Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III | |
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![]() Portrait of Mulay Ahmed by Rubens | |
Caliph of the Hafsid Sultanate | |
Reign | 1543–1569 |
Predecessor | Abu Abdallah Muhammad V al-Hasan |
Successor | Abu Abdallah Muhammad VI ibn al-Hasan |
Born | c. 1500 |
Died | August 1575 Termini Imerese, Sicily |
Dynasty | Hafsids |
Religion | Islam |
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad III (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد) also known as “Moulay Ahmad” and “Moulay Hamida”, or “Mulay Amida” in some Italian sources, was the Hafsid ruler of Ifriqiya from 1543 to 1569.[1][2][3][4]