Al Walid ben Zidan (original) (raw)
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10th Ruler of Saadi Dynasty
| Al Walid ben Zidan | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Morocco | |
| Reign | 1631 – 1636 |
| Predecessor | Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II |
| Successor | Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir |
| Born | Unknown ?Saadi Sultanate |
| Died | 21 February 1636Saadi Sultanate |
| NamesAl Walid bin Zidan Abu Maali | |
| Dynasty | House of Saadi |
| Father | Zidan Abu Maali[1] |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Al Walid ben Zidan (Arabic: الوليد بن زيدان), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1631 to 1636.
He was assassinated by French renegades on February 1636.[2] Al Walid ben Zidan was succeeded by his brother Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir.
His son Mohammed al-Attaz converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest, under the name Balthazar of Loyola.
- ^ Muḥammad al-Ṣaghīr ibn Muḥammad Ifrānī (1888). Nozhet-Elhâdi : Histoire de la dynastie saadienne au Maroc (1511-1670) (in French). p. 405.
- ^ A man of three worlds: Samuel Pallache by Mercedes García-Arenal,Gerard Albert Wiegers p.116