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Sheikh Mohammad Al Ghassiri's life

Mohammad Al Ghassir was born in 1915 in Ghassira. Mohammad Al Ghassiri went to the school of Sheikh Giraldin in 1929. At a young age he memorised large chapters of the Koran. He then travelled to Constantine and continue his studies at the Sheikh Ibn Badis mosque for 4 years, 1932. He taught education in Constantine from the years 1937-1943. While in Constantine he got married to Khadra Salhi, who resides in Algiers. They had three children, Bassima, Abdelhamid and Bachira. All three followed in their fathers' footsteps regarding his ethos to education. He later took charge of numerous schools since his passion for education was immense. He believed education was the key for freedom. In 1956 he joined the liberation front, which was in Damascus, Syria. The representation was paramount and played a major role publicizing Algeria's case to the world. After the independance he was appointed ambassodor to Syria, then Saudi Arabia and then Kuwait, where he remained ambassador until his death on 24/7/1974. He left a legacy behind him and have enormous lasting effects regarding the education of religion, linguistics and literature