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Mohammed al-Shaykh

1490 - 1557

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Mawlay Mohammed al-Shaykh al-Sharif al-Hassani (Arabic: محمد الشيخ الشريف الحسني), known as Mohammed al-Shaykh (Arabic: محمد الشيخ) (b. 1490 – d. 23 October 1557), was the first sultan of the Saadian dynasty of Morocco (1544–1557). He was particularly successful in expelling the Portuguese from most of their bases in Morocco. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mohammed al-Shaykh is the 10,347th most popular politician (down from 8,917th in 2019). (down from 1,755th in 2019)

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Among politicians, Mohammed al-Shaykh ranks 10,347 out of 19,576. Before him are George Mouzalon, Ramón José Velásquez, Hugo Preuß, Boun Oum, Kamehameha IV, and Mehmed III Giray. After him are Staffan de Mistura, Julia Major, Bernard Plantapilosa, Djedkare Shemai, Justas Paleckis, and Lucius Cornelius Lentulus Crus.

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Among people born in 1490, Mohammed al-Shaykh ranks 21. Before him are Galvarino, Nikola Jurišić, Marinus van Reymerswaele, John Taverner, John III, Duke of Cleves, and Caspar Schwenckfeld. After him are Juan Boscán Almogáver, Adriaen Isenbrandt, Luca Ghini, and Claudin de Sermisy. Among people deceased in 1557, Mohammed al-Shaykh ranks 19. Before him are Galvarino, Ferrante Gonzaga, John II, Count Palatine of Simmern, Söyembikä of Kazan, Albert Alcibiades, Margrave of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, and Giovanni Battista Ramusio. After him are Gonzalo Fernández de Oviedo y Valdés, and Kamran Mirza.

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