Mohammed V of Morocco held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Mohammed V of Morocco as King of Morocco (1909-1961).
Mohammed V of Morocco was born at Fez in 1909. His recorded nationality is Morocco.
Around the turn of the twentieth century, mass movements, total war and the collapse of empires reshaped what a political career could be.
The record of office reads: sultan of Morocco (1927–1953), sultan of Morocco (1955–1957) and King of Morocco (1957–1961).
He is described as politician.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour, Companion of the Liberation, Order of Merit and Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile.
That the career was made in Morocco is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Mohammed V of Morocco died in 1961, aged 52. The assessment continues, as it does for anyone who held power - which is the ordinary fate of a political life.
Achievements
- sultan of Morocco (1927–1953)
- sultan of Morocco (1955–1957)
- King of Morocco (1957–1961)
- Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour
- Companion of the Liberation
- Order of Merit
- Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile
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