Ahmed Laraki
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Ahmed Moulay Laraki (Arabic: أحمد العراقي; born 15 October 1931 – 2 November 2020)[1][2] was the Prime Minister of Morocco between 6 October 1969, and 6 August 1971.[3]
Biography[]
After having obtained his doctorate from the Faculty of Medicine in Paris in 1957, Ahmed Laraki moved to Casablanca to practice his profession. In 1958, he joined the cabinet of Ahmed Balafrej in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 6 July 1967, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Mohamed Benhima government.
In the sixties, he was ambassador to Madrid and Washington.
Two years later, on 7 October 1969, he became Prime Minister of the same government and delegated the portfolio of Foreign Affairs to Abdelhadi Boutaleb. On 6 August 1971, he resigned from his post as prime minister after the Skhirat coup. Mohammed Karim Lamrani succeeded him.
He then moved to Paris until 25 April 1974, where he was appointed Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in the Osman government. During his tenure, he was part of the Moroccan negotiators' committee of the Madrid Accords, establishing the formalities of the Spanish withdrawal from Western Sahara.
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- 1931 births
- 2020 deaths
- Prime Ministers of Morocco
- People from Fez, Morocco
- Moroccan politician stubs