Fatima Ezzahra PM wanita pertama Maghribi

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has made history as the first female Prime Minister of Morocco, announcing the formation of a new cabinet on Friday, according to Anadolu Ajansi (AA). The Moroccan Royal Court announced that King Mohammed VI accepted the new cabinet lineup led by El Mansouri and held the inauguration ceremony at the Royal Palace in Rabat.

El Mansouri will be the first woman to hold the highest position in the Moroccan government. She will lead a coalition government consisting of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), the Independent Rally (RNI), the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), and the Progress and Socialism Party (PPS). The new government comprises seven women, including El Mansouri, compared to six in the previous Aziz Akhannouch-led administration.

The cabinet includes 32 members, including ministers and deputies. Abdelouafi Laftit remains as the Minister of Interior, while Nasser Bourita retains his position as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdellatif Ouahbi as Minister of Justice, and Ahmed Toufiq as Minister of Islamic Affairs and Endowments. The new cabinet also introduces the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation, and Administrative Reform, headed by Ahmed Rahhou.

On Monday, the four parties announced in a joint statement that they had successfully formed a majority coalition after concluding the second round of government formation talks that began on September 30th. On September 29th, King Mohammed VI appointed El Mansouri to form the government following PAM's victory in the parliamentary elections held on September 23rd, securing the most seats with 97 out of the 395 total seats.