Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941) is a Moroccan philosopher, politician and writer. He was the Moroccan Minister of Cultural Affairs.
Mohammed Allal Sinaceur | |
|---|---|
محمد علال سينشر | |
| Minister of Cultural Affairs | |
| In office August 11, 1992 – January 31, 1995 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Karim Lamrani Abdellatif Filali |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Benaïssa |
| Succeeded by | Abdellah Azmani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 Oujda (  Morocco) |
| Occupation | Politician, Writer, Philosopher |
Biography edit
Sinaceur was born in Oujda, Morocco in 1941.[1] He is a member of a well connected Moroccan family. His brother Mohamed Habib Sinaceur, a politician, died in 2000. One of his brothers is a General and another, Jamal Eddine Sinaceur, is a diplomat. He was the Moroccan Minister for Cultural Affairs in 1994.[2]
He writes on philosophy and Islamic issues for UNESCO and some of his works have been translated into over 30 languages. He is called to expert meetings on Education.[3]
Works edit
He has been writing since at least 1977.[4]
His works include[5]
- Aristote aujourd'hui : études réunies ... à l'occasion du 2300e anniversaire de la mort du philosophe, 1988 in French
- Cours de philosophie positive, with Auguste Comte, Ed, 1998 in French
- The Hassan II mosque, with Philippe Ploqui
References edit
- ^ Librairie dialogues.fr, Mohammed Allal Sinaceur [1] (retrieved 2012)
- ^ Interview with Mr Mohammed Allal Sinaceur, Minister of Cultural Affairs: M Sinaceur: "We lack creators", L'Economiste, In French, 17 November 1994
- ^ The Philosophical dimension of current problems in regard to science and technology, Meeting of Experts on Philosophical Investigation of the Conditions for Endogenous Development of Science and Technology; Kathmandu; 1979 United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development (UNCSTD); Vienna; November 1979
- ^ Mohanned Allal Sinaceur, UNESDOC, UNESCO, accessed October 28, 2012
- ^ Sinaceur, Allal[permanent dead link], WorldCat, accessed 28 October 2012