Source: National Archives of Morocco & UNFP Historical Collection
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Abdellah Ibrahim 🇲🇦

عبد الله إبراهيم (Known as "Abdellah Ibrahim")
Prime Minister of Morocco (1958–1960), Labor Pioneer, Co-Founder of UNFP
Born Aug 24, 1918 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco
Passed Away Sep 11, 2005 Casablanca, Morocco
Lifespan 87 years old
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"National independence is hollow without economic emancipation and social justice for the working people."

Archival Overview

Intellectual architect of the Moroccan progressive movement, signatory of the 1944 Independence Manifesto, and Prime Minister (1958–1960) who created the Moroccan Dirham and secured the withdrawal of US and French military bases.

Biographical Record

Abdellah Ibrahim was educated at the Ben Youssef Madrasa in Marrakech and the Sorbonne in Paris. A signer of the 1944 Independence Manifesto, he co-founded the UMT trade union and split from the conservative wing of Istiqlal in 1959 to co-found the socialist National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) alongside Mehdi Ben Barka.

As Prime Minister from 1958 to 1960, his cabinet created the Bank Al-Maghrib and the national currency (the Dirham), founded the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), and negotiated the evacuation of foreign military airbases, setting the structural foundations of the sovereign modern Moroccan economy.

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Final Resting Place

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Al-Chouhada Cemetery
Casablanca, Morocco
GPS: 33.5854, -7.5854
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