Mohammed al-Shaykh
| Mohammed al-Shaykh محمد الشيخ | |||||||||
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| Saadi Sultan | |||||||||
| Reign | 1549–1557 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ali Abu Hassun | ||||||||
| Successor | Abdallah al-Ghalib | ||||||||
| Emir of Marrakesh | |||||||||
| Reign | 1544–1549 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Ahmad al-Araj | ||||||||
| Born | c. 1490 | ||||||||
| Died | 23 October 1557 Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Burial | 1557 | ||||||||
| Spouse | Sayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi Sahaba al-Rehmania Lalla Masuda al-Wizkitiya Princess Lalla Halou al-Wattāsi (m.1550) | ||||||||
| Issue | Abdallah al-Ghalib Lalla Maryam Abd al-Mu'min Lalla Fatima Zahra Mohammed al-Harran Abd al-Malik Ahmad al-Mansur | ||||||||
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| Dynasty | Saadian dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Mawlay Mohammed al-Shaykh al-Sharif al-Hassani (Arabic: محمد الشيخ الشريف الحسني), known as Mohammed al-Shaykh (Arabic: محمد الشيخ; b. c. 1490 – d. 23 October 1557), was the first sultan of the Saadian dynasty (1544–1557). He was particularly successful in expelling the Portuguese from most of their bases in present-day Morocco. He also eliminated the Wattasids and resisted the Ottomans.