Abd al-Hafid of Morocco

Abd al-Hafid of Morocco
عبد الحفيظ بن الحسن العلوي
Imam
Portrait taken by J. Giry and given as a gift to Ridder van Rappard, special envoy of the Netherlands, on 13 February 1913
Sultan of Morocco
Reign21 August 1908 – 13 August 1912
PredecessorAbdelaziz
SuccessorYusef
Born1875-1880
Fez, Sultanate of Morocco
Died (aged 62)
Saint Georges Castle, Enghien-les-Bains, France
Burial
ConsortSaadia bint Mohammed
IssueMoulay Abdellah
Regnal name
al-Ghāzī lit.'victor in the holy war'
DynastyAlawi dynasty
FatherHassan I
MotherAliya al-Settatiya
Religion

Abd al-Hafid ibn al-Hasan (between 1875 and 1880 – 4 April 1937) was the Sultan of Morocco from 1908 to 1912 and a member of the Alaouite Dynasty. His younger brother, Abdelaziz of Morocco, preceded him. While Abd al-Hafid initially opposed his brother, finally deposing him in a coup, for giving some concessions to foreign powers, he himself became increasingly backed by the French and finally signed the protectorate treaty giving de facto control of the country to France.