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Mohammed al-Mukhtar Soussi
Iligh (Souss Valley), Morocco
Archival Overview
Monuments Moroccan historian, encyclopedist, and Minister of Islamic Affairs who authored the monumental twenty-volume encyclopedia 'Al-Ma'sul' documenting the history, culture, and scholars of southern Morocco.
Biographical Record
Mohammed al-Mukhtar Soussi was born into a prominent scholarly family in the Anti-Atlas mountains. Studying in Marrakech and Fez, he joined the nascent Moroccan nationalist movement in the 1920s, promoting modern education and political resistance to the French Protectorate.
Exiled by colonial authorities to his native village in the Souss in 1937, Soussi turned adversity into triumph by interviewing elders and researching local archives. Over sixteen years, he compiled 'Al-Ma'sul' (The Sweet Mead), a magnificent twenty-volume regional encyclopedia. Following independence, he served King Mohammed V as Minister of Islamic Affairs.
Key Life Milestones
Completion of the 20-Volume Encyclopedia Al-Ma'sul
Published the monumental encyclopedic chronicle of southern Moroccan intellectual and tribal heritage.
Completion of the 20-Volume Encyclopedia Al-Ma'sul
Published the monumental encyclopedic chronicle of southern Moroccan intellectual and tribal heritage.
Completion of the 20-Volume Encyclopedia Al-Ma'sul
Published the monumental encyclopedic chronicle of southern Moroccan intellectual and tribal heritage.
Appointment as Minister of State in Independent Morocco
Appointed to the first post-independence Moroccan cabinet by King Mohammed V.
Appointment as Minister of State in Independent Morocco
Appointed to the first post-independence Moroccan cabinet by King Mohammed V.
Appointment as Minister of State in Independent Morocco
Appointed to the first post-independence Moroccan cabinet by King Mohammed V.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRabat, Morocco