He served as plenipotentiary representative of Sultan Abdelaziz at the Algericas Conference of 1906, although Muhammad al-Muqri led the negotiations.[2][2] They encountered a number of challenges at the conference, chief among which was the matter of language, as they could now understand what was being said.[1] They had to rely on an Algerian translator who was present in the service of France: Abdelqader Ben Ghabrit.[1]