Mohamed Cherkaoui (5 March 1921 – 31 December 2022) was a Moroccan politician and diplomat. Cherkaoui was a signatory of the Proclamation of Independence of Morocco of 1944. He held several ministerial positions in the Moroccan government, including Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance from 1964 to 1965, as well as Ambassador to France from 1961 to 1964.[1]

Mohamed Cherkaoui
Minister of Development of Morocco
In office
8 June 1965 – 11 November 1967
MonarchHassan II of Morocco
Prime MinisterNone
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Economic Affairs and Finance
In office
20 August 1964 – 3 November 1965
MonarchHassan II of Morocco
Prime MinisterAhmed Bahnini
Preceded byDriss Slaoui
Succeeded byMamoun Tahiri
Ambassador of Morocco to France
In office
2 June 1961 – 1 December 1964
MonarchHassan II of Morocco
Preceded byAbdellatif Benjelloun
Succeeded byMoulay Ali Alaoui
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
In office
27 May 1960 – 16 May 1961
MonarchsMohammed V of Morocco
Hassan II of Morocco
Prime MinisterMbarek Bekkaï
Preceded byMohamed Medbouh
Succeeded byMohamed Benabdeslam El Fassi El Halfaoui [fr]
Minister of State of Morocco
In office
7 December 1955 – 26 October 1956
MonarchMohammed V of Morocco
Prime MinisterMbarek Bekkaï
Preceded byPosition created
Succeeded byMohamed Rachid Mouline [fr]
Personal details
Born(1921-03-05)5 March 1921
Bejaad, French Morocco
Died31 December 2022(2022-12-31) (aged 101)
Rabat, Morocco
Political partyDemocratic Independence Party
Spouse
(m. 1961; died 2021)
ChildrenMoulay Sulaiman Cherkaoui
Moulay Omar Cherkaoui
Moulay Mehdi Cherkaoui
Lalla Rabia Cherkaoui

Cherkaoui was married to Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco, sister of late King Hassan II of Morocco, with whom he had four children.[1]

Biography

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Cherkaoui was born in Bejaad in the French protectorate of Morocco on 5 March 1921.[1] He completed secondary school in Casablanca and obtained his law degree from the University of Bordeaux in France.[1] He also received a diploma in geography and history from Hautes Études de Rabat.[1] He was the director of the La Voix nationale newspaper from 1943 to 1944.[1][2]

Cherkaoui was appointed Minister of State from 1955 to 1956. During this time, Cherkaoui, Abderrahim Bouabid, Driss M'hammedi and Ahmed Réda Guédira led the Moroccan delegation which negotiated the kingdom's independence from France and Spain.[1] Cherkaoui later served as Morocco's Ambassador to France from 1961 to 1964.

Mohamed Cherkaoui died in Rabat, Morocco on 31 December 2022, at the age of 101.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Décès à l'âge de 101 ans de Mohamed Cherkaoui, beau-frère d'Hassan II". H24info. 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  2. ^ Les premiers gouvernements du Maroc, Aljabriabed, consulté le 4