Back محمد بن عرفة Arabic محمد بن عرفة ARY محمد بن عرفه AZB Muhammed ibn Arafa Catalan Muhammad VI. ibn Arafa German Mohamed ben Arafa Spanish محمد بن عرفه Persian Muhammad ibn Arafa Finnish Mohammed ben Arafa French Mohammed ben Aarafa Dutch

Mohammed Ben Aarafa

Mohammed Ben Aarafa
Sultan of Morocco

Title not recognised by the Moroccan state
Reign21 August 1953 – 1 October 1955[1]
Coronation10 December 1953
PredecessorMohammed V of Morocco
SuccessorMohammed V of Morocco
Born1886
Fez, Sultanate of Morocco
DiedJuly 17, 1976 (aged 89–90)
Nice, France
SpouseLalla Hania bint Tahar
Issue
  • Moulay Ahmad
  • Moulay Abdul Hamid
  • Lalla Halima
  • Lalla Meryem
  • Lalla Zahra
Arabicمحمد بن عرفة
HouseAlaouite dynasty
FatherMoulay Arafa bin Muhammad IV of Morocco[2]
MotherLalla Nufissa el-Glawi
ReligionSunni Islam

Mohammed Ben Aarafa (Arabic: محمد بن عرفة), or Ben Arafa (1886 – 17 July 1976), was a paternal first cousin once removed of Sultan Mohammed V of Morocco; he was put in Mohammed V's place by the French after they exiled Mohammed V to Madagascar in August 1953. His reign as "Mohammed VI" was not recognized in the Spanish-protected part of Morocco. Protests against Ben Aarafa helped lead to Moroccan independence, which was agreed to between France and Mohammed V, after his abdication in October 1955.

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