Background
BEN, Youssef was born on August 15, 1921 in Rabat.
physician diplomatist and politician
BEN, Youssef was born on August 15, 1921 in Rabat.
Lycee de Marrakesh, Medical College, of Algiers and Paris.
Joined Public Health Service 1949, Director several hospitals, then Inspector of Public Health. Minister of Health 1958-1962, of Health and Education 1961, of Edue., Youth and Sport 1961-1965, of Foreign Affairs 1970-1971. Mayor of Marrakesh and President Provincial Council.
Ambassador to U.A.R. 1965-1966, to Italy and Greece 1967-1968, to Algeria 1969-1970, to Spain 1971-1972, to France and United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization since 1972, to the Vatican 1976.
Vice-President Board of directors, Institute du monde Arabe since 1980. Commander de l’ordre nationale du Trone (Morocco), Commander de l’ordre nationale du Merite and other.
Married Zhor Rostane in 1951.