al-Zafir
Abū Manṣūr Ismāʿīl ibn al-Ḥāfiẓ (Arabic: أبو منصور إسماعيل بن الحافظ, February 1133 – April 1154), better known by his regnal name al-Ẓāfir bi-Aʿdāʾ Allāh (الظافر بأعداء الله, lit. 'Victor over God's Enemies') or al-Ẓāfir bi-Amr Allāh (الظافر بأمر الله, lit. 'Victorious by the Command of God'), was the twelfth Fatimid caliph, reigning in Egypt from 1149 to 1154, and the 22nd imam of the Hafizi Ismaili sect.
| al-Zafir | |
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| Imam–Caliph of the Fatimid Caliphate | |
| Reign | 1149 – 1154 |
| Predecessor | al-Hafiz li-Din Allah |
| Successor | al-Fa'iz bi-Nasr Allah |
| Born | 23 February 1133 |
| Died | 1 or 15 April 1154 (aged 21) Cairo |
| Dynasty | Fatimid |
| Father | al-Hafiz |
| Religion | Hafizi Isma'ilism |
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