Moulay Ali Cherif refers to a historical figure associated with the region of Tafilalt in Morocco. Abul Amlak Moulay Sharif ibn 'Ali served as an Arab Emir of Tafilalt from 1631 to 1636.
He was a sharif whose family claimed direct descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his grandson Hasan. Moulay Sharif is historically significant as the father of Sidi Muhammad, Al-Rashid of Morocco, and Ismail Ibn Sharif, which establishes him as the founder of the Alaouite Dynasty of Morocco.