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Benjelloun
Benjelloun
is a prominent
Surname
among the
powerful
"Fassi" elite of
Fez, Morocco
. The Benjelloun family migrated to
Morocco
as late as 1666 from
Andalusia, Spain
, around the time of
the Spanish Inquisition
.
It may refer to:
Othman Benjelloun
businessman
worth $2.2 billion as of
October 2015
Abdelmajid Benjelloun
, a
French-speaking
writer
, poet and historian, specialist in the
history
of northern Morocco.
Abdelmajid
Benjelloun a
novelist
, journalist and ambassador.
Omar Benjelloun
, a
politician
, leader of the
Socialist Union of Popular Forces
Tahar Ben Jelloun
, a French-speaking writer and poet.
Ali Benjelloun
, former
Minister of Justice
and Moroccan
Ambassador to the United States