Ahmed Bahnini
{{short description|Prime minister of Morocco (1963–1965)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Ahmed Bahnini
| native_name = {{nobold|أحمد بحنيني}}
| native_name_lang = ar
| image = Ahmed_bahnini.jpg
| imagesize = 200px
| caption = Bahnini in 1950
| office = Prime Minister of Morocco
| monarch = Hassan II
| term_start = 13 November 1963
| term_end = 7 June 1965
| predecessor = Hassan II
| successor = Hassan II
| birth_date = 1909
| death_date = {{death date and age|1971|07|10|1909|df=yes}}
| death_place = Rabat, Morocco
| party = Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions
}}
Ahmed Bahnini ({{langx|ar|أحمد بحنيني}}; {{circa|1909}} – 10 July 1971) was a Moroccan politician who served as the fourth Prime Minister of Morocco from 1963 to 1965 under King Hassan II.{{cite web|url=http://www.mbs.ma/En/morocco1-2-4.htm|title=Governments and Politics|work=Moroccan British Society}}{{Cite web |date=2013-04-16 |title=History of Governments |url=https://www.maroc.ma/en/content/history-governments |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Maroc.ma |language=en}} He also served as President of the Supreme Court.{{Cite news |date=1963-11-14 |title=King of Morocco Appoints Premier; Replaces Early Nationalist |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1963/11/14/archives/king-of-morocco-appoints-premier-replaces-early-nationalist.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |issn=0362-4331}} Bahnini was killed during a failed coup attempt against Hassan II on 10 July 1971.{{cite web |date=1971-07-13 |title=1971: Death for Moroccan rebel leaders |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/13/newsid_2503000/2503093.stm |work=BBC |format=}}
Early life
Bahnini was born in Fez, Morocco in 1909. He studied at the University of al-Qarawiyyin, where Abdeslam Serghini was his professor.{{cn|date=December 2022}}
Career
Bahnini was teacher to the princes - including Moulay Hassan (future Hassan II) - and princesses at the Imperial College after having held positions at the Méchouar (secretary to the central Makhzen and judge at the herifian High Court).{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=N2ouAQAAIAAJ&q=Lalla+Meryem+Coll%C3%A8ge+royal |title=Arabies |date=1988 |publisher=Arabies |pages=31 |language=fr}}
Bahnini was appointed prime minister by Hassan II in 1963, a week before the promulgation of an amnesty dahir and rehabilitating well-known "collaborators" to the chagrin of the nationalists. This man, at the time of the deposition of Mohammed V had said nothing and had rallied to Mohammed Ben Aarafa, the sultan placed briefly on the throne by the French.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-11 |title=Les Premiers ministres et Chefs de gouvernement marocains depuis l'Indépendance |url=https://leseco.ma/maroc/les-premiers-ministres-et-chefs-de-gouvernement-marocains-depuis-lindependance.html |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=LesEco.ma |language=fr-FR}}
In a speech delivered on 7 June 1965 in Rabat, Hassan II proclaimed a state of exception, in accordance with article 35 of the Sherifian Constitution, and announced a revision of this Constitution, which would be submitted to referendum. Bahnini later presented the king with the resignation of the members of the Moroccan government. The MAP news agency said that the speech of Hassan II was welcomed with "satisfaction" by the population, while the opposition Istiqlal Party and UNFP disapproved of the measures taken by the sovereign.{{Cite news |date=1965-06-09 |title=Hassan II met un terme à son expérience de monarchie parlementaire Le gouvernement Bahnini a remis sa démission |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1965/06/09/hassan-ii-met-un-terme-a-son-experience-de-monarchie-parlementaire-le-gouvernement-bahnini-a-remis-sa-demission_3068105_1819218.html |access-date=2022-05-05}}
Death
On 10 July 1971, during a celebration of Hassan II's birthday in Skhirat palace, Bahnini was shot dead when mutinying soldiers fired into a crowd of guests during a bloody and unsuccessful military coup attempt.{{Cite web |last=ReneNaba |date=2020-07-07 |title=Le coup de Skhirat, cinquante ans après. 1/2 |url=https://libnanews.com/en/le-coup-de-skhirat-cinquante-ans-apres-1-2/ |access-date=2022-05-05 |website=Libnanews, Le Média Citoyen du Liban |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |date=1971-07-15 |title=La liste des victimes |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1971/07/15/la-liste-des-victimes_2452940_1819218.html |access-date=2022-05-05}}{{Cite journal |last=Chennani |first=Rachid |date=2018-04-04 |title=Human Rights and the State in Morocco: Impact of the 20 February Movement |url=https://www.arab-reform.net/publication/human-rights-and-the-state-in-morocco-impact-of-the-20-february-movement/ |journal=Arab Reform Initiative |language=en}}
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Category:University of al-Qarawiyyin alumni
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Category:Prime ministers of Morocco
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Category:People murdered in Morocco
Category:20th-century Moroccan judges
Category:Politicians from Fez, Morocco