Az-Zahir Ghazi

Al-Malik az-Zahir Ghiyath ud-din Ghazi ibn Yusuf ibn Ayyub (commonly known as az-Zahir Ghazi; 1172 – 8 October 1216) was the Kurdish Ayyubid emir of Aleppo between 1186 and 1216. He was the third son of Saladin and his lands included northern Syria and a small part of Mesopotamia.

Al-Zahir Ghazi
Al-Malik az-Zahir
Coin of al-Zahir
Emir of Aleppo
Reign4 March 1193–8 October 1216
PredecessorSalah ad-Din Yusuf
as Sultan of Egypt and Syria
SuccessorAl-Aziz Muhammad
Born1172
Died8 October 1216(1216-10-08) (aged 43–44)
ConsortGhaziya Khatun
Dayfa Khatun
Wajh al-Qamar
IssueAl-Aziz Muhammad
DynastyAyyubid
FatherSalah ad-Din Yusuf
ReligionSunni Islam
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