Abdellatif Filali

Abdellatif Filali (Arabic: عبد اللطيف الفيلالي; 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]

Dr. Abdellatif Filali
Filali at Moncloa Palace, July 1990
11th Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
25 May 1994 – 4 February 1998
MonarchHassan II
Preceded byMohammed Karim Lamrani
Succeeded byAbderrahmane Youssoufi
Personal details
Born(1928-01-26)26 January 1928
Fes, Morocco[1]
Died20 March 2009 (aged 81)
Clamart, France
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Anne Belghmi Zwobada
ChildrenFuad Filali
Yasmina Filali

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, 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.[7] 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] He was 81.

Honours

References
  1. Tarik QATTAB. "Abdellatif Filali : Parcours d'un vrai homme d'état". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. Former PM Abdellatif Filali dies Maghreb Arabe Presse, 20 March 2009
  3. "General who crushed coup gains power in Morocco". Herald Journal. Rabat. AP. 8 August 1971. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  4. "Morocco's Former PM, Abdellatif Filali, Dies in France". Naharnet. 23 March 2009. Archived from the original on 8 February 2013. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  5. "Leaders of Morocco (Kingdom of Morocco)". Terra. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  6. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman (2011). The Berber Identity Movement and the Challenge to North African States. University of Texas Press. p. 120. ISBN 978-0-292-72587-4.
  7. Gupta, Pranay (1 May 1989). "My father-in-law is very demanding". Forbes. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
  8. Boletín Oficial del Estado
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