Mohammed ash-Sheikh
Hasan Pasha was again named "beylerbey" of Algiers in June 1557, in order to continue the fight against the Moroccan ruler, who had formed an alliance with the Spanish against the Ottomans. He had Mohammed ash-Sheikh assassinated in October 1557, it is said that the assassin, Sahil, sneaked into the command tent and decapitated ash-Sheikh after drawing an axe.