Abdallah al-Ghalib عبد الله الغالب | |||||||||
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Sultan of Morocco | |||||||||
Reign | 1557 – 1574 | ||||||||
Predecessor | Mohammed al-Shaykh | ||||||||
Successor | Abu Abdallah Mohammed | ||||||||
Born | c. 1517 Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
Died | 22 January 1574 (aged 56–57) Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
Burial | January 1574 | ||||||||
Issue | Abu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi | ||||||||
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House | Saadi Dynasty | ||||||||
Father | Mohammed al-Shaykh | ||||||||
Mother | Sayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi[1] | ||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Military career | |||||||||
Battles / wars | Battle of Wadi al-Laban (1558) |
Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (Arabic: عبد الله الغالب; b. 1517 – d. 22 January 1574, r. 1557–1574) was the second Saadian sultan of Morocco. He succeeded his father Mohammed al-Shaykh as Sultan of Morocco.