Asma bint Shihab
QUEEN CONSORT IN YEMEN
Hurrat-ul malaika Asma; Asma al-Sulayhiyya; Asma Bint Shihab al-Sulayhiyya; Asmā
Asma Bint Shihab al-Sulayhiyya () (died 1087) was the queen and co-ruler of Yemen in co-regency with her cousin and spouse, Ali al-Sulayhi, and later her son Ahmad al-Mukkaram, and daughter-in-law, Arwa al-Sulayhi, from 1047 until 1087. Her full title as sovereign, "al-Sayyida al-Hurrat-ul" translates to "The noble lady who is free and independent, the woman sovereign who bows to no superior authority".