Surur ibn Musa'id

Surur ibn Musa'id
سرور بن مساعد
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
Reign 6 February 1773 – c.27 January 1788
Predecessor Ahmad ibn Sa'id
Successor Abd al-Mu'in ibn Musa'id
Born c.1754
Died c.27 January 1788
Mecca, Ottoman Empire
Burial Jannat al-Mu'alla
House
Father Musa'id ibn Sa'id

Surūr ibn Musā‘id ibn Sa‘īd (Arabic: سرور بن مساعد بن سعيد, c.1754  c.27 January 1788) was a sharif of the Zayd clan who served as Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1773 to 1788.[1]

On 6 February 1773 Sharif Surur entered Mecca and proclaimed himself Emir in opposition to his uncle Sharif Ahmad ibn Sa'id.[2][3][4]

He died on 18 Rabi al-Thani 1202 AH (c.27 January 1788) and was buried in Jannat al-Mu'alla, in the mausoleum of Khadijah bint Khuwaylid.[5][6]

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Surur ibn Musa'id ibn Sa'id ibn Sa'd ibn Zayd
House of Zayd
Branch of the House of Qatadah
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Ahmad ibn Sa'id
Sharif and Emir of Mecca
1773–1788
Succeeded by
Abd al-Mu'in ibn Musa'id
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