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 to ...

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 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 {{Morocco-writer-stub