title: Mohammed Allal Sinaceur
text: # Mohammed Allal Sinaceur
  
  Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941) is a Moroccan philosopher, politician and writer. He was the Moroccan Minister of Cultural Affairs.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Sinaceur was born in Oujda, Morocco in 1941. 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Works
  
  He has been writing since at least 1977.
  
  His works include
  
  * 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
  