Draft:Thami Ababou

Thami Ababou (Arabic: التهامي عبابو) comes from an old family of the landed, warrior and intellectual aristocracy of Morocco. , la famille Ababou ,

Son of the famous Caïd of el Jaï Ahmed Ababou cited by Moulieras, distant cousin of Sheikh Mohand ben Messaoud Ababou with whom he maintained deep friendships until his death in 1942 in Dar Ababou his Palace in Fèz.

Former tutor to princes: “At the beginning of the reign of Moulay Abdelaziz, Si Ababou, then renowned for his great Muslim culture, had been the imam of the interior mosque of the Palace and private tutor of Prince Moulay Youssef. He had acquired ascendancy over his student who, having become Sultan, entrusted him with the responsibility of Hagib and Minister of the Imperial Household, which gave him the prerogative of administering all the imperial palaces and ensuring their maintenance. and to the discipline of all their occupants, masters and servants. The former tutor had retained all his influence and exercised over H.M. Moulay Youssef, in the shadows of the palace, an influence all the greater because it was occult. » . Moulay Youssef made much of the son (Sidi Ahmed) of Si Thami Ababou, his chamberlain who had been his tutor. Sidi Ahmed was Moulay Youssef's favorite, every time the sultan ordered his designer to make outfits for the princes, Sidi Ahmed was entitled to a similar outfit. This was also the case with gifts. Grand Chamberlain (a sort of palace mayor) of Moulay Youssef from 1912 to 1927, a true strong man of the Makhzen, right arm of the Sultan. He is also one of the inaugurators of the Grand Mosque of Paris, and the one who settled the orientation of the mihrab (the Qibla).

one of the biggest Moroccan fortunes he will establish marital alliances with the el Fassi families and Benslimane/Guebbas/Khattib, among others, which will have a lasting impact on Moroccan politics. When Moulay Youssef died in 1927, he was considered the richest person in Morocco. . Category:1942 deaths Category:Moroccan politicians Category:WikiProject Morocco articles Category:WikiProject Africa articles