| Mohammed al-Shaykh محمد الشيخ | |||||||||
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| Sultan of Morocco | |||||||||
| Reign | 1549 – 1557 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ali Abu Hassun | ||||||||
| Successor | Abdallah al-Ghalib | ||||||||
| Emir of Marrakesh | |||||||||
| Reign | 1544 – 1549 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ahmad al-Araj | ||||||||
| Born | c. 1490 | ||||||||
| Died | 23 October 1557 (aged 67) Saadi Sultanate Morocco | ||||||||
| Burial | 1557 | ||||||||
| Spouse | Sayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi[1] Sahaba al-Rehmania Lalla Masuda al-Wizkitiya Princess Lalla Halou al-Wattāsi (m.1550)[2] | ||||||||
| Issue | Abdallah al-Ghalib Lalla Maryam[3][4] Abd al-Mu'min Lalla Fatima Zahra Mohammed al-Harran Abd al-Malik Ahmad al-Mansur | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Saadian dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Mawlay Mohammed al-Shaykh al-Sharif al-Hassani (Arabic: محمد الشيخ الشريف الحسني), known as Mohammed al-Shaykh (Arabic: محمد الشيخ) (b. 1490 – d. 23 October 1557), was the first sultan of the Saadian dynasty of Morocco (1544–1557). He was particularly successful in expelling the Portuguese from most of their bases in Morocco. He also eliminated the Wattasids and resisted the Ottomans, thereby establishing a complete rule over Morocco.
Lala Halou, daughter of the Marinid Ahmed el-Ouattas, king of Fez. In 957 (1550) aged 17 years old she married Abou-Abdallah Mohammed ech-Cheikh