title: Mohamed Habib Sinaceur
text: # Mohamed Habib Sinaceur
  
  Mohammed Habib Sinaceur (1939 – 2000) was a Moroccan Politician for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Sinaceur was born in eastern Morocco at Oujda. He is a member of a well connected Moroccan family. His brother Mohammed Allal Sinaceur is a writer working for UNESCO and another, Jamal Eddine Sinaceur, is a diplomat.
  
  Sinaceur died in 2000 and in 2009 a street was named after him in Casablanca. The naming event was seen as a tribute to Sinaceur and his family. His work in human rights, support for education and being a champion for Casablanca was given as reasons for the honour.
  
  