As the generation of Abdul-Aziz's sons neared its end, tensions arose over who would be the first member of the next generation to become king.
Like all Abdul-Aziz's sons, Abdullah had only rudimentary education.
When al-Aziz Uthman died in a hunting accident near Cairo, al-Afdal was again made sultan (although al-Aziz Uthman's son al-Mansur was the nominal ruler of Egypt), al-Adil having been absent in a campaign in the northeast.
Muslim inhabitants were either killed or carried off into slavery, while the island's last emir Abd al-Aziz ibn Shuayb (Kouroupas) and his son al-Numan (Anemas) were taken captive and brought to Constantinople, where Phokas celebrated a triumph.
Upon Saladin's death, az-Zahir took Aleppo from al-Adil per the arrangement and al-Aziz Uthman held Cairo, while his eldest son, al-Afdal retained Damascus— which also included Palestine and much of Lebanon.
That's Abdullah al-Aziz bin Fahd, nicknamed Uzuz (the dear one), son of King Fahd and his favorite wife, Jawhara, and a smart guy of about 60.
Following the death of al-Aziz Uthman, he became the regent of his son al-Mansur and effectively ruled over Egypt for a short while before the arrival of al-Adil.
Muqrin, the son of a Yemeni concubine, was Abdul-Aziz's last surviving son.
Al-Aziz died in October 996 and was succeeded by his under-age son, al-Hakim, whereupon a fierce factional struggle erupted between the Turkish troops, led by Manjutakin, on the one hand, and the Kutama Berbers, who under al-Hasan ibn 'Ammar moved to seize control of the caliphal government.
Abdul-Majid was the 33rd son of the kingdom's founder, the late King Abdul-Aziz, who had 36 sons.
Son of a gadfly senior prince, Talal ibn Abd al-Aziz, Prince Alwaleed has long been outspoken about expanding opportunities for women in the kingdom.
