Mohammad Najib bin Tun Haji Abdul Razak is a Malaysian politician who served as the sixth Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2009 to 2018. In 2020,he was convicted of corruption in the 1Malaysia Development Berhad scandal,one of the largest money-laundering and embezzlement scandals in history. He is the son of former prime minister Abdul Razak Hussein. Najib Razak was the chairman of the Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition from April 2009 to May 2018 and the president of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) from November 2008 to May 2018,which had maintained control of Malaysia's government with a parliamentary majority for more than sixty years until the coalition's defeat in the 2018 general election.
The French protectorate in Morocco,also known as French Morocco,was the period of French colonial rule in Morocco between 1912 and 1956. The protectorate was officially established 30 March 1912,when Sultan Abd al-Hafid signed the Treaty of Fez,though the French military occupation of Morocco had begun with the invasion of Oujda and the bombardment of Casablanca in 1907.
The Justice and Development Party is a political party in Morocco that advocates for political Islam. It was the ruling party of Morocco from 2011 to 2021.
Mohamed Benaissa is a Moroccan politician who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco from 1999 to 2007.
The Spanish protectorate in Morocco was established on 27 November 1912 by a treaty between France and Spain that converted the Spanish sphere of influence in Morocco into a formal protectorate.
Mohamed Choukri was a Moroccan author and novelist who is best known for his internationally acclaimed autobiography For Bread Alone,which was described by the American playwright Tennessee Williams as "a true document of human desperation,shattering in its impact".
Ahmed Balafrej was the second Prime Minister of Morocco between May 12,1958,and December 2,1958. He was a significant figure in the struggle for the independence of Morocco.
Saadeddine Othmani,sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani,is a Moroccan politician. He served as the 16th prime minister of Morocco from 17 March 2017 to 7 October 2021. Previously he served as foreign minister from 2012 to 2013.
The document known as the Berber Dahir is a dhahir (decree) created by the French protectorate in Morocco on May 16,1930. This Dahir changed the legal system in parts of Morocco where Berber languages were primarily spoken,while the legal system in the rest of the country remained the way it had been before the French invasion. Sultan Muhammad V signed the Dahir under no duress,though he was only 20 years old at the time.
The Party of Renaissance and Virtue is a political party in Morocco. It defines itself as moderate Islamist. However,Siham Ali of Magharebia describes it as an Islamist party.
Somaca is a Moroccan car manufacturer founded in 1959 by Fiat company Simca and currently owned by the French company Renault.
Early general elections were held in Morocco on 25 November 2011,brought forward from 2012 and then postponed from 7 October 2011.
Abdelkader Aamara is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party and its Chief Treasurer. On 3 January 2012,he was nominated as the Minister for Industry,Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Between 2013 and 2016,he was the Minister for Energy,Mines,Water and Environment and since 5 April 2017,he has been the minister for Equipment,Transport and Water Logistics in the cabinet of El Othmani. Between 2 &20 August 2018,he took an interim position as the Minister for Economy and Finance following the firing of Mohamed Boussaid. He has served as MP for Salésince 2002 and is a professor at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy in Rabat,from which he graduated in 1986.
Youssef Amrani is a Moroccan diplomat and politician of the Istiqlal Party. Since October 2021,Amrani has served as the Moroccan ambassador to the European Union. 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. Before this nomination he worked since 1978 as a civil servant at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Rabat. 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.
Rachid Talbi Alami is a Moroccan politician of the National Rally of Independents party who is the President (Speaker) of the House of Representatives of Morocco since 2021. He was elected representative of Tetouan in the 2021 general election.
Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima is the northernmost of the twelve regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 15,090 km²and recorded a population of 3,556,729 in the 2014 Moroccan census. The capital of the region is Tangier.
Events in the year 2021 in Morocco. Rebels have declared the independence of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic in the general area of Western Sahara.
The Mendoubia or Mandubiyya refers to the former ceremonial mansion of the Mendoub,the representative of the Sultan of Morocco in the Tangier International Zone from 1924 to 1956. It now houses the commercial court of Tangier and a memorial museum.
The State Bank of Morocco was a quasi-central bank established in 1907 following the Algeciras Conference,to stabilize the Moroccan currency and serve as a vehicle for European and especially French influence in the Sultanate of Morocco. Following the independence of Morocco,it was replaced in 1959 by the newly created Banque du Maroc,known since 1987 as Bank Al-Maghrib.
