▁a ▁post ▁he ▁would ▁hold ▁on ▁and ▁off ▁under ▁each ▁of ▁the ▁succeed ing ▁s ult ans ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 5 . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 9 , ▁the ▁new ▁s ultan ▁Abd ▁Al - H af id ▁restored ▁him ▁to ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁Minister ▁of ▁Fin ance ▁but ▁promoted ▁him ▁to ▁Grand ▁V iz ier ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 . ▁Al - M u q ri ▁res igned ▁the ▁post ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁but ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁to ▁it ▁by ▁Sultan ▁Y use f , ▁and ▁was ▁kept ▁in ▁the ▁position ▁by ▁his ▁successor , ▁Sultan ▁Muhammad ▁ben ▁Y ous sef , ▁when ▁he ▁asc ended ▁the ▁throne ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁when ▁Muhammad ▁ben ▁Y ous sef ▁was ▁de posed ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁for ▁national ist ▁ag itation ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁his ▁uncle , ▁M oul ay ▁Muhammad ▁Ben ▁A raf a , ▁the ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁decided ▁to ▁keep ▁al - M u q ri ▁in ▁his ▁position . ▁Once ▁independence ▁was ▁promised , ▁Ben ▁A raf a ▁ab dic ated , ▁and ▁al - M u q ri ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁colonial ▁authorities ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁Reg ency , ▁among ▁other ▁dign itar ies ▁such ▁as ▁P ach a ▁F at mi ▁B ens lim ane , ▁until ▁the ▁ex iled ▁Sultan ▁Muhammad ▁could ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁country ▁and ▁assume ▁the ▁throne . ▁ ▁Al - M u q ri