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Ahmed Osman (politician)

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Ahmed Osman
أحمد عصمان
Osman in 1961
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
20 November 1972 – 27 March 1979
MonarchHassan II
Preceded byMohammed Karim Lamrani
Succeeded byMaati Bouabid
Personal details
Born (1930-01-03) 3 January 1930 (age 95)
Oujda, Morocco
Political partyNational Rally of Independents
Spouse
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(m. 1964; died 1977)​
Children2

Ahmed Osman (Arabic: أحمد عصمان; born 3 January 1930) is a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1972 to 1979. He was the brother-in-law of king Hassan II.

Early life

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Osman was born on 3 January 1930 in Oujda.[1] He studied law at the Royal College of Rabat with future king Hassan II.[2] After obtaining his license there, he continued his education in Bordeaux, where he received the diplomas of higher studies in public law and of private law.[3][4]

Political career

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Osman held many government positions. He was secretary-general of the Ministry of Defence (1959–1961), ambassador to West Germany (1961–1962) and the United States (1968–1970), under-secretary at the Ministry of Mines and Industry (1962–1964), and president of the Moroccan General Navigation Company (1964–1967).[1][5][6]

On 19 November 1972, he was appointed prime minister by King Hassan II.[1] Osman made a diplomatic visit to France in January 1976.[7] On 3 December 1977, he met with President Jimmy Carter of the United States to deliver a personal message from the king, along with ambassador Abdelmajid Benjelloun.[8][9] On 9 March 1978, he visited the Soviet Union, signing a long-term agreement between the USSR and Morocco on the Soviet side.[10]

In 1978, Osman founded the National Rally of Independents (RNI).[11][12] The following year, he resigned as prime minister in order to focus on his duties at the RNI, and went on to serve as president of the House of Representatives from 1984 to 1992.[1] He remained the RNI's party leader until 2007.[13]

Personal life

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Osman married Princess Lalla Nuzha, a sister of king Hassan II, in 1964. They remained married until her death in an automobile accident in 1977.[14][15][16] The couple had a son, Moulay Nawfal, who was born in 1966 and predeceased him in 1992.[14][17]

From a second marriage, Osman had another son, Ali, who is married to Alia Sefrioui, daughter of Anas Sefrioui.[18]

Honours

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National honours

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Foreign honours

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Parcours d'un homme d'État". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 15 June 2004. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  2. ^ "أسرار المدرسة المولوية". 27 December 2013. Archived from the original on 27 December 2013. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  3. ^ "M. AHMED OSMAN l'homme des contacts avec l'opposition". Le Monde.fr (in French). 4 November 1972. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  4. ^ Manhom. "من هو أحمد عصمان؟ | ملف الشخصية | من هم؟". manhom.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  5. ^ Lansford, Tom (24 March 2015). Political Handbook of the World 2015. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7156-6.
  6. ^ "Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIV, Africa - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Le roi Hassan II fera une visite officielle en France au début d'avril". Le Monde (in French). 10 January 1976. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Meeting With Prime Minister Ahmed Osman of Morocco White House Statement Issued Following the Meeting. | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Morocco - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History - Office of the Historian". history.state.gov. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Film The Prime Minister of Kingdom Morocco in the USSR.. (1978)". www.net-film.ru. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  11. ^ "Morocco elections: The billionaire tycoon who unseated Islamist incumbents". The National. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  12. ^ Price, David Lynn (1978). "Morocco: The Political Balance". The World Today. 34 (12): 493–500. ISSN 0043-9134. JSTOR 40395030.
  13. ^ "Après 30 ans à la tête du RNI, Ahmed Osman se retire de la vie politique". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 27 May 2007. Retrieved 15 February 2025.
  14. ^ a b "Princess Lalla of Morocco Killed When Automobile Hits Tree in Fog". The New York Times. 3 September 1977. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  15. ^ "أحمد عصمان". www.aljazeera.net (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  16. ^ "أحمد عصمان: هكذا طلبت من الملك يد شقيقته للا نزهة". moroccotimes المغرب تايمز (in Arabic). Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Maroc : qui sont les cousins de Mohammed VI ? – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
  18. ^ "Mariage au Maroc : quand la haute fait la noce – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Morocco
1972–1979 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
New political party Leader of the National Rally of Independents
1978–2007 		Succeeded by
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