| Rachad Bouhlal | |
| Office: | Ambassador of Morocco to Japan |
| Term Start: | 22 December 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Samir Arrour |
| Office1: | Ambassador of Morocco to United States |
| Monarch1: | Mohammed VI |
| Term Start1: | 6 December 2011 |
| Term End1: | 2016 |
| Predecessor1: | Aziz Mekouar |
| Successor1: | Lalla Joumala Alaoui |
| Office2: | Ambassador of Morocco to Germany |
| Monarch2: | Mohammed VI |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2011 |
| Office3: | Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
| Term Start3: | 1999 |
| Term End3: | 2004 |
| Office4: | Ambassador of Morocco to Belgium and Luxembourg |
| Term Start4: | 1996 |
| Term End4: | 1999 |
| Birth Date: | 26 August 1951 |
| Birth Place: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Alma Mater: | Rouen Business School |
| Occupation: | Diplomat |
Rachad Bouhlal (Arabic: رشاد بوهلال; born 26 August 1951 in Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat.[1] He has been the ambassador of Morocco to Japan since 22 December 2016,[2] succeeding Samir Arrour. Prior to his assignment in Japan, he was also ambassador in the United States, in Germany, and in Benelux.
He has been the ambassador of Morocco to the United States from 18 January 2012 to 2016, succeeding Aziz Mekouar.[3]
Bouhlal attended the Mission laïque française secondary education establishment Lycée Descartes of Rabat, where graduated in 1970.[4]
In May 2014, it was revealed that Rachad Bouhlal tried to pressure the Project On Middle East Democracy (POMED) into stripping journalists Ali Anouzla and Aboubakr Jamai, founders of the now censored Lakome news site, of the journalistic award they had given them.[5] Both independent journalists were renowned for their independence and criticism of the policies of Mohammed VI.