| Muhammad III ibn Abd al-Aziz | |
| Succession: | Sultan of Morocco |
| Reign1: | 1372 – 1374 |
| Predecessor1: | Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I |
| Successor1: | Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, al-Mustansir |
| House: | Marinid |
| House-Type: | Dynasty |
| Father: | Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I |
| Birth Date: | 1368 |
| Death Date: | 1374 |
| Religion: | Islam |
Abu Zayyan as-Sa'id Muhammad ibn Abd al-Aziz(Arabic: أبو زيان السيد محمد بن عبد العزيز), was Marinid Sultan of Morocco from 1372 to 1374.
Muhammad Abu Zayyan ascended the throne as a minor on the death of his father, Sultan Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz. His father had befriended Lisan al-Din bin al-Khatib, former vizier of Muhammed V of Granada, and during Muhammad bin Abd al-Aziz's rule al-Khatib was safe.
Muhammed III sent two Marinid princes to Morocco whom he had been holding captive in Granada: Ahmad ibn Abd al-Aziz and Abdul Rahman bin Yaflusin, and supported them in taking control of northern Morocco.Muhammad Abu Zayyan was succeeded in 1374 by Abul Abbas Ahmad and Abd-al-Rahman.Abul-Abbas Ahmad (Mustanzir) became the Sultan of Fez, while Abdul Rahman became the independent Sultan of Marrakesh. Al-Khatib was imprisoned and in 1375 was strangled to death while in captivity.
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