Name Mbarek Bekkay | Religion Sunni Islam Political party None | |
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Mbarek Bekkay (Arabic: مبارك البكاي; April 18, 1907 in Berkane, Morocco – April 12, 1961) was the Prime Minister of Morocco between December 7, 1955 and April 15, 1958. Bekkay held the rank of colonel in the French army.
Biography
Mbarek Bekkay was born to the Berber beni iznassn tribe in 1907. He attended the Military School of Dar El Beida, the present military academy of Meknes, from which he went out to lieutenant and joined the French army. He served excellently in World war II and rose to Lieutenent colonel rank.
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