Mohammed al-Shaykh

Mohammed al-Shaykh
محمد الشيخ
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1549 – 1557
PredecessorAli Abu Hassun
SuccessorAbdallah al-Ghalib
Emir of Marrakesh
Reign1544 – 1549
PredecessorAhmad al-Araj
Bornc. 1490
Died23 October 1557 (aged 67)
Saadi Sultanate Morocco
Burial1557
SpouseSayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi[1]
Sahaba al-Rehmania
Lalla Masuda al-Wizkitiya
Princess Lalla Halou al-Wattāsi (m.1550)[2]
IssueAbdallah al-Ghalib
Lalla Maryam[3][4]
Abd al-Mu'min
Lalla Fatima Zahra
Mohammed al-Harran
Abd al-Malik
Ahmad al-Mansur
Names
Muhammad al-Shaykh bin Abu Abdallah al-Qaim
Era dates
(15th16th Centuries)
DynastySaadian dynasty
FatherAbu Abdallah al-Qaim
ReligionSunni 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.

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  2. ^ Les Archives berbères ... (in French). Leroux. 1920. p. 16. 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
  3. ^ "Lala Meriam Al-Sâadiya Princesse du Maroc". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2022-06-11.
  4. ^ Dartois, Marie-France (2008). Agadir et le sud marocain: à la recherche du temps passé, des origines au tremblement de terre du 29 février 1960 (in French). Courcelles. p. 225. ISBN 978-2-916569-30-7.