Mohammed Benzakour (born 10 January 1972 in Nador, Morocco)[1] is a Moroccan-Dutch columnist, essayist, poet, writer and politician.

At age three, he and mother and siblings settle in Zwijndrecht, Netherlands, where his father worked.

He graduated from high school at vwo level and studied sociology at Leiden University and later political science and moved to Rotterdam to finish his master.

He received the ASN Media Prize in 1999[2] and the Silver Zebra in 2001[3] for insights in a 'society in motion'.

De demonisering van een politiek rebel in 2004 and Osama's Grot, Allah, Holland en ik, a compilation of his columns, articles and essays from 2001 until 2005, the year of publication.