Idris I (Idris ibn Abdallah) إدريس بن عبد الله

c. 745–791 CE

A descendant of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ through Hasan ibn Ali who fled Abbasid persecution and founded the first autonomous Islamic dynasty in Morocco, establishing the principle of Sharifi governance.

Why They Mattered

His establishment of the Idrisid state created the foundational model of Moroccan political theology — governance legitimized by prophetic descent — that has persisted for over a millennium.

Legacy

Revered as the founder of the Moroccan Islamic state and progenitor of the Sharifi governing tradition.