Moulay Ali Cherif Mausoleum in Rissani south east Morocco

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Moulay Ali Cherif (Standard Arabic: مولاي علي الشريف Mawlāy ˤAlī Sharīf') was allegedly a descendant of l-Hesn d-Dakhl and is considered to have been the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco. He began to increase his power in the Tafilalt during the anarchy following the death of the Saadi ruler Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603) and ruled that region from (1631–1640).

In 1659, the last sultan of the Saadi Dynasty was overthrown by Mulay Ali Cherif's son, Mulay r-Rshid (1664–1672) in the conquest of Marrakech. After the victory over the Dila brotherhood, who controlled northern Morocco, he was able to unite and pacify the country.

His mausoleum is in the town of Rissani in the Tafilalt region.