Ahmed Balafrej
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Ahmed Balafrej | |
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Representative to Hassan II and Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 5 January 1963 – 13 November 1963 | |
Monarch | Hassan II |
Preceded by | under the authority of Hassan II |
Succeeded by | Ahmed Reda Guedira (as Minister of Foreign Affairs) |
2nd Prime Minister of Morocco and Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 12 May 1958 – 13 December 1958 | |
Monarch | Mohammed V |
Preceded by | Mbarek Bekkay (as prime minister) |
Succeeded by | Abdallah Ibrahim |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 28 October 1956 – 16 April 1958 | |
Prime Minister | Mbarek Bekkay |
Preceded by | office established |
Personal details | |
Born | Rabat, Morocco | 5 September 1908
Died | 14 April 1990 Rabat, Morocco | (aged 81)
Political party | Istiqlal |
Ahmed Balafrej (Arabic: أحمد بلافريج; September 5, 1908, in Rabat – April 14, 1990[1]) was the Prime Minister of Morocco between May 12, 1958, and December 2, 1958.[2]
Biography
Balafraj, who wanted to keep Morocco neutral, served as Foreign Minister until November 13, 1963, when King Hassan II replaced him after the resolution of the Sand War with Algeria. Balafraj, considered the second most powerful man in the government after Hassan II (who was both monarch and prime minister), was reassigned to a nominal post as "personal representative of the King".[3]
References
- ^ Wolf, Jean (1994). Les secrets du Maroc espagnol: l'épopée d'Abd-el-Khaleq Torrès (in French). Eddif. p. 173. ISBN 2-7158-1050-4. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
- ^ "Political Leaders:Morocco". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20.
- ^ "Shift to West for Morocco with Shakeup", UPI report in The Daily Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), November 14, 1963, p10