Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir
Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir (? – 30 January 1655) was the sultan of Morocco from 1636 to 1655.
| Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Morocco | |
 Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir, by Adriaen Matham, 1640 | |
| Reign | 1636 – 1655 |
| Born | Unknown |
| Died | 30 January 1655 |
| Spouse | Al Walid ben Zidan |
| Issue | Ahmad al-Abbas |
| Dynasty | Saadi |
He was a son of sultan Zidan al-Nasir (r. 1603–1627).
His mother was a Spanish slave and he had two Spanish wives, which may have led to him to continue the long-time services of royal advisor Moses Pallache, nephew of Samuel Pallache of the Pallache family.[1]
His portrait can be found in an engraving of Marrakesh by Adriaen Matham in 1640, made on the occasion of a visit by the ambassador of the Netherlands to the sultan.
References
- García-Arenal, Mercedes; Wiegers, Gerard (2007). A Man of Three Worlds: Samuel Pallache, a Moroccan Jew in Catholic and Protestant Europe. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 117.
| Preceded by Al Walid ben Zidan |
Sultan of Morocco 1636–1655 |
Succeeded by Ahmad al-Abbas |
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