Abderrahmane Youssoufi

Abderrahmane Youssoufi
عبد الرحمن اليوسفي
Youssoufi in 2002
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
4 February 1998 – 9 October 2002
MonarchsHassan II
Mohammed VI
Preceded byAbdellatif Filali
Succeeded byDriss Jettou
Personal details
Born(1924-03-08)8 March 1924
Tangier, Morocco
Died29 May 2020(2020-05-29) (aged 96)
Casablanca, Morocco
Cause of deathLung cancer
Political partySocialist Union of Popular Forces

Abderrahmane Youssoufi (/ɑːbdɛˈræxmɑːn ˈjsfi/ ahb-deh-RAH-mahn YOO-soo-fee; Arabic: عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002,[1][2] serving under King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI.[3][4] He was the Secretary General of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (French: Union Socialiste des Forces Populaires, USFP).[5]

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  3. ^ "Anciens Premiers ministres et Chefs du gouvernement". www.cg.gov.ma (in French). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ "رؤساء الحكومة السابقون". www.cg.gov.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  5. ^ Guerraoui, Saad (29 May 2020). "Morocco's ex-PM Abderrahmane Youssoufi dies | Saad Guerraoui". MEO. Retrieved 21 May 2022.