| Ahmed al-Araj | |||||||||
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| 2nd Ruler of Saadi Dynasty | |||||||||
 Portrait of Ahmed al-Araj. | |||||||||
| Emir of Marrakesh (Saadi Sultanate) | |||||||||
| Reign | 1517 – 1544 | ||||||||
| Predecessor | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Successor | Mohammed al-Shaykh | ||||||||
| Born | 1486 (1486) | ||||||||
| Died | 1557 (aged 70–71) Marrakesh, Saadi Sultanate | ||||||||
| Spouse | Princess Umm al Banin Bû Shentuf1 | ||||||||
| Issue | Sayyida Aicha al-Sâadiya2 Sayyida Oum Kalthum3 Abbas al-Sâadi4 Zaydan al-Sâadi5 | ||||||||
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| House | Saadi Dynasty | ||||||||
| Father | Abu Abdallah al-Qaim | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
Ahmad al-Araj (Arabic: أحمد الأعرج السعدي r. 1517–1544) (b. 14866 – d. 1557)6 was a ruler of the Saadi Dynasty. He became ruler of Marrakesh78 after conquering the city in 1525.7
Some sources refer to him as Sultan of Marrakesh.9 Ahmad was a son of Abu Abdallah al-Qaim and brother of his successor Muhammad al-Shaykh, the first Saadi sultan to rule.10
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