| Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid | |
| Succession: | Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate |
| Reign: | in September 1309 |
| Predecessor: | Abu Asida Muhammad II |
| Successor: | Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr |
| Birth Date: | unknown |
| Death Date: | 1309 |
| Death Place: | Hafsid Sultanate |
| Dynasty: | Hafsids |
| Religion: | Islam |
Abu Yahya Abu Bakr ash-Shahid or Abu Bakr was a grandson of the Caliph Abu Ishaq Ibrahim I, he ruled Tunisia for just 17 days in 1309.[1] [2]
The Caliph Abu Asida Muhammad II died in 1309, and, in accordance with the agreement signed by him with his nephew Abu-l-Baqa Khalid An-Nasr, he was to be proclaimed a caliph. The sheikhs of Almohad sheikhs of Tunis however elevated Abu Bakr to the throne. After 17 days he was deposed and executed by Abu-l-Baqa, who arrived with an army from Bejaia. He was thereafter known as "Ash-Shahid" ("the martyr").[3]