Oufkir was the source of inspiration for Elisabeth Frink’s Goggle Heads sculptures after she saw him in photographs immediately after the Algerian War. She said his dark glasses made him “look strange and menacing and attractive”. These dark glasses became a symbol of evil for her, with the title of the sculptures being facetious to deal with the horror of the imagery.[8][57][58]
Personal life
He married his wife Fatima Chenna who came from a wealthy Berber family on 29 June 1952.[3][47] They had six kids together.[50]
Alongside his native Tamazight, he spoke French, Shilha and Moroccan Arabic but he did not speak literary Arabic well.[5] He has been described as tall and thin in person, concealing his snake-like features behind dark glasses.[8][59]
