Rabat – Following his widow’s signing of confirmation, late Morocco’s former Prime Minister Abderrahmane Youssoufi will be the first senior official to have bequeathed his whole inheritance to the National Foundation of Museums and Archives of Morocco.
The late Youssoufi wrote in his will that upon the death of his widowed wife, all accumulated movable and immovable property from their 72-year long life together is to be donated to the Moroccan foundation.
Helene Youssoufi, the widow, will sign the confirmation of the donation on Monday, July 19 at the National Human Rights Council (CNDH) headquarters in Rabat. Moroccan Minister of Culture Othman El Ferdaous, both friend and legatee, Mbark Bouderka, as well as the president of the foundation of museums Mehdi Qotbi will be presiding over the signing ceremony.
The main body of the donation will consist of two apartments, all furniture within, funds from their French and Moroccan bank accounts, including two cars. One apartment is located in Cannes, France, while the other is situated in Morocco’s Casablanca.
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This event will also be an opportunity for Mrs. Youssoufi to confirm additional donations of various personal and work-related documents illustrating and highlighting the former prime minister’s political career. The documents will be donated to the Archives of Morocco.
This is the first time that a political figure of Youssoufi’s stature has made such a monumental donation towards the archive and legacy of Morocco. The married couple did not have any children to pass on their legacy to.
Qotbi told local Moroccan media that such a decision is “totally unprecedented in the political world,” and that it “will pave the way for other initiatives of the same kind.”
“The deceased wanted to show his commitment to art and culture, by donating his own property to all young Moroccans he considered as his own children through the foundation,” he added.
Youssoufi’s written will contain instructions for the conversion of his apartment, furniture, documents, and books included, into an open museum for visitors.
