Mohamed El Ouafa (Arabic: محمد الوفا; 1948 – 27 December 2020) was a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party.
Mohamed El Ouafa | |
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| Minister of Education | |
| In office 3 January 2012 – 9 July 2013 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Akhchichine |
| Succeeded by | Rachid Belmokhtar |
| Ambassador of Morocco to Brazil | |
| In office 2006–2012 | |
| Ambassador of Morocco to Iran | |
| In office 2004–2006 | |
| Ambassador of Morocco to India | |
| In office 2000–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1948 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Died | 27 December 2020 (aged 71–72) Rabat, Morocco |
| Political party | Istiqlal Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was Minister of Education in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet.[1]
Life
editBetween 2000 and 2012 he was Ambassador to India, Iran, and Brazil.[1][2][3][4]
In April 2013, while King Mohammed VI was on vacation in France, Hamid Chabat Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party announced his intentions to leave the coalition that forms the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Consequently, a resignation request was submitted on 9 July 2013 for all the Party's ministers.
El Oufa died from COVID-19 at age 72, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Official bio" (PDF). Government of Morocco. Retrieved 15 June 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ M Reddadi (2012-02-27). "Le défi de Mohamed El Ouafa". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ Salima (5 June 2012). "Mohamed El Ouafa : "Le Baccalauréat marocain est respecté de par le monde"". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ "Il a daigné parler en présence des journalistes : Le diagnostic d'El Ouafa". Libération. 3 April 2012. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ محمد الوفا في ذمة الله
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