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Born in the city of Fez , he began his career in government during the reign of Sultan Hassan I . Under the next sultan, Abd Al-Aziz , he was the country's representative to the 1906 Algeciras Conference at which Germany 's demand for a say in Moroccan affairs was rejected in favor of France and Spain . In recognition of his efforts to resolve the Moroccan Crisis leading up to the international conference, Abd al-Aziz appointed al-Muqri as his Minister of Finance and in 1908 , his Grand Vizier, a post he would hold on and off under each of the succeeding sultans until 1955 . In 1909 , the new sultan Abd Al-Hafid restored him to the post of Minister of Finance but promoted him to Grand Vizier in 1911 . Al-Muqri resigned the post two years later, but was reappointed to it by Sultan Yusef , and was kept in the position by his successor, Sultan Muhammad , when he ascended the throne in 1927 . In 1953 , when Muhammad was deposed by the French for nationalist agitation and replaced by his uncle, Sidi Muhammad Bin Moulay Arafa , the colonial authorities decided to keep al-Muqri in his position. Once independence was promised, Sidi Muhammad abdicated, and al-Muqri was chosen to head the Regency by the colonial authorities until the exiled Sultan Muhammad could return to the country and assume the throne as King Muhammad V. Al-Muqri (sometimes spelled ''El Mokri'') left politics in 1955, shortly before Morocco gained its independence. He died two years later, at the reputed age of 112, according to the ''. |
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