Rachad Bouhlal

Rachad Bouhlal
Ambassador of Morocco to Japan
Assumed office
18 January 2012
Preceded by vacant
September 2011–January 2012
Aziz Mekouar
Ambassador of Morocco to Germany
In office
2004–2011
Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
In office
1999–2004
Ambassadors of Morocco to the Benelux
In office
1996–1999
Personal details
Born (1951-08-26) 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

References

  1. ↑ "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)
  2. ↑ "Maghress: Les Hommes qui font l'actualité". L'Economiste. 26 May 1994. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ http://www.medias24.com/map/map-20902-Qui-sont-les-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-marocains.html
  5. ↑ http://www.medias24.com/map/map-20902-Qui-sont-les-nouveaux-ambassadeurs-marocains.html
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