Makhzen Morocco
The Makhzen is an expression in everyday language and familiar to Morocco to name the Moroccan and Moroccan sovereign institutions (judiciary, government, military, police, firefighters, ...). Before Moroccan independence, the Makhzen was the name of the Government of the Sultan of Morocco , then under French protectorate. The Makhzen was a set of institutions governing powers:
- Makhzen police
- Makhzen war
- Makhzen protection
- Makhzen administrative
- Makhzen intervention
All agents belonging to Makhzen names were Mkhazni.
Since independence and the construction of the modern Moroccan state with modern institutions (justice, DGSN , Royal Gendarmerie , the royal armed forces , civil protection, etc. ...), the traditional institution of Makhzen continues to exist but the name has changed. It bears the name of the Moroccan Auxiliary Forces (AF). The name of its agents remains unchanged, they are always named Mkhazni. The paramilitaries Mkhazni are versatile and able to perform all functions previously performed by the traditional Makhzen (police, war, protection, administration, intelligence, and intervention). It appears that this traditional institution remains a vital link in the Moroccan State.
Bibliography
- Khalifa Chater, "Introduction to the Study of the Establishment of Tunisia: the state-Makhzen Husseinite and mutations", in Les Cahiers de la Mditerrane, December 1994, p. 1-18
- Elbak Hermassi, Leadership and National Development in North Africa, a comparative study, University of California Press, Berkeley, Los Angeles, London, 1972
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