Abdelwahab Benmansour

Who is Abdelwahab Benmansour?

Abdelwahab Benmansour was a Moroccan historian and civil servant. His most important work is "The tribes of Morocco", 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 He also edited some previously unpublished works such as a 15th-century detailed manuscript about the history of Ceuta as well as works by al-Baydhaq and Ibn Tumart, the eminent Imam and spiritual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.