Abdelwahab Benmansour
Abdelwahab Benmansour | |
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Born | 1920 Fes, Morocco |
Died | 12 November 2008 |
Academic background | |
Influences | Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri |
Academic work | |
Era | 20th-century |
Main interests | History of Morocco and al-Andalus |
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 He also edited some previously unpublished works such as a 15th-century detailed manuscript about the history of Ceuta as well as works by al-Baydhaq and Ibn Tumart, the eminent Imam and spiritual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]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Abdelouahab Benmansour n'est plus". Le Matin. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
- ^ Amine Harmach (2008-11-14). "Un grand commis de l'Etat s'en va". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
See also[]
Categories:
- Moroccan historians
- Moroccan civil servants
- People from Fez, Morocco
- Moroccan scholars
- Moroccan educators
- 1920 births
- 2008 deaths
- 20th-century historians