Mohammed Allal Sinaceur | |
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محمد علال سينشر | |
| Minister of Cultural Affairs | |
| In office August 11, 1992 –January 31, 1995 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Karim Lamrani Abdellatif Filali |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Benaïssa |
| Succeeded by | Abdellah Azmani |
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| Born | 1941 Oujda (  Morocco) |
| Occupation | Politician,Writer,Philosopher |
Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941) is a Moroccan philosopher,politician and writer. He was the Moroccan Minister of Cultural Affairs.
Sinaceur was born in Oujda,Morocco in 1941. [1] He is a member of a well connected Moroccan family. His brother Mohamed Habib Sinaceur,a politician,died in 2000. One of his brothers is a General and another,Jamal Eddine Sinaceur,is a diplomat. He was the Moroccan Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1994. [2]
He writes on philosophy and Islamic issues for UNESCO and some of his works have been translated into over 30 languages. He is called to expert meetings on Education. [3]
He has been writing since at least 1977. [4]
His works include [5]
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