Abdallah al-Ghalib

Abdallah al-Ghalib Billah (Arabic: عبد الله الغالب; b. 1517 – d. 22 January 1574, r.1557–1574) was the second Saadian sultan of Morocco. He succeeded his father Mohammed al-Shaykh as Sultan of Morocco.

Abdallah al-Ghalib
عبد الله الغالب
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1557 – 1574
PredecessorMohammed al-Shaykh
SuccessorAbu Abdallah Mohammed
Bornc.1517
Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate
Died22 January 1574 (aged 56–57)
Marrakesh Morocco Saadi Sultanate
BurialJanuary 1574
Saadian Tombs
IssueAbu Abdallah Mohammed II Saadi
Names
Abdallah al-Ghalib bin Mohammed al-Shaykh
Era dates
16th Century
HouseSaadi Dynasty
FatherMohammed al-Shaykh
MotherSayyida Rabia Al-Sâadiya of Tidsi
ReligionSunni Islam
Military career
Battles/warsBattle of Wadi al-Laban (1558)
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