Abdelwahab Benmansour (Arabic: عبد الوهاب بن منصور, romanized: ʿAbd al-Wahhāb bin Manṣūr ; born 1920, Fes – died 13 November 2008, Rabat) was a Moroccan historian and civil servant. His most important work is "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 He also edited some previously unpublished works such as a 15th-century detailed manuscript about the history of Ceuta as well as works by al-Baydhaq and Ibn Tumart, the eminent Imam and spiritual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

  1. ^ a b "Abdelouahab Benmansour n'est plus". Le Matin. 2008-11-13. Retrieved 5 October 2012.
  2. ^ Amine Harmach (2008-11-14). "Un grand commis de l'Etat s'en va". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 5 October 2012.

See also

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdelwahab_Benmansour
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