'Al-Malik Al-Aziz Osman bin Salahadin Yusuf' (b.
1171 d.
1200) was the younger son of
Saladin and the second
Ayyubid Sultan of
Egypt.
Before his death, Saladin had divided his dominions amongst his kin -
Al-Afdal received
Syria,
Palestine and the
Yemen,
Az-Zahri received Northern Syria and
Abu Bakr Mesopotamia. This soon led to conflict, during which Abu Bakr, a brother of Saladin, managed to acquire lands from
Mesopotamia to Egypt and to overthrow Al-Malik, taking the throne name Al-Malik Al-Adil I (
1200-
1218)