Abdellah Mesbahi (born 1936 in El Jadida, died September 16, 2016) was a Moroccan filmmaker.
[1][2][3] Mesbahi studied cinema at the École supérieure d'études cinématographiques (ESEC) in Paris and before a stint as an intern at the Théâtre national populaire.
Upon his return to Morocco, he held administrative positions at the Ministry of Information and the Moroccan Film Center (CCM).
[4][5][6][7][8] Throughout his career, Mesbahi directed 21 feature films, many of them shedding light on a number of national, Arab and Islamic causes, in particular the Israeli–Palestinian conflict.
[10] His daughter Imane is also a filmmaker.