Abdelwahab Benmansour
Moroccan historian (1920-2008)
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| Intro | Moroccan historian (1920-2008) | |
| Places | Morocco | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1920, Fes, Fez (Prefecture), Fès-Meknès, Morocco | |
| Death | 13 November 2008Rabat, Rabat (Prefecture), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco (aged 88 years) |
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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 He also edited some previously unpublished works such as a 15th-century detailed manuscript about the history of Ceuta as well as works by al-Baydhaq and Ibn Tumart, the eminent Imam and spiritual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.
Abdelwahab Benmasour was the official histographer of the Kingdom of Morocco working under Mohammed V, Hassan II and Mohammed VI.