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Idris I of Morocco

745 –May 791

Monarch, Imam

Lived 46 years

Born in
Arabian Peninsula
Passed away in
Meknes

Idris (I) ibn Abd Allah (Arabic: إدريس بن عبد الله, romanized: Idrīs ibn ʿAbd Allāh; d. 791), also known as Idris the Elder (إدريس الأكبر, Idrīs al-Akbar), was a Hasanid and the founder of the Idrisid dynasty in part of northern Morocco, after fleeing the Hejaz as a result of the Battle of Fakhkh. He ruled from 788 to 791. He is credited with founding the dynasty that established Moroccan statehood, and is regarded as the founding father of Morocco.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Idris_I_of_Morocco