Al Haddi

The Al-Haddi Family is one of the famous families that ruled large parts of Yemen since the 600th year until now. The family originally belonged to the tribes of “Tho- Mohammed” a branch of Bakil on of the major tribes in Yemen. Their grandfather “Al-Dawoudi” moved to “Al-Had” area within “Yafe’e” (Lahj Governorate now) during old migrations, and settled there, then six hundred years ago “Al-Dawoudi”, who gained the name of “Al-Haddi” moved to the area of “Ammar” (Ibb Governorate now) where he established his Sultanate that extended to large areas. “Al-Haddi” started to found Forts and Castles and formidable fortress such as Safwan fortress, Hnaul fortress, Munif fortress and others. “Al-Haddi” used these forts for centuries to lead the war against the Turkish occupation to Yemen. Al-Haddi family the leader of “Ammar Tribe” has suffered from tragedy plight when the socialist rebels, who were supported from the southern Yemen, started to target the members of Al-Haddi family and assassinate them during the 1970s and early 1980s as cited during the civil war.

This family has produced many national scientific, and sovereign personalities such as martyr Sheikh Naji Mohsen Al-Haddi martyr Sheikh Mohammed Naji Mohsen Al-Haddi, martyer Sheikh Sae’ed Naji Mohsen Al-Haddi, martyr Sheikh Ahmed Naji Mohsen Al-Haddi, martyr Sheikh Aqeel Mohammed Mohsen Al-Haddi, martyr Dr. Ahmed Saleh Al-Haddi, late Sheikh Hussein Naji Al-Haddi, late Ahmed Mohammed Al-Haddi, late Sheikh Yahya Mohamed Al-Haddi, Sheikh Abdullah Hussein Al-Haddi, Sheikh Sadiq Abdul-Jalil Al-Haddi, Mr. Aziz Ahmad Al-Haddi, Col. Yahya Saleh Al-Haddi, Mr. Abdul Hamid Saif Al-Haddi, Dr. Jamal Ahmed Al-Haddi , late Sheikh Saleh Ahmed Saif Al-Haddi, Sheikh Jazim Saleh Al-Haddi, Sheikh Yahya Ali Al-Haddi and others.