Mohamed El Ouafa ( ar, محمد الوفا; 1948 – 27 December 2020) was a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the
Istiqlal Party
The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...
.
He was Minister of Education in
Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet.
Life
Between 2000 and 2012 he was Ambassador to
India
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,
Iran
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, and
Brazil
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.
[
In April 2013, while King ]Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to:
* Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902
* Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922
* Mohammed VI of Morocco
Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس ...
was on vacation in France, Hamid Chabat
Hamid Chabat ( ar, حميد شباط – born 17 August 1953, Taza Province) is a Moroccan politician and the previous Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party. Hamid Chabat has been the mayor of Fes since October 2003 and was elected on 23 ...
Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party announced his intentions to leave the coalition that forms the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Consequently, a resignation request was submitted on 9 July 2013 for all the Party's ministers.
El Oufa died from COVID-19
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at age 72, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
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See also
* Cabinet of Morocco
* Istiqlal Party
The Istiqlal Party ( ar, حزب الإستقلال, translit=Ḥizb Al-Istiqlāl, lit=Independence Party; french: Parti Istiqlal; zgh, ⴰⴽⴰⴱⴰⵔ ⵏ ⵍⵉⵙⵜⵉⵇⵍⴰⵍ) is a political party in Morocco. It is a conservative and ...
References
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Ministry of Education
1948 births
2020 deaths
Education ministers of Morocco
Government ministers of Morocco
Moroccan diplomats
Politicians from Marrakesh
Ambassadors of Morocco to India
Ambassadors of Morocco to Iran
Ambassadors of Morocco to Brazil
Istiqlal Party politicians
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Morocco
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