Az-Zahir was the Abbasid Caliph in Baghdad from 1225 to 1226. He was the son of an-Nasir. There is little said of him (and the next Caliph) beyond that he was mild and virtuous. The Crusades still dragged on, while the heirs of Saladin were contending bitterly among themselves.

Preceded by: an-Nasir	Abbasid Leader	Succeeded by: al-Mustansir
	Caliph