Youssef Amrani | |
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Minister-Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
In office 3 January 2012 – 2017 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI |
Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
Preceded by | Mohamed Ouzzine |
Consul of Morocco in Barcelona | |
In office 1992–1996 | |
Monarch | Hassan II |
Prime Minister | Azeddine Laraki Abdellatif Filali |
Ambassador of Morocco to Colombia | |
In office 1996–1999 | |
Monarch | Hassan II |
Prime Minister | Abdellatif Filali Abderahmane el Youssfi |
Ambassador of Morocco to Chile | |
In office 1999–2001 | |
Monarchs | Hassan II Mohammed VI |
Prime Minister | Abderahmane el Youssfi |
Ambassador of Morocco to Mexico | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
Prime Minister | Abderahmane el Youssfi Driss Jettou |
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
In office 2008 – 25 May 2011 | |
Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean | |
In office 1 July 2011[1] – 10 February 2012 | |
Preceded by | Ahmad Khalaf Masa'deh |
Succeeded by | Fathallah Sijilmassi |
Personal details | |
Born | Tangier, Morocco | 23 September 1953
Political party | Istiqlal |
Alma mater | University of Mohammad V |
Occupation | Politician, Diplomat |
Youssef Amrani (Arabic: يوسف عمراني - born 23 September 1953, Tangier) is a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party. Since October 2021, Amrani has served as the Moroccan ambassador to the European Union.[2] He has previously held positions as Morocco's ambassador to South Africa, Chile, Colombia, and Mexico. He also held the position as the Delegate-Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.[3] Before this nomination he worked since 1978 as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat.[3] He also served as Consul and Ambassador of Morocco to multiple Spanish-speaking countries and was Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean until February 2012.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]