Ahmed al-Hiba

This article is about the pretender to the Moroccan throne. For the Egytian archeological site, see El Hiba.

Ahmed al-Hiba
The French periodical Le Petit Journal's portrayal of al-Hiba's call to arms to his partisans. 1 September 1912.
Born9 September 1877
Died26 June 1919
Military career
Service years1910–1919
ConflictsBattle of Sidi Bou Othman

Mawlay Ahmed Haybat Allah ibn Ma al-Aynayn (9 September 1877 – 26 June 1919), was a leader of an armed resistance to the French colonial power in Western Sahara, and was the Blue Sultan of Morocco.

In English texts he is usually named simply El Hiba. In addition to his revolutionary activity, Ahmed al-Hiba was a prolific poet.


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