predecessor death_date succession successor article_title name reign
sulayman ibn al-hakam 22 march 1018 1st caliph of hammudid dynasty 6th caliph of córdoba al-qasim al-ma ` mun ali ibn hammud al-nasir
 ali ibn hammud al-nasir علي بن حمودالناصر 1016 to 1018
ali ibn hammud al-nasir

ali ibn hammud al-nasir -lrb- - al-nāṣir ʿalī ben ḥammūd -rrb- -lrb- died 22 march 1018 -rrb- was the sixth caliph of córdoba from 1016 until his death .
of berber origin , he was a member of the hammudid dynasty of the al-andalus -lrb- moorish medieval iberia -rrb- .
he was named governor of ceuta after 1013 by caliph sulayman ibn al-hakam .
taking advantage of the anarchy then existing in the reign , he conquered tangiers , also in africa , then , after occupying the iberian port of algeciras , he moved to málaga .
after conquering also the latter , he moved with his north-african army to the capital , córdoba , capturing it on 1 july 1016 .
caliph suleyman was first imprisoned and then beheaded , when news arrived of the death of the former caliph , hisham ii al-hakam .
ali was elected caliph , adopting the title -lrb- `` laqab '' -rrb- of `` al-nasir li-din allah '' -lrb- `` defender of the religion of god '' -rrb- .
initially the population welcomed him for his impartiality ; however , later both his severity and the appearance of a pretender from the previous ruling dynasty of the umayyads , abd ar-rahman iv , his popularity fell down and he was assassinated on 22 march 1018 .
abd ar-rahman was elected caliph , but he was in turn ousted by ali 's brother , al-qasim al-ma ` mun , governor of seville .
