An-Nasir al-Hasan

An-Nasir al-Hasan (1457 - June 24, 1523) was an imam of the Zaidi state in Yemen, who exerted a limited authority in the northern Yemeni highland in 1495–1523.

Zaidi tradition depicts him positively as a shelter for widows and orphans, and a haven for the weak.

Nevertheless, an-Nasir al-Hasan could only control a limited area in the northern highlands.

[2] In later years, an-Nasir al-Hasan was eclipsed by a new powerful imam, al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din (r. 1506–1555).

[3] Majd ad-Din made his call for the imamate after his father's demise, but was unsuccessful and died in 1536 without ever holding political power.