The Mahra Sultanate of Qishn and Socotra ( ) or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra ( ) was a sultanate that included both the historical region of Mahra and the Indian Ocean island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen. It was ruled by the Banu Afrar ( , also known as ) dynasty and is sometimes called Mahra State in English.