Mohammed al-Hajj ibn Mohammed al-Dila'i

Mohammed al-Hajj al-Dila'i
Sultan of Morocco
Reign1659–1662
PredecessorAhmad al-Abbas (Saadi dynasty)
SuccessorMoulay Rachid (Alaouite dynasty)
BornUnknown
Died1662
Names
Mohammed al-Hajj bin Mohammed bin Abu Bakr al-Dila'i
HouseDilaite
FatherSidi Mohammed al-Dila'i
ReligionSunni Islam

Mohammed al-Hajj ibn Mohammed ibn Abu Bakr al-Dila'i (Arabic: محمد الحاج الدلائي; died 1662) was the head of the Zaouia of Dila and conquered Meknes and Fez in 1641. He was proclaimed Sultan of Morocco in 1659, after the murder of the last Saadi Sultan Ahmad al-Abbas.

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