King Mohammed VI presided over the appointment ceremony of a new government headed by Morocco’s first female head of government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri of PAM, which took most shares of seats in Sept 23 elections.
The newly appointed members of the government took the oath of office before the King. At the end of the ceremony, the Sovereign posed for a commemorative photograph with the full team.
Abdelouafi Laftit remains Minister of the Interior, while Nasser Bourita continues as Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.
Abdellatif Ouahbi also stayed in his post as Minister of Justice and Ahmed Toufiq as Minister of Habous and Islamic Affairs.
Hassan Tariq has been appointed Secretary-General of the Government.
Fouzi Lekjaa takes charge of the Economy, Finance and Public Performance portfolio, while Nizar Baraka becomes Minister of Equipment, Water and Forests.
Head of PPS, Nabil Benabdallah, was appointed Minister of National Education, Preschool, Vocational Training and Qualification.
Youns Bjijou heads the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, while Khalid Hatimy is responsible for Agriculture, Maritime Fisheries and Food Sovereignty.
Ryad Mezzour kept his role as Minister of Industry, Trade, Investment and Economic Inclusion together with Mohamed Mehdi Bensaid as the Youth, Culture and Sports minister.
Azzeddine El Midaoui was also unchanged as Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Innovation, together with Abdessamad Kayouh, Minister of Transport and Logistics.
Charafat Afailal is appointed Minister of Energy, Mines and Sustainable Development, while Abderrahim Chahid is the new Minister of Employment and Social Dialogue.
Samir Belfkih heads the Ministry of National Territory Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy and also serves as government spokesperson.
Ahmed Rahhou is appointed Minister of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform, while Jalal Charaf takes charge of Tourism, Crafts and Social Economy. Najwa Koukouss becomes Minister of Family, Social Development and Equality.
Several Ministers Delegate complete the team. Abdeltif Loudyi is responsible for the Administration of National Defense, Kouloub Faitah for Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, Omar Hejira for Foreign Trade, and Ahmed Mehdi Mezouari for Maritime Fisheries.
Kamal Hachoumi oversees Preschool and the Fight against School Dropout, Madiha Khayr handles Vocational Training and Qualification, and Fatima Saadi is in charge of Housing and City Policy.
Salah-Eddine Abkari is responsible for Youth, Rachid Hamouni for Social Inclusion, Aïcha Guellaa for Administrative Reform, and Abdeljabbar Errachidi for Crafts and Social Economy.The new government is now in place under the leadership of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri.