaffar Yusuf I, was the second Sultan of Yemen of the Rasulid dynasty from 1249 until his death in 1295.