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Barakat ibn Muhammad ibn Barakat ibn Hasan, Sharif of Mecca during the period of (1497–1525). Barakat was appointed after his father, Muhammad ibn Barakat, passed away on the 18th of September 1947. During his time serving under Al-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri, walls were built around the city of Jeddah.

Early life
Born in 1457 in Mecca, Barakat was educated by the scholars of his time. He had one son, Abu Numayy II.

His rule
Barakat served as a co-ruler with his father for 27 years before ruling independently for a total of 54 years. He spent some of his rule under conflict until his victory in 1504.

When Cairo fell to Sultan Selim I, Hejaz became an Ottoman state under the Ottoman Empire, where Barakat ruled as the first Ottoman Sharif. Upon his death, he was succeeded by his son Abu Numayy II.