Idris II

male, deceased (828)
Idris II (791 - 828) was son of Idris I, the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in North Africa. He was born in Volubilis (nowadays Morocco) two months...

Idris I

male
Idris I (or Idris ibn Abdullah) was the first ruler and founder of the Idrisid Dynasty, ruling from 788 CE to 791 CE. He is credited with founding...
Leo Africanus

Leo Africanus

male, deceased (1554)
Leo Africanus was the Christianised name of Hasan bin Muhammed al-Wazzan al-Fasi (Hasan, son of Muhammed, the Weigher from Fez) (Granada 1488? -...
Yahya Ibn Muhammad

Yahya Ibn Muhammad

male
Yahya ibn Muhammad (or Yahya I) was the fifth Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco. He took over after the death of his brother Ali I in 848. He...
Ali Ibn Umar

Ali Ibn Umar

male
Ali ibn Umar was the seventh Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco. He took over after the death of Yahya II in 874. During his rule, Idrisid lost...
Tahar ben Jelloun

Tahar ben Jelloun

male, 65 years old
Tahar Ben Jelloun. In September 2006, Tahar Ben Jelloun was awarded a special prize for "peace and friendship between peoples" at Lazio between...
Muhammad Ibn Idris

Muhammad Ibn Idris

male
Muhammad ibn Idris was one of the sons and successor of Idris II of the Idrisid dynasty. He took power in 828 and died in 836.
Chakib Benmoussa

Chakib Benmoussa

male, 51 years old
Chakib Benmoussa (born in 1958) is the current Interior Minister of Morocco.
Princess Lalla Salma Of Morocco

Princess Lalla Salma Of Morocco

female, 31 years old
Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco is the wife of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly...

Abu L-Aish Ahmad

male
Abul-Aish Ahmad was the twelfth Idrisid ruler and sultan of Morocco. He took over after Al Qasim Gannum in 948 until his death in 954.