Sharif ibn Ali

Abul Amlak Sidi Muhammad as-Sharif ibn 'Ali (Arabic: الشَّرِيف بْن عَلِيّ بْن مُحَمَّد بْن عَلِيّ بْن يوسف بْن عَلِيّ‎) was an Arab prince of Tafilalt from 1631 to 1636. He was born before 9 November 1589 as the sixth son of 'Ali ibn Muhammad as-Sharif al-Marrakchit. Other names or spellings of his name are, among others: Moulay Ali Cherif, Moulay Muhammad I, Moulay Mohammed I, Sharif Sultan Abul , Muhammad al-Sharif, etc. He is considered to have been the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco. He began to increase his power in the Tafilalt during the anarchy following the death of the Saadi ruler Ahmad al-Mansur (ruled 1578–1603) and ruled that region from 1631 to 1636. He abdicated the throne of Tafilalt in 1636 in favour of his eldest of fifteen sons, Muhammad ibn Sharif.

Not to be confused with Rissani.
Moulay Ali Cherif Mausoleum in Rissani south east Morocco

He died at Sijilmasa (Rissani), Tafilalt, on 5 June 1659.

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    Preceded by
    		 Sultan of Tafilalt
    1631–1636    		 Succeeded by
    Muhammad II of Morocco


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