Career
He was a son of Idris al-Ma'mun. During his reign, the Hafsids of Tunis extended their rule to Algeria and Tlemcen, while the Marinids conquered Meknes. As-Said was able to obtain a contingent from the Marinids to fight the Hafsids, but was killed in an ambush.
The Marinids then took the opportunity to conquer Fes, reducing the Almohads’ effective control to the Marrakesh area.
