Aidh bin Mar'i al-Yazidi

Aidh bin Mar'i al-Yazidi (Arabic: عائض بن مرعي اليزيدي) was the first Emir of the Al Aidh Emirate which ruled over the region of 'Asir. He succeeded Ali bin Mujathal al-Mughaidi as the ruler of 'Asir and was a close friend of him as well. Aidh bin Mar'i was from the Yazid clan of the Banu Mughaidi tribe, hence the epithet al-Yazidi. Reign Aidh bin Mar'i took power after the demise of Ali bin Mujathal al-Mughaidi as the latter had already designated him as his successor.

Aidh bin Mar'i was fond of construction; he built a large number of mosques and fortresses in 'Asir. Death He died in 1857, and was ultimately succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Aidh.