Muhammad Ahmad al-Mas’udi is a Moroccan poet, critic, and researcher born in the city of Tangier. He earned a PhD in Arabic literature from the Faculty of Arts in Tetouan in 2005. His research interests focus on literary criticism, Sufi discourse, and travel literature. He has authored numerous works of literary criticism and scholarly studies, in addition to collections of poetry and short stories. His articles have also appeared in various peer-reviewed literary and cultural journals. In 2021, he was awarded the Ibn Battuta Prize for Geographical Literature in the category of literary studies for his book on post-colonial travel literature.