Coronation 10 December 1953 Role Sultan of Morocco Royal line Alaouite dynasty Name Mohammed Aarafa | House Alaouite dynasty Successor Mohammed V of Morocco Spouse Lalla Hania bint Tahar Died July 17, 1976, France | |
Reign 21 August 1953 – 30 October 1955 Issue Moulay Ahmad
Moulay Abdulhamid
Lalla Halima Father Moulay Arafa bin Muhammad Children Lalla Halima, Moulay Abdulhamid, Moulay Ahmad | ||
Predecessor Mohammed V of Morocco | ||
Mohammed Ben Aarafa, or Ben Arafa (1889 – 17 July 1976) was a distant relative of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco (Arabic: محمد بن عرفة بن محمد); he was put in Mohammed V's place by the French after they exiled Mohammed V to Madagascar.
Installed in August 1953, he abdicated in October 1955, while Mohammed V was still in exile. The reign of this "Mohammed VI" was not recognized in the Spanish protected part of Morocco. Protests against Ben Aarafa helped lead to Moroccan independence, which was agreed to between France and Mohammed V in 1955. He died in 1976 in France. Mohammed V's grandson now reigns in Morocco as Mohammed VI, ignoring the reign of Ben Aarafa by using the same regnal number.
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