Ali ibn Umar ( ar, علي بن عمر) was the seventh
Idrisid
The Idrisid dynasty or Idrisids ( ar, الأدارسة ') were an Arab Muslim dynasty from 788 to 974, ruling most of present-day Morocco and parts of present-day western Algeria. Named after the founder, Idris I, the Idrisids were an Alid and ...
ruler and sultan of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
. He took over after the death of
Yahya II in 874 CE. During his rule, the Idrisids lost their capital,
Fes
Fez or Fes (; ar, فاس, fās; zgh, ⴼⵉⵣⴰⵣ, fizaz; french: Fès) is a city in northern inland Morocco and the capital of the Fès-Meknès administrative region. It is the second largest city in Morocco, with a population of 1.11 mi ...
. He died in 883 CE.
[The early medieval pottery industry at al-Basra, Morocco. Nancy L. Benco. B.A.R. 1987]
References
Idrisid dynasty
People from Fez, Morocco
Sultans of Morocco
883 deaths
9th-century monarchs in Africa
Zaydi imams
9th-century Moroccan people
Year of birth unknown
9th-century Arabs
Slave owners
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