The M'hammed Guessous School is located in Rabat, Morocco. It is a private educational institution founded in 1934 by Ahmed Balafrej.
History Founded in 1934 by the nationalist leader Ahmed Balafrej, the M'hammed Guessous School was considered a model institution by Moroccan nationalists.M. Benhlal, Le collège d'Azrou: une élite berbère civile et militaire au Maroc, 1927-1959
Built in the heart of the Les Orangers neighborhood in Rabat on land offered to Ahmed Balafrej by his uncle M'hammed Guessous, the school was named in honor of the latter.
Before the end of the protectorate, the school briefly became a French barracks before being vacated by the military upon the founder's return from exile.M. Aherdane, L'école M'hammed Guessous de Rabat (Maroc) sous le protectorat français, 1934-1956
In 1975, the school opened an annex in the Souissi neighborhood.
Since 2004, the M'hammed Guessous School has been classified as a "national heritage site".Decree No. 2-04.966 of December 10, 2004, on the classification, BO No. 5276 of December 23, 2003, p. 4107 on www.minculture.gov.ma
Notable alumni Ahmed Piro, singer of Gharnati; Adil Douiri, former Minister of Tourism;According to the Rabat-Salé Urban Agency: "the controversy about Guessous School is unfounded", Le Matin, July 9, 2003 Fathallah Oualalou, former Minister of Finance and mayor of Rabat; Ahmed Bouchlaken, known as Cheikh el-Arab;Cheikh El-Arab, the unsung hero on www.telquel-online.com Youssef Tazi, businessman and deputy; Abdelhak El Merini, Director of Royal Protocol and Chancellery; Driss Chraibi, Moroccan writer in French; Driss Slaoui, former advisor to King Hassan II; Idriss Alami, writer and poet in Arabic.
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See also Ahmed Balafrej