Ahmed Osman (politician) explained

Ahmed Osman
Order:Prime Minister of Morocco
Birth Date:3 January 1930
Birth Place:Oujda, Morocco
Term Start:2 November 1972
Term End:22 March 1979
Predecessor:Mohammed Karim Lamrani
Successor:Maati Bouabid
Party:National Rally of Independents
Children:Moulay Nawfal Osman
Ali Osman
Parents:Muhammad Osman
Sofia Malti
Native Name Lang:ar

Ahmed Osman (Arabic: أحمد عصمان; born 3 January 1930)[1] [2] is a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco between 2 November 1972, and 22 March 1979.[3] He was the eighth Prime Minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II.[4] [5]

Early life

Osman was born on 3 January 1930 in Oujda. He studied at the Collège Royal in Rabat with Hassan II.[6] He studied law in Rabat college, where he obtained his license, and in Bordeaux, where he received the diplomas of higher studies in public law and of private law.[7] [8] He also founded the National Rally of Independents.[9] [10]

Career

Osman held many positions in the Government. He was Secretary General Ministry of National Defence (1959–1961), Ambassador to Federal Republic of Germany (1961–1962) and the United States (1967–1972),[11] Under Secretary Ministry of Mines and Industry (1962–1964), President of the Moroccan General Navigation Company (1964–1967), Prime Minister (1972–1979), President of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) from 1977,[12] and President of the House of Representatives (1984–1992).[13]

Prime Minister of Morocco

Osman began his career as prime minister by a visit to France on diplomatic mission. On 3 December 1977, Osman met with President Jimmy Carter of the United States to deliver a personal message from the King, along with ambassador Abdelmajid Benjelloun.[14] [15] On 9 March 1978, Osman visited the Soviet Union, signing a long-term agreement between the USSR and the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco on the Soviet side.[16]

Personal life

He was married to Princess Lalla Nuzha of Morocco, a sister of King Hassan II, from 1964 to her death in 1977.[17] [18] The couple had a son:

From his second marriage, Ahmed had another son:

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Middle East and North Africa. October 24, 1978. Europa Publications.. October 24, 2023. Google Books.
  2. Web site: Index O. www.rulers.org. October 24, 2023.
  3. Web site: Political Leaders:Morocco . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120920222507/http://www.terra.es/personal2/monolith/morocco.htm . 2012-09-20 .
  4. Web site: رؤساء الحكومة السابقون . 2022-05-10 . www.cg.gov.ma . ar.
  5. Web site: Anciens Premiers ministres et Chefs du gouvernement . 2022-05-10 . www.cg.gov.ma . fr.
  6. Web site: 2013-12-27 . أسرار المدرسة المولوية . 2022-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131227061601/http://panorama.nadorcity.com/%D8%A3%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AF%D8%B1%D8%B3%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%A9_a2501.html . 2013-12-27 .
  7. News: 1972-11-04 . M. AHMED OSMAN l'homme des contacts avec l'opposition . fr . Le Monde.fr . 2022-05-10.
  8. Web site: Manhom . من هو أحمد عصمان؟ ملف الشخصية من هم؟ . 2022-05-10 . manhom.com . ar.
  9. Web site: 2021-09-08 . Morocco elections: The billionaire tycoon who unseated Islamist incumbents . 2022-05-10 . The National . en.
  10. Price . David Lynn . 1978 . Morocco: The Political Balance . The World Today . 34 . 12 . 493–500 . 40395030 . 0043-9134.
  11. Web site: Foreign Relations of the United States, 1964–1968, Volume XXIV, Africa - Office of the Historian . 2022-05-10 . history.state.gov.
  12. Web site: IFES Election Guide Elections: Morocco Chamber of Representatives 2007 . 2022-05-10 . www.electionguide.org.
  13. Book: Lansford, Tom . Political Handbook of the World 2015 . 2015-03-24 . CQ Press . 978-1-4833-7156-6 . en.
  14. Web site: Meeting With Prime Minister Ahmed Osman of Morocco White House Statement Issued Following the Meeting. The American Presidency Project . 2022-05-10 . www.presidency.ucsb.edu.
  15. Web site: Morocco - Visits by Foreign Leaders - Department History - Office of the Historian . 2022-05-10 . history.state.gov.
  16. Web site: Film The Prime Minister of Kingdom Morocco in the USSR.. (1978) . 2022-05-10 . www.net-film.ru.
  17. Web site: أحمد عصمان . 2022-05-10 . www.aljazeera.net . ar.
  18. Web site: أحمد عصمان: هكذا طلبت من الملك يد شقيقته للا نزهة . 2022-05-10 . moroccotimes المغرب تايمز . ar.
  19. News: 1977-09-03 . Princess Lalla of Morocco Killed When Automobile Hits Tree in Fog . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-09-12 . 0362-4331.
  20. Web site: 2022-12-28 . Maroc : qui sont les cousins de Mohammed VI ? – Jeune Afrique . 2023-09-12 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.
  21. Web site: 2014-08-29 . Mariage au Maroc : quand la haute fait la noce – Jeune Afrique . 2023-09-12 . JeuneAfrique.com . fr-FR.

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