Sidi El Houari

Sidi
El Houari
سيدي الهواري
Mausoleum of Sidi El Houari in Oran
Personal life
BornMohamed ben Omar el-Houari
1350 (1350)
Sour, Ain Tedles, Wilaya of Mostaganem
Died12 September 1439(1439-09-12) (aged 88–89)
Oran
Religious life
ReligionIslam
DenominationSunni
JurisprudenceMaliki
TariqaShadhili
CreedAsh'ari
Muslim leader
Influenced
  • Ibrahim Tazi

Sidi El Houari (1350 – 12 September 1439) was an Algerian imam whose real name was Ben-Amar El Houari. He is the patron saint of the city of Oran in Algeria. The old quarter of Sidi El Houari in Oran is named after him.

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