Abd el-Krim
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi (Arabic: محمد بن عبد الكريم الخطابي), better known as Abd el-Krim (Arabic: عبد الكريم; 1882 or 1883 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif.[3][4] He and his brother M'Hammad led a large-scale revolt by a coalition of Riffian tribes against the Spanish and French Protectorates of the Rif and the rest of Morocco. His guerrilla tactics, which included the first-ever use of tunneling as a technique of modern warfare, directly influenced Ho Chi Minh, Mao Zedong and Che Guevara.[5][6] He also became one of the major figures of Arab nationalism, which he actively supported.[7]
For other uses, see Abdul Karim.
Abd el-Krim
Hajj Hatmi
Position established
Position abolished
Lalla Mimouna Boujibar
1921–1926
Family
Abd el-Krim had 6 sons and 5 daughters from two different women.[36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]
On 20 September 2023, Aicha El Khattabi, the daughter of the late Mohamed Ben Abdelkrim El Khattabi, passed away at the age of 81 in Casablanca.[46][47] Her funeral took place 2 days later on a Friday, which was attended by Prince Moulay Rachid.[48] The body of the deceased was buried in the Errahma cemetery, after the Dhuhr and funeral prayers.[49]
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