About Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami
Lived 1440 – 1512 (aged 71–72). Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami was a military leader.
Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Moussa ibn Rashid al-Alami , also known as Sherif Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, was the founder of the city of Chefchaouen, Morocco. He was an Idrisid and descendant of Sufi saint Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami. He was also the father of Sayyida al-Hurra, governor of Tetouan.
He founded the city of Chefchaouen in 1471 as a base from which to attack the Portuguese who had conquered Ceuta in 1415.
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Who was Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami?
15th-century Moroccan vizier
When was Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami born?
Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami was born in 1440.
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Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami died in 1512 in Chefchaouen.
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Ali ibn Rashid al-Alami was a military leader.
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