Al Walid ibn Zaydan

Al Walid ibn Zaydan
Saadi Sultan
Reign1631 – 1636
PredecessorAbu Marwan Abd al-Malik II
SuccessorMuhammad al-Shaykh al-Saghir
BornSaadi Sultanate
Died(1636-02-21)21 February 1636
Saadi Sultanate
Names
Al Walid bin Zidan Abu Maali
DynastyHouse of Saadi
FatherZidan Abu Maali
ReligionSunni Islam

Al Walid ibn Zaydan (Arabic: الوليد بن زيدان), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Saadi Sultan from 1631 to 1636.

He was assassinated by French renegades on February 1636. 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.

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