Ahmed Osman (Arabic: أحمد عصمان; born 3 January 1930) is a Moroccan lawyer and retired politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1972 to 1979. He was the brother-in-law of king Hassan II.
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Early life
Osman was born on 3 January 1930 in Oujda. He studied law at the Royal College of Rabat with future king Hassan II. After obtaining his license there, he continued his education in Bordeaux, where he received the diplomas of higher studies in public law and of private law.
Political career
Osman held many government positions. He was secretary-general of the Ministry of Defence (1959–1961), ambassador to West Germany (1961–1962) and the United States (1968–1970), under-secretary at the Ministry of Mines and Industry (1962–1964), and president of the Moroccan General Navigation Company (1964–1967).