Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi

Biography:

Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi was a Moroccan scholar politician and writer who played an important role in the years before Morocco's independence in 1956. Born in the village of Illigh 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.