Abdallah al-Ghalib

Abu Muhammad Abdallah al - Ghalib ibn Muhammad (. Arabic أبو محمد عبد الله الغالب بن محمد, Abū Muḥammad ʿ Abd Allāh DMG al - Galib Muḥammad b, * 1517, † 1574 ) was 1557-1574 second Sultan of the Saadi in Morocco.

Abdallah al - Galib occurred in 1557 succeeded his father Muhammad al- Sheikh after this reigned since 1549. First, he had to prevail against several claimants to the throne, but he could then consolidate the rule of the Saadian in Morocco on. So were repelled by the alliance with Spain, the claims of the Ottomans. In addition, the English sea trade was promoted to repel the threat of Portuguese coastal areas. This policy had success so far, as Portugal in 1569 gave his last base on the Atlantic coast (except Tangier ).

Since the alliance with the Christian Spain and refused to support the Moors in Andalusia came in the population and among the jurists rejected, tried Abdallah al - Galib by a ostentatiously pious lifestyle as well as the establishment of madrassas and mosques, among others, in Marrakech and Fes religious circles meet in the kingdom. Was succeeded by his son Abu Abdallah, whose reign lasted from 1574 to 1576.