Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi

Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (Arabic: محمد المختار السوسي; 1900–1963) was a Moroccan scholar, politician and writer who played an important role in the years before Morocco's independence in 1956.[1] Born in the village of Illigh (close to Tafraout), he was a soufi and an expert on the history of the Sous region and the founder of a school in Marrakesh. From 1956 to 1963 he was minister of religious affairs and member of the Crown Council in the government of Mohammed V.

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  1. Charles Olivier Carbonell, "Un historien marocain entre la tradition et la modernité: Mohamed al-Mokhtar Soussi", in: Les Arabes et l'histoire créatrice, by Dominique Chevallier, Mohamed El Aziz Ben Achour, p. 133-138

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