Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din
| Badlāy ibn Saʿd ad-Dīn بدلاي بن سعد الدين | |||||
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| Sultan | |||||
| Sultan of the Adal Sultanate | |||||
| Reign | 1433-1445 | ||||
| Predecessor | Jamal ad-Din II | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad ibn Badlay | ||||
| Died | 25 December 1445 Dawaro | ||||
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| Dynasty | Walashma dynasty | ||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||
Badlāy ibn Saʿd ad-Dīn II (Arabic: بدلاي بن سعد الدين) (also known as Shihāb ad-Din Aḥmad Badlāy, Arwe Badlay – "Badlay the Beast" (died 25 December 1445) was a Sultan of the Adal Sultanate and a son of Sa'ad ad-Din II. Brought numerous Christian lands under Muslim rule and contributed to expanding Adal's reach and power in the region. The polity under Sultan Badlay controlled the territory stretching from port city of Suakin in Sudan to covering the whole Afar plains to the Shewa and Chercher Mountains to include a significant part of northern Somalia.