Ahmad al-Abbas
Ahmad al-Abbas (Arabic: أحمد العباس) (? – 1659) was the last Sultan of the Saadi dynasty in present-day Morocco. He was proclaimed Sultan in Marrakesh in the year H.1064 (CE November 22, 1653 - November 11, 1654) after the death of his father, Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir. In 1659, he was assassinated by his maternal uncle, Abdul Karim Abu Bakr Al-Shabani. His uncle assumed power as Sultan in Marrakesh until 1667 when he was in turn murdered, it happened shortly before the Alaouite Sultan Moulay Al-Rashid conquered the city in 1668.: 230
| Ahmad al-Abbas | |||||
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| Sultan of Morocco | |||||
| Reign | 1653 – 1659 | ||||
| Predecessor | Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir | ||||
| Successor | Mohammed al-Hajj al-Dila'i (Dilaite interlude) | ||||
| Born | Unknown ? Saadi Sultanate | ||||
| Died | c. 1659 Saadi Sultanate | ||||
| Burial | c. 1659 Saadian Tombs | ||||
| Issue | Lalla Ruqyah | ||||
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| House | Saadi Dynasty | ||||
| Father | Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir | ||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||
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