Abderrahim Harouchi Explained

Abderrahim Harouchi
Termstart3:11 November 1993
Monarch4:Hassan II
Monarch3:Hassan II
Primeminister3:Mohamed Karim Lamrani
Primeminister4:Mohamed Karim Lamrani
Primeminister2:Abdellatif Filali
Primeminister1:Driss Jettou
Termend4:11 November 1993
Termstart4:11 August 1992
Termend3:25 May 1994
Termend2:31 January 1995
Birth Date:31 January 1944
Termstart2:7 June 1994
Office2:Minister of Public Health
Monarch2:Hassan II
Termstart1:8 June 2004
Termend1:2006
Monarch1:Mohammed VI
Office1:Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity
Party:Independent
Birth Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Alma Mater:Paris Descartes University
Université Sorbonne Paris Nord
Occupation:Pediatric surgeon, politician

Abderrahim Harouchi (31 January 194421 August 2011) was a Moroccan pediatric surgeon and politician who served as minister of public health from 1992 to 1995 and Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity from 2004 to 2006.

Biography

Harouchi was born on 31 January 1944 in Casablanca. He got his baccalauréat at Lycée Moulay Hassan in Casablanca in 1961. In 1969, he was received as an Internat des Hôpitaux in UFR Bobigny at Université Sorbonne Paris Nord. He received his Doctorate of medicine from Paris Descartes University in 1972. After that, he received an Agrégation in pediatric surgery in 1975 at Paris Descartes University's faculté de médecine Cochin Port-Royal.[1]

From 1973 to 1975, he worked as chef de clinique at Necker–Enfants Malades Hospital in Paris. From 1976 to 1998, he held the post of Chef de Service de Chirurgie Familiale at the children's hospital in Casablanca. In 1978, he was appointed as professor of pediatric surgery at the Faculty of Medicine of Casablanca, a post he held until 1998. From 1983 to 1986, he worked as a chief physician in the children's hospital of Casablanca. From 1986 to 1992, he worked as the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Casablanca.

On 11 August 1992, he was nominated by Hassan II as Minister of Public Health, a post he held until 31 January 1995. On 8 June 2004, he was appointed by Mohammed VI as Minister of Social Development, Family and Solidarity, a post he held until 2006.

He died Sunday 21 August 2011 after a long battle with cancer.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Park, Thomas Kerlin. Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Boum. Aomar. 2006. Scarecrow Press. 978-0-8108-5341-6. 73. en.
  2. News: El Ouafi. Fatima. 2011-08-23. Ultime combat du Pr Harouchi. fr. L'Economiste. 2020-08-03.
  3. Web site: 15 January 2005. Real Decreto 37/2005, de 14 de enero, por el que se concede la Gran Cruz de la Orden del Mérito Civil al señor Abderrahim Harouchi, Ministro del Desarrollo Social, de la Familia y la Solidaridad del Reino de Marruecos.. Royal Decree 37/2005, of January 14, granting the Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit to Mr. Abderrahim Harouchi, Minister of Development. 3 August 2020. Boletín Oficial del Estado. es.