Al Walid ibn Zaydan
10th Ruler of Saadi Dynasty
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Al Walid ibn Zaydan (Arabic: الوليد بن زيدان), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Saadi Sultan from 1631 to 1636.
Reign1631 – 1636
PredecessorAbu Marwan Abd al-Malik II
SuccessorMuhammad al-Shaykh al-Saghir
BornSaadi Sultanate
| Al Walid ibn Zaydan | |||||
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| Saadi Sultan | |||||
| Reign | 1631 – 1636 | ||||
| Predecessor | Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II | ||||
| Successor | Muhammad al-Shaykh al-Saghir | ||||
| Born | Saadi Sultanate | ||||
| Died | 21 February 1636 Saadi Sultanate | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Saadi | ||||
| Father | Zidan Abu Maali[1] | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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.
