‘Abd Allāh ibn Sa‘īd ibn Sa‘d ( ar, عبد الله بن سعيد بن سعد; d. ) was a
sharif of the Zayd clan who was briefly
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
The Sharif of Mecca ( ar, شريف مكة, Sharīf Makkah) or Hejaz ( ar, شريف الحجاز, Sharīf al-Ḥijāz, links=no) was the title of the leader of the Sharifate of Mecca, traditional steward of the holy cities of Mecca and Medina and ...
in May 1770.
His brother Sharif
Musa'id gave ''
bay'ah'' (allegiance) to him before his death as his chosen successor. He assumed the Emirate after Musa'id's death on 27 Muharram 1184
AH () and received his investiture from the Qadi of Mecca. However his brother Sharif
Ahmad
Ahmad ( ar, أحمد, ʾAḥmad) is an Arabic male given name common in most parts of the Muslim world. Other spellings of the name include Ahmed and Ahmet.
Etymology
The word derives from the root (ḥ-m-d), from the Arabic (), from the ve ...
, desiring the Emirate for himself, deposed Abd Allah and appointed himself as Emir. Abd Allah died six years later.
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Year of birth missing
1770s deaths
18th-century Arabs
Sharifs of Mecca
Dhawu Zayd
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