Ahmad ibn Ali (flourished mid 14th century) was the son of Jamal ad-Din I

Jamal ad-Din I

Jamal ad-Din was Governor of Ifat. He was the son of Nahwi b. Mansur b. Umar Walashma and a brother of Haqq ad-Din I.-Reign:...

. The Emperor of Ethiopia

Emperor of Ethiopia

The Emperor of Ethiopia was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1974. The Emperor was the head of state and head of government, with ultimate executive, judicial and legislative power in that country...

 Newaya Krestos

Newaya Krestos

Newaya Krestos was of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the oldest son of Amda Seyon I....

 made him Governor

Governor

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 of Ifat after his father Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din

Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din

Ali ibn Sabr ad-Din was the son of Sabr ad-Din I. The Emperor of Ethiopia Newaya Krestos made him Governor of Ifat after the death of his father.-Reign:...

unsuccessfully revolted against the Emperor and was put into prison.

Reign

His father Ali was released from imprisonment after eight years and restored to the governorship, whereupon he treated Ahmad as a traitor, excluding him from all positions of authority. Ahmad called on the intervention of Emperor Newaya Krestos to gain a position over a single district; and his sons were considered outcasts by the rest of the Walashma family.