Ahmed al-Araj | |
2nd Ruler of Saadi Dynasty | |
Succession: | Emir of Marrakesh (Saadi Sultanate) |
Reign: | 1517 – 1544 |
Predecessor: | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim |
Successor: | Mohammed al-Shaykh |
Birth Date: | 1486 |
Death Date: | 1557 |
Death Place: | Marrakesh, Saadi Sultanate |
Spouse: | Princess Umm al Banin Bû Shentuf[1] |
Issue: | Sayyida Aicha al-Sâadiya[2] Sayyida Oum Kalthum[3] Abbas al-Sâadi[4] Zaydan al-Sâadi[5] |
Full Name: | Ahmad al-Araj bin Mohammed |
Era Dates: | 16th Century |
House: | Saadi Dynasty |
Father: | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim |
Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Ahmad al-Araj (b. 1486[6] – d. 1557) was a ruler of the Saadi Dynasty. He became ruler of Marrakesh[7] [8] after conquering the city in 1525. Some sources refer to him as Sultan of Marrakesh.[9] Ahmad was a son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim and brother of his successor Muhammad al-Shaykh, the first Saadi sultan to rule over most of Morocco.[10]