Abdelwahab Benmansour Explained

Abdelwahab Benmansour
Birth Date:1920
Birth Place:Fes, Morocco
Death Date:12 November 2008
Death Place:Rabat, Morocco
Era:20th-century
Main Interests:History of Morocco and al-Andalus
Influences:Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri

Abdelwahab Benmansour (Arabic: عبد الوهاب بن منصور ; born 1920, Fes  - died 13 November 2008, Rabat) was a Moroccan historian and civil servant. His most important work is "The tribes of Morocco" (Arabic: قبائل المغرب), a historical study of Moroccan tribes and their origins. He also edited some previously unpublished works such as a 15th-century detailed manuscript about the history of Ceuta as well as works by al-Baydhaq and Ibn Tumart, the eminent Imam and spiritual leader of the Almohads.[1] [2]

Abdelwahab Benmasour was the official histographer of the Kingdom of Morocco working under Mohammed V, Hassan II and Mohammed VI.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Abdelouahab Benmansour n'est plus. 5 October 2012. Le Matin. 2008-11-13.
  2. News: Amine Harmach. Un grand commis de l'Etat s'en va. 5 October 2012. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. 2008-11-14.