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Abdelhadi Boutaleb
Fez, Morocco
Archival Overview
Distinguished Moroccan scholar, royal tutor to King Hassan II, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and founding Director-General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO).
Biographical Record
Abdelhadi Boutaleb graduated at age twenty-one from the University of al-Qarawiyyin in Fez, becoming tutor to Crown Prince Moulay Hassan at the Royal College. Joining the nationalist resistance, he was a key delegate to the 1955 negotiations that secured King Mohammed V's return from exile.
Boutaleb served as Minister of Justice, Information, and Foreign Affairs. In 1982, he was elected first Director-General of ISESCO, building it into the Muslim world's leading educational and cultural body. A prolific author of over sixty books on constitutional law and political philosophy, he was revered across the Arab world.
Key Life Milestones
Presidency of the Parliament and Foreign Ministry
Represented Morocco during pivotal non-aligned and Arab summits as chief diplomat.
Presidency of the Parliament and Foreign Ministry
Represented Morocco during pivotal non-aligned and Arab summits as chief diplomat.
Presidency of the Parliament and Foreign Ministry
Represented Morocco during pivotal non-aligned and Arab summits as chief diplomat.
Founding Director-General of ISESCO
Elected head of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, serving for nearly a decade.
Founding Director-General of ISESCO
Elected head of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, serving for nearly a decade.
Founding Director-General of ISESCO
Elected head of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, serving for nearly a decade.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRabat, Morocco