Benjelloun
Benjelloun (Template:Lang-ar) is a prominent Surname among the influential "Fassi" elite of Fez, Morocco. The Benjelloun family migrated to Morocco as late as 1666 from Andalusia, Spain, around the time of the Spanish Inquisition.
It may refer to:
- Othman Benjelloun (Arabic: عثمان بن جلون; born 1931 in Fes, Morocco) businessman worth $2.2 billion as of October 2015
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun, a French-language writer, poet and historian, specialist in the history of northern Morocco.
- Abdelmajid Benjelloun a novelist, journalist and ambassador.
- Omar Benjelloun, a politician, leader of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces
- Tahar Ben Jelloun, a French-language writer and poet.
- Ali Benjelloun, former Minister of Justice and Moroccan Ambassador to the United States
See also
- What Are The Historical Origins of Influential Fassi Families?
- Genealogly of Influential Families in Morocco
- D'où viennent les grandes familles fassies?
- Grandes familles marocaines : qui gère vraiment le royaume ?
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