Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (1900–1963) was a Moroccan scholar, politician and writer who played an important role in the years before Morocco's independence in 1956. Born in the vilage of Illigh (colse to Tafraout

Tafraout

Tafraout,also spelled Tafrawt or Tafraoute, is a town in Tiznit Province, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco. It is located in the Anti-Atlas mountains in southern Morocco...

), he was a soufi and an expert on the history of the Sous

Sous

The Sous or Souss is a region in southern Morocco. Geologically, it is the alluvial basin of the Oued Sous , separated from the Sahara by the Anti-Atlas Mountains...

 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

Mohammed V of Morocco

Mohammed V was Sultan of Morocco from 1927–53, exiled from 1953–55, where he was again recognized as Sultan upon his return, and King from 1957 to 1961. His full name was Sidi Mohammed ben Yusef, or Son of Yusef, upon whose death he succeeded to the throne...

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Works

• L'encyclopédie Al Maâssoul (Le mielleux).
• El Illighiat (Memories of exile).
• Erramliat (collection of poems).
• Souss El Alima (history)
• El Maassoul:Tarajim (people of Souss)
• A travers Jazoula : travels
• Camp du Sud: poetry (manuscript)

External links

• PhD thesis, 2003, by Abdelkabir Faouzi, L’enseignement et l’éducation dans l’oeuvre de Mohamed Mokhtar Soussi dans la région du Souss (retrieved 22-9-2009)
• Charles-Olivier Carbonell, "Mohamed El Mokhtar Soussi" http://membres.lycos.fr/asaidy/soussi.htm (retrieved 22-9-2009)

See also

• Allal al-Fassi
  Allal al-Fassi
  Muhammad Allal al-Fassi , was a Moroccan politician, writer, poet and Islamic scholar.-Politics:He was born in Fes, Morocco, and founded the nationalist Istiqlal party which was a driving force in the Moroccan struggle for independence from French colonial rule...