Mustapha Oukacha
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Mustapha Oukacha was a Moroccan
politician
who served as the President of the Assembly of Councillors
of the Parliament of Morocco
beginning in October 2000.
Oukacha was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1933. He studied law
and business management as a university student. Oukacha founded several businesses during the 1960s, focusing on the construction
, agriculture
, maritime
and fishing
sectors.
Oukacha became involved in Moroccan politics in the 1970s. He served as mayor
of a small town in Ben Slimane
province near Casablanca for 24 years. He was later elected to the Assembly of Councillors.
Oukacha was elected President of the Assembly of Councillors in October 2000. He was re-elected to a second term as President in October 2003.
Mustapha Oukacha died in Casablanca, Morocco, on November 13, 2008, at the age of 75. Oukacha had just returned to Morocco
from France
, where he had undergone surgery in Paris
and spent approximately 40 days in a hospital in Toulouse
.
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
politician
Politician
A politician, political leader, or political figure is an individual who is involved in influencing public policy and decision making...
who served as the President of the Assembly of Councillors
Assembly of Councillors
The Assembly of Councillors is the upper house of the Parliament of Morocco and has 270 members, elected for a nine year term, elected by local councils , professional chambers and wage-earners ....
of the Parliament of Morocco
Parliament of Morocco
The Parliament of Morocco is located in Rabat, the capital of Morocco.- Composition :Since 1996, the national legislature has become bicameral and has therefore two parliamentary chambers:...
beginning in October 2000.
Oukacha was born in Casablanca, Morocco in 1933. He studied law
Law
Law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behavior, wherever possible. It shapes politics, economics and society in numerous ways and serves as a social mediator of relations between people. Contract law regulates everything from buying a bus...
and business management as a university student. Oukacha founded several businesses during the 1960s, focusing on the construction
Construction
In the fields of architecture and civil engineering, construction is a process that consists of the building or assembling of infrastructure. Far from being a single activity, large scale construction is a feat of human multitasking...
, agriculture
Agriculture
Agriculture is the cultivation of animals, plants, fungi and other life forms for food, fiber, and other products used to sustain life. Agriculture was the key implement in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that nurtured the...
, maritime
Shipping
Shipping has multiple meanings. It can be a physical process of transporting commodities and merchandise goods and cargo, by land, air, and sea. It also can describe the movement of objects by ship.Land or "ground" shipping can be by train or by truck...
and fishing
Fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch wild fish. Fish are normally caught in the wild. Techniques for catching fish include hand gathering, spearing, netting, angling and trapping....
sectors.
Oukacha became involved in Moroccan politics in the 1970s. He served as mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of a small town in Ben Slimane
Ben Slimane
Ben Slimane is a town in Morocco, in the Ben Slimane Province. The town, previously known as Boulhaut, is the capital of the province, and is between the cities of Casablanca and Rabat....
province near Casablanca for 24 years. He was later elected to the Assembly of Councillors.
Oukacha was elected President of the Assembly of Councillors in October 2000. He was re-elected to a second term as President in October 2003.
Mustapha Oukacha died in Casablanca, Morocco, on November 13, 2008, at the age of 75. Oukacha had just returned to Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
from France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where he had undergone surgery in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and spent approximately 40 days in a hospital in Toulouse
Toulouse
Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
.