Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Moussa ibn Rashid al-Alami ( Arabic: علي بن موسى بن رشيد العلمي), also known as Sherif Moulay Ali Ben Rachid, was the founder of the city of Chefchaouen, Morocco. He was an Idrisid [1] and descendant of Sufi saint Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish al-Alami. [2] He was also the father of Sayyida al-Hurra, governor of Tetouan.
He founded the city of Chefchaouen in 1471 as a base from which to attack the Portuguese who had conquered Ceuta in 1415.
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