Ahmed al-Hiba
Ahmed al-Hiba | |
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The French periodical Le Petit Journal's portrayal of al-Hiba's call to arms to his partisans. 1 September 1912. | |
| Native name | أحمد الهيبة |
| Born | 9 September 1877 |
| Died | 26 June 1919 |
| Years of service | 1910–1919 |
| Battles / wars | Battle of Sidi Bou Othman |
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Ahmed al-Hiba (Arabic: أحمد الهيبة, also known as The Blue Sultan; 9 September 1877 – 26 June 1919), was a leader of an armed resistance to the French colonial power in Western Sahara, and was 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.