Ahmed Balafrej

Ahmed Balafrej (Arabic: أحمد بلافريج; September 5, 1908, in Rabat – April 14, 1990[1]) was the Prime Minister of Morocco between May 12, 1958, and December 2, 1958.[2]

D'anfa Conference, with Roosevelt and Churchill, 1943

Ahmed Balafrej
Ahmed Balafrej in 1950
Representative to Hassan II and Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 5 January 1963 – 13 November 1963
Monarch	Hassan II
Preceded by	under the authority of Hassan II
Succeeded by	Ahmed Reda Guedira (as Minister of Foreign Affairs)
2nd Prime Minister of Morocco and Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 May 1958 – 13 December 1958
Monarch	Mohammed V
Preceded by	Mbarek Bekkay (as prime minister)
Succeeded by	Abdallah Ibrahim
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 October 1956 – 16 April 1958
Prime Minister	Mbarek Bekkay
Preceded by	office established
Personal details
Born	(1908-09-05)5 September 1908 Rabat, Morocco
Died	14 April 1990(1990-04-14) (aged 81) Rabat, Morocco
Political party	Istiqlal

Biography

Balafraj, who wanted to keep Morocco neutral, served as Foreign Minister until November 13, 1963, when King Hassan II replaced him after the resolution of the Sand War with Algeria. Balafraj, considered the second most powerful man in the government after Hassan II (who was both monarch and prime minister), was reassigned to a nominal post as "personal representative of the King".[3]

References

1. Wolf, Jean (1994). Les secrets du Maroc espagnol: l'épopée d'Abd-el-Khaleq Torrès (in French). Eddif. p. 173. ISBN 2-7158-1050-4. Retrieved 20 June 2010.
2. "Political Leaders:Morocco". Archived from the original on 2012-09-20.
3. "Shift to West for Morocco with Shakeup", UPI report in The Daily Telegram (Eau Claire, Wisconsin), November 14, 1963, p10

Preceded by Mbarek Bekkaï	Prime Minister of Morocco 1958 – 1958	Succeeded by Abdallah Ibrahim