Al Walid ben Zidan | |
Succession: | Sultan of Morocco |
Reign: | 1631 – 1636 |
Predecessor: | Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II |
Full Name: | Al Walid bin Zidan Abu Maali |
Father: | Zidan Abu Maali[1] |
Religion: | Sunni Islam |
Successor: | Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir |
Birth Date: | Unknown ? |
Birth Place: | Saadi Sultanate |
Death Date: | 21 February 1636 |
Death Place: | Saadi Sultanate |
Dynasty: | House of Saadi |
Al Walid ben Zidan, also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1631 to 1636.
He was assassinated by French renegades on February 1636.[2] Al Walid ben Zidan was succeeded by his brother Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir.
His son Mohammed al-Attaz converted to Christianity and became a Jesuit priest, under the name Balthazar of Loyola.