Abdallah al-Ghalib

Abdallah al-Ghalib
عبد الله الغالب
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1557 – 1574
PredecessorMohammed al-Shaykh
SuccessorAbu Abdallah Mohammed
Bornc. 1517
Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate
Died22 January 1574 (aged 56–57)
Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate
BurialJanuary 1574
IssueAbu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi
Names
Abdallah al-Ghalib bin Mohammed al-Shaykh
Era dates
16th Century
HouseSaadi Dynasty
FatherMohammed al-Shaykh
MotherSayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi[1]
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Battles/warsBattle of Wadi al-Laban (1558)
Abdallah al-Ghalib built the Ben Youssef Madrasa

Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (Arabic: عبد الله الغالب; b. 1517 – d. 22 January 1574, r.1557–1574) was the second Saadian sultan of Morocco. He succeeded his father Mohammed al-Shaykh as Sultan of Morocco.

  1. ^ "Sayyeda Rabia Al-Sâadiya de Tidsi". geni_family_tree. 1494. Retrieved 2022-04-06.

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