Abdellatif Filali

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Dr. Abdellatif Filali
Abdellatif Filali.jpeg
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
25 May 1994 – 4 February 1998
Monarch King Hassan II
Preceded by Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Succeeded by Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Personal details
Born (1928-01-26)26 January 1928
Beni Mellal or Fes, Morocco[1]
Died 20 March 2009 (aged 81)
Clamart, France
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Anne Belghmi Zwobada
Children Fuad Filali
Yasmina Filali

Abdellatif Filali (Arabic: عبد اللطيف الفلالي‎‎; 26 January 1928 – 20 March 2009) was a Moroccan politician and diplomat under King Hassan II.[2] Filali was known to have progressive views.[3]

Early life

Filali was born in Beni Mellal, Morocco.[1]

Career

Filali served as the Morocco's ambassador to several significant countries, including Spain, Algeria, the United Kingdom and China.[4] Then he served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998.[5] He also served as foreign minister of Morocco from 1985 to 1999.[5] In addition, he held the minister of state portfolio during his term as prime minister.[4] He initiated TV broadcasts in the Moroccan Berber dialects.[6] Filali was replaced by Abderrahmane Youssoufi as prime minister in 1998.[4]

Personal life

Filali was married to a French woman, Anne Belghmi Zwobada, putative daughter of Jacques Zwobada,[7] with whom he had a daughter, Yasmina, and a son, Fuad Filali; the ex-CEO of Morocco's largest private company ONA Group and the former husband of Lalla Meryem, who is the daughter of late Hassan II and elder sister of Mohammed VI.[8] After retiring politics, Filali permanently settled in his wife's house in France and wrote a reference book about foreign relations of Morocco at the second half of past century.

Death

Filali died on 20 March 2009 in the Paris suburb of Clamart due to a heart failure.[4]

Honours

References

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  2. ↑ Former PM Abdellatif Filali dies Maghreb Arabe Presse, 20 March 2009
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  9. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
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