Name – El Akir

Species – Human
Planet – Earth
Temperament – cruel

Appearances – The Crusade

El Akir is the emir of Lydda, a city near Jaffa. He pays lip service to Salidin and rules the people of the city with a cruel, hard fist. He takes girls from their homes to keep in his seraglio, and kills those who oppose him. He had Ferrigo kidnap Barbara from Saladin’s palace for his own ends.

Death – El Akir is stabbed in the back by Haroun, whose wife and son he had killed.