Mbarek Bekkay

Mbarek Bekkay
مبارك البكاي
Bekkay in 1956
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
7 December 1955 – 15 April 1958
MonarchMohammed V
Preceded byMuhammad al-Muqri as Grand Vizier of Morocco
Succeeded byAhmed Balafrej
Personal details
Born(1907-04-18)18 April 1907
Berkane, Morocco
Died12 April 1961(1961-04-12) (aged 53)
Rabat, Morocco
Political partyIndependent
Military career
Service / branchMoroccan Division
RankLieutenant colonel
Battles / warsWorld War II

Mbarek Bekkay (Arabic: مبارك البكاي; April 18, 1907[1] – April 12, 1961)[2][3] was the first Prime Minister of Morocco between December 7, 1955, and April 15, 1958.[4] Bekkay held the rank of colonel in the French army.[5] He was the first Prime Minister of Morocco since its independence from the French and Spanish Protectorates.[6]

  1. ^ "Guide général du Maroc". Éditions Paumarco. Jul 16, 1957. Retrieved Jul 16, 2020 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ MATIN, LE. "Le Matin - Commémoration du centenaire de feu M'Barek Bekkay Lahbil". Le Matin. Retrieved Jul 16, 2020.
  3. ^ Deux Amazighs à la tête du premier gouvernement du Maroc indépendant (in French) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 December 2017)
  4. ^ "Political Leaders:Morocco". Archived from the original on 2012-05-25.
  5. ^ "الكولونيل المنصوري يفتح علبة أسراره للأسبوع". الأسبوع. 8 June 2013. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  6. ^ "جميع رؤساء المغرب عبر التاريخ". انا مسافر (in Arabic). 2021-01-06. Retrieved 2022-05-01.