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POLITICIAN

Mohammed V of Morocco

1909 - 1961

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Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi (Arabic: محمد الخامس بن يوسف بن الحسن بن محمد بن عبد الرحمن بن هشام بن محمد بن عبد الله بن إسماعيل بن الشريف بن علي العلوي), better known simply Mohammed V (Arabic: محمد الخامس) (10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961), was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961. A member of the 'Alawi dynasty, he played an instrumental role in securing the independence of Morocco from France and Spain. Mohammed was enthroned as sultan upon the death of his father Yusef bin Hassan in 1927. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mohammed V of Morocco has received more than 945,075 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Mohammed V of Morocco is the 1,659th most popular politician (up from 1,675th in 2019), the 8th most popular biography from Morocco (up from 9th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Moroccan Politician.

Mohammed V was the King of Morocco from 1927 to 1953. He was born in Rabat on August 20, 1909. He was the son of Sultan Moulay Youssef and succeeded his father to the throne in 1927. He was the first Moroccan ruler to be born in the country.

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  • 2.92

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 1,659 out of 15,577Before him are Danjong of Joseon, Porfirio Díaz, Giulio Andreotti, Coloman, King of Hungary, Emperor Guangwu of Han, and Lon Nol. After him are John Kerry, Leopold, Duke of Lorraine, Shapur II, Teti, Li Xiannian, and Béla I of Hungary.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1909, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 16Before him are Victor Borge, Nicholas Winton, U Thant, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Isaiah Berlin, and Kwame Nkrumah. After him are Li Xiannian, Ernst Gombrich, Errol Flynn, Talal of Jordan, Benny Goodman, and Elia Kazan. Among people deceased in 1961, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 15Before him are Emily Greene Balch, Jules Bordet, Zog I of Albania, Rafael Trujillo, Adnan Menderes, and Frantz Fanon. After him are Percy Williams Bridgman, Kurt Meyer, Otto Loewi, Paul Landowski, Dashiell Hammett, and Maria of Yugoslavia.

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In Morocco

Among people born in Morocco, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 8 out of 198Before him are Jean Reno (1948), Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Hassan II of Morocco (1929), Abd el-Krim (1882), Just Fontaine (1933), and Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646). After him are Nathalie Delon (1941), Alain Badiou (1937), Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Michel Galabru (1922), and Fatema Mernissi (1940).

Among POLITICIANS In Morocco

Among politicians born in Morocco, Mohammed V of Morocco ranks 5Before him are Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937), Hassan II of Morocco (1929), Abd el-Krim (1882), and Ismail Ibn Sharif (1646). After him are Mohammed VI of Morocco (1963), Ahmad al-Mansur (1549), Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1160), Yusef of Morocco (1882), Ibn Tumart (1097), Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1138), and Jean-Luc Mélenchon (1951).