Ahmed Balafrej

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Ahmed Balafrej
أحمد بلافريج
Balafrej in 1950
Representative to Hassan II and Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 5 January 1963 – 13 November 1963
Monarch	Hassan II
Preceded by	under the authority of Hassan II
Succeeded by	Ahmed Reda Guedira (as Minister of Foreign Affairs)
President of the Governing Council of Morocco and Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 May 1958 – 13 December 1958
Monarch	Mohammed V
Preceded by	Mbarek Bekkay (as prime minister)
Succeeded by	Abdallah Ibrahim
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 28 October 1956 – 16 April 1958
Prime Minister	Mbarek Bekkay
Preceded by	office established
Personal details
Born	(1908-09-05)5 September 1908 Rabat, Morocco
Died	14 April 1990(1990-04-14) (aged 81) Rabat, Morocco
Political party	Istiqlal

Ahmed Balafrej (Arabic: أحمد بلافريج; September 5, 1908 – April 14, 1990^[1]) was the second Prime Minister of Morocco between May 12, 1958, and December 2, 1958.^[2] He was a significant figure in the struggle for the independence of Morocco.