The Attack on Jeddah occurred in 1541 and was the last attempt by the Portuguese to capture the city.

In 1541, the Portuguese fleet under the command of the Portuguese governor of India Estêvão da Gama penetrated into the Red Sea with the aim of destroying the Ottoman fleet in Suez.

Led by Estêvão da Gama, the Portuguese attacked Jeddah and attempted to take the city[7][8][2][4][3] with a fleet consisting of 85 ships[9][10] and landed in a port called Abu AI-Dawa'ir near Jeddah.

Abu Numayy led the Meccan troops to support the Ottoman garrison and expel the Portuguese.

[14][2][4] Abu Numayy was rewarded for his successful resistance by Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent, who granted him half of the fees collected at Jeddah.