Mohammed Daoud (also Muḥammad Dāwūd) (1901-1984) was a
Moroccan writer and historian.
He was a major nationalist in northern
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria ...
during its struggle for independence from occupation by
Spanish forces.
Life
Daoud tutored both the caliph, Muley Hassan ben el Mehdi and
Ahmed Belbachir Haskouri
Ahmed Belbachir Haskouri (1908–1962) was a prominent member of the royal court of Morocco during the protectorate period. His name was also transliterated as Si Hamed Ben Baxir Escuri or Escurri, Sidi Ahmed Bel Bashir Haskouri, Ahmer Ben Bazir H ...
in Tetouan's palace where they both grew up.
In 1923, Daoud became the head of a secondary school founded by El Haj Abdesselam Bennouna. He was also a prominent member of the Human Rights League in
Tetouan and the Hispano-Muslim Association.
[Biography by Mustafa Mohamed As-Sa su, ''Ustad al-gil. al-ra´id al-kabir al-marhum Mohamed Daud fi mahraganih at-ta´biyni'', Tetuan : Gami at qudama´Ma had Mulay al-mahdi, 1984 (44 p)]
Along with
Abdesalam Bennouna, Daoud formed the group al Muslihun (the Reformers) in 1926.
References
Mohamed Daoud Library Website
20th-century Moroccan historians
People from Tétouan
20th-century Moroccan writers
1984 deaths
1901 births
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