Abdelhadi Boutaleb () (23 December 1923 in Fes – 16 December 2009 in Rabat) was a Moroccan prolific historian and author, and a politician. He held many ministerial posts in the 1960s and 1970s and was an ambassador of Morocco to Syria, Mexico and the United States. He is also a founding member (alongsideMehdi Ben Barka) of the National Union of Popular Forces (UNFP) in 1959, the main Moroccan left-wing political party. He later became a councilor to king Hassan II before retiring political life. He was an alumnus of Al-Qarawiyin. References http://abdelhadiboutaleb.com/biographie_fr.asp External links Official website Moroccan politicians People from Fez, Morocco Member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco Moroccan writers Ambassadors of Morocco to the United States Ambassadors of Morocco to Syria Ambassadors of Morocco to Mexico Presidents of the House of Representatives (Morocco) 1923 births 2009 deaths Advisors to Hassan II of Morocco University of al-Qarawiyyin alumni