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M'hamed Boucetta
Marrakech, Morocco
Archival Overview
Venerable Moroccan statesman, Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party for twenty-four years, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and President of the royal commission that reformed the Mudawwana family code.
Biographical Record
M'hamed Boucetta was a youth militant in the nationalist movement in Marrakech who studied law at the Sorbonne in Paris, becoming a distinguished attorney at the Rabat Bar. Close confidant to Allal al-Fassi, he served as Minister of Justice in the first government of independent Morocco.
As Foreign Minister from 1977 to 1983, Boucetta defended Moroccan territorial integrity across international forums. In 2003, King Mohammed VI entrusted him with presiding over the Royal Consultative Commission that drafted the revolutionary 2004 Mudawwana (Family Code), radically advancing the legal rights of Moroccan women.
Key Life Milestones
Election as Secretary-General of Istiqlal
Elected supreme leader of Morocco's historic nationalist party, leading it for twenty-four years.
Election as Secretary-General of Istiqlal
Elected supreme leader of Morocco's historic nationalist party, leading it for twenty-four years.
Election as Secretary-General of Istiqlal
Elected supreme leader of Morocco's historic nationalist party, leading it for twenty-four years.
Presidency of the Mudawwana Reform Commission
Delivered the historic reform of the Moroccan Family Code, granting women equal rights in marriage and divorce.
Presidency of the Mudawwana Reform Commission
Delivered the historic reform of the Moroccan Family Code, granting women equal rights in marriage and divorce.
Presidency of the Mudawwana Reform Commission
Delivered the historic reform of the Moroccan Family Code, granting women equal rights in marriage and divorce.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialRabat, Morocco