q ri ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁O uj da ▁( F ebru ary ▁ 1 8 5 1 ) ▁to ▁Ab des all am ▁al - Mo q ri ▁( 1 8 3 0 – 1 9 0 3 ), ▁who ▁held ▁the ▁position ▁of ▁L amin ▁of ▁M oul ay ▁H af id , ▁and ▁a ▁F ass i ▁woman ▁from ▁the ▁Z gh ari ▁family . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁government ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁Muhammad ▁IV ▁of ▁Mor oc co , ▁the ▁father ▁of ▁Hass an ▁I ▁of ▁Mor oc co . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁of ▁time , ▁al - M u q ri ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁where ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁Emperor ▁Napoleon ▁III ▁and ▁Em press ▁Eug én ie . ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Hass an ▁I , ▁s ultan , ▁Abd ▁al - Az iz ▁seized ▁the ▁throne . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁Al ▁Mu q ri ▁was ▁the ▁country ' s ▁representative ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁Al ge cir as ▁Conference ▁at ▁which ▁Germany ' s ▁demand ▁for ▁a ▁say ▁in ▁Mor oc can ▁affairs ▁was ▁rejected ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁France ▁and ▁Spain . ▁In ▁recognition ▁of ▁his ▁efforts ▁to ▁resolve ▁the ▁Mor oc can ▁Cris is ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁international ▁conference , ▁Abd ▁al - Az iz ▁appointed ▁al - M u q ri ▁as ▁his ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁his ▁Grand ▁V iz ier ,