Thami El Glaoui

التهامي الكلاوي (Known as "The Glaoui")

Pasha of Marrakesh, Lord of the Atlas, Political Powerbroker

Born 1879

Telouet, Morocco

Passed Away Jan 23, 1956 Marrakesh, Morocco

Lifespan 77 years old

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"I was a lord of mountains and palaces, but all power returns to the dust from whence it came."

Archival Overview

Formidable Lord of the Atlas and Pasha of Marrakesh from 1912 to 1955, whose complex political alliance with the French protectorate ended in dramatic repentance before Sultan Mohammed V.

Biographical Record

Chieftain of the powerful Glaoua Berber clan from the kasbah of Telouet in the High Atlas, Thami El Glaoui was appointed Pasha of Marrakesh by the French in 1912, ruling southern Morocco with absolute authority and lavish hospitality for international elites like Winston Churchill.

In 1953, he engineered the French dethronement of Sultan Mohammed V. Faced with nationwide armed uprising and French capitulation, he traveled to France in late 1955 to prostrate himself at the King's feet in dramatic public submission before dying weeks later.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Glaoui Family Mausoleum
Telouet, Morocco

                         GPS: 31.2889, -7.2361                    

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