Mohamed Oufkir
Moroccan politician and officer (1920-1972) · Morocco · On the map · Politicians · Died at 52
General Mohamed Oufkir was a Moroccan senior military officer who held many important governmental posts like the minister of interior and minister of defense.
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Mohamed Oufkir (left) and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (right) in 1956
Mehdi Ben Barka. Mohamed Oufkir was accused of being involved in his disappearance and was sentenced to life imprisonment in absentia.
Malika Oufkir at the 2006 Texas Book Festival, author of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail and daughter of Mohamed Oufkir![The US Silver Star was awarded to Oufkir[60][61] by U.S. Army Major General Alfred M. Gruenther.[7]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Silver_Star_medal.jpg/330px-Silver_Star_medal.jpg)
The US Silver Star was awarded to Oufkir[60][61] by U.S. Army Major General Alfred M. Gruenther.[7]Awards
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Throughout the 60s, he rose to become the regime's strongman having a close relationship with Hassan II of Morocco and was partly responsible for the suppression of political opposition and riots. It is believed that he was involved in the Ben Barka affair and that he was assassinated for his alleged role in the failed 1972 Moroccan coup attempt.
