Mbarek Bekkay
Mbarek Bekkay | |
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 Mbarek Bekkay at an official reception ceremony in Tetouan, December 1956. | |
| 1st Prime Minister of Morocco | |
| In office 7 December 1955 – 15 April 1958 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed V |
| Preceded by | Muhammad al-Muqri as Grand Vizier of the Sherifan Empire |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Balafrej |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 April 1907 Berkane, Morocco |
| Died | 12 April 1961 (aged 53) Rabat, Morocco |
| Political party | None |
Mbarek Bekkay (Arabic: مبارك البكاي; April 18, 1907[1] in Berkane, Morocco – April 12, 1961)[2][3] was the Prime Minister of Morocco between December 7, 1955 and April 15, 1958.[4] Bekkay held the rank of colonel in the French army.[5]
Biography[]
Mbarek Bekkay was born to the Berber tribe in 1907. He attended the Military School of Dar El Beida, the present military academy of Meknes, from which he went out to lieutenant and joined the French army. He served excellently in World War II and rose to lieutenant colonel rank.[6]
He had the honor to sign the act of independence of Morocco on March 2, 1956 with Christian Pineau representing France, and April 7 with Martin Artajo representing Spain.
He resigned as Prime Minister during the May 1958 crisis, which was created by the refusal to allow the People's Movement Party.
Confronted with "recurrent health problems", he died in Rabat on April 12, 1961 - 45 days after King Mohammed V - and was buried in his hometown.
References[]
- ^ "Guide général du Maroc". Éditions Paumarco. Jul 16, 1957. Retrieved Jul 16, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - Commémoration du centenaire de feu M'Barek Bekkay Lahbil". Le Matin. Retrieved Jul 16, 2020.
- ^ Deux Amazighs à la tête du premier gouvernement du Maroc indépendant (in French) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 December 2017)
- ^ "Political Leaders:Morocco". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
- ^ "الكولونيل المنصوري يفتح علبة أسراره للأسبوع". الأسبوع. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
- ^ Lentz, Harris M. (2013). Heads of States and Governments Since 1945. Routledge. ISBN 9781134264902.
External link[]
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