Ali ibn Hammud al-Nasir (Arab: الناصر علي بن حمود) (died 22 March 1018) was the sixth Caliph of Córdoba from 1016 until his death. Of Berber origin, he was a member of the Hammudid dynasty of the Al-Andalus (Moorish medieval Iberia).
He was named governor of Ceuta after 1013 by caliph Sulayman ibn al-Hakam. Taking advantage of the anarchy then existing in the reign, he conuered Tangiers, also in Africa, then, after occupying the Iberian port of Algeciras, he moved to Málaga. After conquering also the latter, he moved with his mercenary army to the capital, Córdoba, capturing it on 1 July 1016. Caliph Suleyman was first imprisoned and then, after news of the death of the former caliph, Hisham II al-Hakam, arrived in the city, beheaded.
Ali was elected caliph, adopting the title (laqab) of al-Nasir li-din Allah ("Defensor of the Religion of God"). Initially the population welcomed him for his impartality; however, later both his severity and the appearance of a pretender from the previous ruling dynasty of the Umayyads, Abd ar-Rahman IV, his popularity fell down and he was assassinated on 22 March 1018. Abd-ar-Rahman was elected caliph, but he was in turn ousted by Ali's brother, al-Qasim al-Ma'mun, governor of Seville.
| Preceded by Sulayman ibn al-Hakam |
Caliph of Cordoba 1016–1018 |
Succeeded by al-Qasim al-Ma'mun |
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