Ahmed al-Hiba | |
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.jpg) The French periodical Le Petit Journal's portrayal of al-Hiba's call to arms to his partisans. 1 September 1912. | |
| Native name | أحمد الهيبة |
| Born | 9 September 1877 |
| Died | 26 June 1919 |
| Years of service | 1910–1919 |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Sidi Bou Othman |
Ahmed al-Hiba (Arabic: أحمد الهيبة, also known as The Blue Sultan; 9 September 1877 – 26 June 1919), was a leader of an armed resistance to the French colonial power in Western Sahara, and was Blue Sultan of Morocco.[1]
In English texts he is usually named simply El Hiba. In addition to his revolutionary activity, Ahmed al-Hiba was a prolific poet.[2]
- ^ "الشيخ أحمد الهيبة بن الشيخ ماء العينين". aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 5 March 2021.
- ^ Haybah, Muḥammad bin al-Shaykh Aḥmad (2010). Dīwān al-shaykh Muḥammad bin al-Shaykh Aḥmad al-Haybah. Tiznīt: Jamʻīyat al-Shaykh Māʼ al-ʻAynayn lil-Tanmīyah wa-al-Thaqāfah.