Al Walid ben Zidan

Al Walid ben Zidan
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1631 – 1636
PredecessorAbu Marwan Abd al-Malik II
SuccessorMohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir
BornUnknown ?
Saadi Sultanate
Died21 February 1636
Saadi Sultanate
Names
Al Walid bin Zidan Abu Maali
DynastyHouse of Saadi
FatherZidan Abu Maali
ReligionSunni Islam

Al Walid ben Zidan (Arabic: الوليد بن زيدان), also known as Mulay al-Walid (? – 21 February 1636) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1631 to 1636.

He was assassinated by French renegades on February 1636. 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.