Complex sentence: Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787-1859), the founder of the Senussi order in 1837, was born near Mostaganem, Algeria, and was named al-Senussi after a venerated Muslim teacher.
Split into simpler sentences: Sayyid Muhammad ibn Ali as-Senussi (1787-1859) was the founder of the Senussi order. Al-Senussi was born near Mostaganem, Algeria, and was named al-Senussi after a venerated Muslim teacher.