About Ahmed Al-Tawfiq, Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs

صحافة بلادي — Ahmed Al-Tawfiq was appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI as Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs on June 22, 1943 in the Mrigha region of the Al Haouz Province (High Atlas).

Al-Tawfiq obtained a BA in history from the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences in Rabat in 1968, and a degree in archaeology, then he obtained a state doctorate in history from the same faculty in 1976.

Al-Tawfiq worked as a professor of history at the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences in Rabat, and held the position of Deputy Dean of the Faculty between 1976 and 1978, before he was appointed Director of the Institute of African Studies in Rabat between 1989 and 1995, then Governor of the Kingdom’s Public Treasury (currently the National Library) from 1995 until November 2002.

Ahmed Al-Tawfiq was appointed Minister of Endowments and Islamic Affairs since November 7, 2002 in various successive governments. He also holds the position of Minister Delegate of the Supreme Scientific Council, and has an extensive academic and literary credit in history, heritage investigation, and Moroccan literature.

Source:My press