Abdellatif Filali | |
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عبد اللطيف الفيلالي | |
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| Prime Minister of Morocco | |
| In office 25 May 1994 – 4 February 1998 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Karim Lamrani |
| Succeeded by | Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 11 April 1985 – 8 April 1999 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II |
| Prime Minister | Mohammed Karim Lamrani Azzeddine Laraki Mohammed Karim Lamrani Himself Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| Preceded by | Abdelouahed Belkeziz |
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Benaissa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1928-01-26)26 January 1928 |
| Died | 20 March 2009(2009-03-20) (aged 81) |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse | Anne Belghmi Zwobada |
| Children | 2 |
Abdellatif Filali (Arabic:عبد اللطيف الفيلالي; 26 January 1928 – 20 March 2009) was a Moroccan politician and diplomat who served as thePrime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998.[2][3] Filali was known to have progressive views.[4]
Filali was born in January 26, 1929 inBeni Mellal,Morocco.[1][5] The son of a judge, Abdellatif Filali had studied law inFrance before opting for a diplomatic career.[6]
He began his diplomatic career at theUnited Nations as Chargé d'affaires of Morocco in 1958 and 1959 inNew York, then inFrance from 1961 to 1962. On 17 June 1968, he became Minister of Higher Education in theMohamed Benhima government.[7]
On 4 August 1971, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in theMohammed Karim Lamrani government, being reappointed to the same position on 12 April 1972.[8]
In 1973, he was appointed Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Madrid, he notably negotiated the withdrawal of Spanish military troops fromWestern Sahara.
Filali served as the Morocco's ambassador to several significant countries, includingSpain,Algeria,the United Kingdom andChina.[9][10][11] Then he served asPrime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998.[12] He also served asforeign minister of Morocco from 1985 to 1999.[12] In addition, he held the minister of state portfolio during his term as prime minister.[9] He initiated TV broadcasts inthe Moroccan Berber dialects.[13] Filali was replaced byAbderrahmane Youssoufi as prime minister in 1998.[9]
Filali was married to aFrench woman, Anne Belghmi Zwobada, putative daughter ofJacques Zwobada,[14] with whom he had a daughter, Yasmina, and a son, Fuad Filali; the ex-CEO of Morocco's largest private companyONA Group and the former husband ofLalla Meryem,[15] who is the daughter of lateHassan II and elder sister ofMohammed VI.[16] After retiring politics, Filali permanently settled in his wife's house inFrance and wrote a reference book about foreign relations ofMorocco at the second half of past century.[17][18]
Filali died on 20 March 2009 in the Paris suburb ofClamart due to a heart failure.[9] He was 81.[19][20]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Morocco 1994-1998 | Succeeded by |
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