Ali Oumlil

Ali Oumlil (Arabic: علي أومليل; born December 25, 1940) is a Moroccan philosopher, thinker, human rights activist, diplomat and political persona.

Ali Oumlil
علي أومليل
Extraordinary Ambassador Plenipotentiary
In office
2000–2016
MonarchMohammed VI
Moroccan Ambassador to the Lebanese Republic
In office
2004–2016
Moroccan Ambassador to the Arab Republic of Egypt
In office
2000–2004
Moroccan Ambassador to the League of Arab States
In office
2000–2004
President of the Arab Organization for Human Rights
In office
1996–1998
Secretary General of the Arab Thought Forum
In office
1992–1996
President of the Organisation marocaine des droits humains (OMDH)
In office
1990–1993
Member of the Board of Trustees of the Arab Institute for Human Rights
In office
1989–1993
Co-Founder and President of the Association marocaine des droits humains
In office
1979–1985
Personal details
Born (1940-12-25) December 25, 1940
Alma materUniversity of Cairo
Sorbonne University

Early life and education

Ali Oumlil, born in Kenitra, Morocco in 1940, graduated from the University of Cairo with a Bachelor's Degree in philosophy in 1960. He then attended Sorbonne University and earned in 1977 a State Doctorate in Philosophy focusing on Ibn Khaldun methodology under the supervision of French scholar and Islamologist Roger Arnaldez[1] Ali Oumlil joined Mohamed V University in Rabat, Morocco in 1962 as an Assistant Professor of Contemporary Arab Thought.

Career

Human Rights
Ali Oumlil in a conversation with Nelson Mandela, Rabat, 1990

In 1979, Oumlil co-founded the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH) in Rabat, Morocco, and was its President until 1985. Oumlil went on to co-found the Moroccan Human Rights Organization (OMDH)[2] in 1988 and served as its President from 1990 to 1993. He also co-founded and was a Board Member of the Executive Committee of the Arab Human Rights Institute in Tunis, Tunisia from 1986 to 1994 and the President of the Arab Organization for Human Rights in Cairo, Egypt from 1996 to 1998.

Think tank

In 1992, Ali Oumlil was nominated Secretary General of the A rab Thought Forum, an independent, intellectual, pan-Arab non-governmental organization established in 1981 by HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, together with twenty-five leading Arab thinkers, decision-makers and development experts. ATF's mission is to study the current situation in the Arab World and its problems, as well as conducting studies and projects that would lead to practical solutions and viable options on issues such as unity, security, social and economic development, good governance, freedom, human dignity, human security, women empowerment, youth, intercultural and intellectual dialogue. Oumlil served as its Secretary General for 4 years.

Diplomacy

Ali Oumlil was appointed in 2000 Extraordinary Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the Arab Republic of Egypt[3] by His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco where he served until 2004. Concurrently, Oumlil was the Moroccan Ambassador to the League of Arab States. Upon the end of his tenure, Oumlil was appointed Extraordinary Ambassador Plenipotentiary to the Lebanese Republic[4] where he served from September 2004 to October 2016.

Colloqiums, Boards & Accollades

2002 - Cairo, Egypt colloquium under the theme Ali Oumlil and the Arab Political Thought[5] with participants from Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Tunisia, Jordan, and Morocco.

2019 - Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences, First Price Social Sciences

2019–Present: Board Member, Arab Renaissance for Democracy and Development, Amman, Jordan

Writings

In Arabic
  • 1979 "Al Khitab Al-Tarikh"i (Historic Arab Thought), first edition, Lebanon
  • 1985 "Al-Islahyya Al-Arabyya Wal-Dawla Al-Watanyya" (Arab Reformism and Nation State), Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1988 "Atturath wa-l-Tajawuz" (Cultural Legacy and Overtaking)
  • 1990 "Fi Sharyat Al-Ikhtilaf" (the Notion of Divergence in the Arab Thought), Rabat, Morocco
  • 1996 "Al Sulta Al Thaqafiya Wal Sulta Al-Syassiya" (Intellectual Authority and Political Power), Beirut, Lebanon
  • 1998 "Al Fikr al Arabi wal Awlama wal dimoqratya" (Globalization and Democracy in the Arab Thought), Amman, Jordan
  • 2005 "Suaal Al-Thakafa" (Questioning of Arabic Culture), Beirut, Lebanon
  • 2013 "Afkar Muhajira" (Migrating Ideas), Beirut, Lebanon
  • 2016 "Maraya Al- Dhakira" (A narrative), Casablanca, Beirut

In French
  • 1982 "L’Histoire et son Discours", Rabat, Morocco
  • 1990 "Islam et Etat National" (Islam and National State), Casablanca, Morocco

References
  1. Oumlil, Ali (1980). Al-Khitab Al-Tarikhi Dirasah Li-Manhajiyat Ibn Khaldun. Kulliyat Al-Adab Wa-Al- Ulum Al-Insaniyah].
  2. "Organisation Marocaine des Droits Humains (OMDH) / Maghreb et Moyen-Orient / Maroc / Le Réseau de l'OMCT / OMCT". www.omct.org. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  3. "Vaste mouvement dans les représentations diplomatiques". L'Economiste (in French). January 8, 2001. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  4. Jaabouk, Le courrier de l'Atlas : Mohamed. "Maroc. Des socialistes candidats au poste d'ambassadeur à Paris | Courrier de l'Atlas". Le courrier de l'Atlas (in French). Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  5. "Fikr Conferences - Freedom for All".
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