Rachad Bouhlal
| Rachad Bouhlal | |
|---|---|
| Ambassador of Morocco to Japan | |
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Assumed office 18 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by |
vacant September 2011–January 2012 Aziz Mekouar |
| Ambassador of Morocco to Germany | |
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In office 2004–2011 | |
| Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
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In office 1999–2004 | |
| Ambassadors of Morocco to the Benelux | |
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In office 1996–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
26 August 1951 Rabat, Morocco |
| Alma mater | l’École supérieure de commerce et d’administration des entreprises de Rouen |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
Rachad Bouhlal (Arabic: رشاد بوهلال; born 26 August 1951, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat.[1] He has been the ambassador of Morocco to Japan since 2016, succeeding Samir Arrour.
He has been the ambassador of Morocco to the United States since 18 January 2012, succeeding Aziz Mekouar.
Bouhlal attended the Mission laïque française secondary education establishment Lycée Descartes of Rabat, where graduated in 1970.[2]
Controversy
In May 2014, it was revealed that Rachad Bouhlal tried to pressure the Project On Middle East Democracy (POMED) into stripping journalists Ali Anouzla and Aboubakr Jamai, founders of the now censored Lakome news site, of the journalistic award they had given them.[3] Both independent journalists were renowned for their independence and criticism of the policies of Mohammed VI.
Honours
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Crown.[4]
- Knight Grand Cross in the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.[5]
References
- ↑ "http://www.diplomatie.ma/Portals/0/M.%20Mohamed%20Rachad%20BOUHLAL.pdf". diplomatie.ma. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014. External link in
|title=(help) - ↑ "Maghress: Les Hommes qui font l'actualité". L'Economiste. 26 May 1994. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ "L'ambassadeur du Maroc à Washington a tenté de faire retirer des prix à Anouzla et Jamaï". Demain Online. 9 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- ↑ http://www.medias24.com/map/map-20902-Qui-sont-les-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-marocains.html
- ↑ http://www.medias24.com/map/map-20902-Qui-sont-les-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-marocains.html