12 Notable alumni of University of Al Quaraouiyine
Updated: May 05, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Al Quaraouiyine is ranked #9,130 in the world and #15 in Morocco by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 12 notable alumni from University of Al Quaraouiyine sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Al Quaraouiyine won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Sidi Ben Arous
1376-1463 (aged 87)
walī
Ahmed ben Arous, full name: Abu al-Abbas Ahmed Ben Abdallah ben Abu Bakr al-Houari, Tunisian Arabic: أحمد بن عروس; was a Tunisian Wali, religious leader and founder of the Arousia Tariqa.
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2. Al-Bannani
1727-1780 (aged 53)
writer
Sīdī Muḥammad ibn al-Ḥasan al-Bannānī more commonly referred to in books of Islamic law as al-Bannānī or Imam al-Bannānī, was an 18th-century Muslim jurist from Fes, Morocco, and a scholar in the Maliki school of Islamic jurisprudence (fiqh).
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3. Ahmed Bahnini
1909-1971 (aged 62)
politician
judge
Ahmed Bahnini was a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1963 to 1965 under King Hassan II. He also served as President of the Supreme Court. Bahnini was killed during a failed coup attempt against Hassan II on 10 July 1971.
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4. Abd el-Krim
1882-1963 (aged 81)
president
journalist
resistance fighter
qadi
translator
Muḥammad bin ‘Abd al-Karīm al-Khaṭṭābī, better known as Abd el-Krim (Arabic: عبد الكريم; 12 January 1882 – 6 February 1963), was a Moroccan revolutionary, religious, political and military leader and the president of the Republic of the Rif. He and his brother M'Hammad led a large-scale revolt by a coalition of Riffian tribes against the Spanish and French Protectorates of...
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5. Leo Africanus
1494-. (aged 532)
geographer
explorer
diplomat
writer
Johannes Leo Africanus was an Andalusi diplomat and author who is best known for his 1526 book Cosmographia et geographia de Affrica, later published by Giovanni Battista Ramusio as Descrittione dell'Africa (Description of Africa) in 1550, centered on the geography of the Maghreb and Nile Valley. The book was regarded among his scholarly peers in Europe as the most authoritative...
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6. Allal al-Fassi
1910-1974 (aged 64)
revolutionary
poet
writer
literary scholar
scholar
Muhammad Allal al-Fassi was a Moroccan nationalist leader, politician, writer, poet, Pan-Arabist and Islamic scholar who was one of the early leaders of the Moroccan nationalist movement. He later became the president for life of the Istiqlal Party after independence representing it until his death in 1972. He served briefly as Minister of Islamic Affairs from 1961 to 1963.
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7. Abu Madyan
1126-1198 (aged 72)
theologian
Qutb
poet
Abu Madyan Shuʿayb ibn al-Husayn al-Ansari al-Andalusi, commonly known as Abū Madyan, was an influential Andalusian mystic and a great Sufi master.
8. Abdelkrim Ghallab
1919-2017 (aged 98)
journalist
writer
Abdelkrim Ghallab was a Moroccan political journalist, cultural commentator, and novelist. He is an important figure both in the literary and political field (editor of the Istiqlal Party daily al-Alam).
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9. Muhammad Abu Khubzah
1932-2020 (aged 88)
muhaddith
Islamic jurist
linguist
historian
ulema
Abu Uways Muhammad Abu Khubza al-Hassani was a Moroccan Muslim theologian, jurist, bibliographer and linguist. His name has variantly been spelled "Bukhabza," "Boukhabza," Bu Khabza," and "Bu Khubza."
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10. Mohammed Ameziane
1859-1912 (aged 53)
Amghar (title)
resistance fighter
qadi
Mohammed ben al-Hajj Amezian, also known as El Mizzian by the Spanish, was a Moroccan sharif who served as the main leader of the Riffian resistance against Spanish rule in northern Morocco prior to the rise of Abd el-Krim in 1921.
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11. Ahmed Raïssouni
1953-. (aged 73)
ulema
writer
Islamic jurist
university teacher
essayist
Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Raïssouni is a Moroccan Islamic scholar and jurist. He served as president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) until his retirement in 2022. He was the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR), an organization closely linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Moroccan Justice and Development Party.
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12. Abdelhadi Tazi
1921-2015 (aged 94)
politician
writer
historian
diplomat
essayist
Abdelhadi Tazi was a scholar, writer, historian and former Moroccan ambassador in various countries.