Abderrahmane Youssoufi
Abderrahmane Youssoufi (ahb-dehr-RAH-mahn-ehl YOO-soo-fee (
listen (info • help)); Arabic: عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) is a Moroccan politician and human rights activist.[1] He was the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002. He was a human rights lawyer.[2]
Abderrahmane Youssoufi | |
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| Prime Minister of Morocco | |
| In office 4 February 1998 – 9 October 2002 | |
| Monarch | Hassan II Mohammed VI |
| Preceded by | Abdellatif Filali |
| Succeeded by | Driss Jettou |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 March 1924 Tangier, Morocco |
| Died | 29 May 2020 (aged 96) Casablanca, Morocco |
| Political party | Socialist Union of Popular Forces |
Youssoufi died of lung cancer on 29 May 2020 at a Casablanca hospital, aged 96.[3]
References
- ↑ "Morocco's Acknowledgement of Past Abuses". Human Rights Watch. 28 November 2005. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
- ↑ "The North South Prize of Lisbon". North-South Centre. Council of Europe. Archived from the original on 15 February 2008. Retrieved 21 January 2008.
- ↑ Décès de l’ex-Premier ministre marocain Abderrahman El Youssoufi (in French)