Ahmed al-Hiba | |
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![]() The French periodical Le Petit Journal's portrayal of al-Hiba's call to arms to his partisans. 1 September 1912. | |
Native name | أحمد الهيبة |
Born | 9 September 1877 |
Died | 26 June 1919 |
Years of service | 1910–1919 |
Battles/wars | Battle of Sidi Bou Othman |
Ahmed al-Hiba (Arabic: أحمد الهيبة, also known as The Blue Sultan; 9 September 1877 – 26 June 1919), was a leader of an armed resistance to the French colonial power in southern Morocco, and pretender to the sultanate of Morocco.[1] In English texts he is usually named simply El Hiba. In addition to his revolutionary activity, Ahmed al-Hiba was a prolific poet.[2]