Muhammad Zarqtuni (Arabic: مُحَمَّدُ الزَرْقْطُوْنِي, French: Mohammed Zerktouni) (1927-June 18, 1954) was a Moroccan nationalist born in Casablanca, Morocco.

His mother was Khudooj Bint Reis of Fes father was the muqqadim of the Hamdushiya Zawiya, where Muhammad Zarqtuni learned to read and write.

[2] This development happened within a particular political and historical context, namely that of the post-World War II period and the wave of decolonization movements in Africa that followed, and there's no doubt that these events had a profound impact on him.

[2] Passionate about soccer, Zarqtuni played for the Mawludiat Bou Tawiil Club (نادي مولودية بوطويل) in 1948 and recruited the youth of the medina.

[2] In response to the French government's colonial abuses generally, and its ousting of Sultan Muhammad V and forcing him into exile on August 20, 1953 (Eid al-Adha) specifically, Muhammad Zarqtuni attacked Casablanca's Central Market (Marché Central) on December 24, 1953 (Christmas Eve).

Possessing critical and sensitive information, Zarqtuni did not want to risk giving up any secrets under torture that might betray his country.