(July 5, 1029 – January 10, 1094) was
the eighth caliph of the
Fatimid Caliphate from 1036 until 1094. He was the longest reigning
Muslim ruler. He was born in
Cairo on 16th
Jumada II, 420
AH and at the age of only eight months was declared to succeed his father. His name was Ma'd Abu Tamim, surnamed al-Mustansir bil-Lah "The Asker Of Victory From God". He ascended to the
Fatimid Caliphate throne on 15th
Shaban, 427/June 13, 1036 at the age of . During the early years of his
Caliphate, the state affairs were administered by his mother. His period of Caliphate lasted for 60 years, the longest of all the caliphs, either in
Egypt or elsewhere in
Islamic states. However, Fatimid power was confined to Egypt due to conquests of
Seljuks in
Levant and
Yemen and
Normans in
Sicily and
Malta.