Ahmed Bensouda

أحمد بن سودة (Known as "Bensouda")

Senior Royal Counselor, Diplomat, Minister of Information, Poet

Born 1920

Fez, Morocco

Passed Away Jul 02, 2008 Rabat, Morocco

Lifespan 88 years old

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"Discretion and loyalty to the nation are the silent anchors of a lasting state."

Archival Overview

Longtime chief counselor and confidant to King Hassan II and King Mohammed VI, diplomat, and statesman who helped craft modern Moroccan institutional diplomacy for four decades.

Biographical Record

A prominent young nationalist intellectual in Fez who was imprisoned by French authorities, Ahmed Bensouda entered royal service following independence, serving as director of the royal cabinet, Minister of Information, and ambassador to Lebanon.

As trusted personal counselor to King Hassan II, he played an indispensable behind-the-scenes role in organizing the Green March in 1975 and managing Morocco's delicate foreign policy portfolios across the Arab world.

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Final Resting Place

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Chouhada Cemetery
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0200, -6.8400                    

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