Appointment of Fatima Zahraa Al Mansouri as the first woman Prime Minister in Morocco
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Moroccan King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Zahraa Mansouri as head of the new government, making her the first woman to hold this position in the country, after the Authenticity and Modernity Party won the recent parliamentary elections by winning 97 seats.
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Why It Matters
The appointment came after the Authenticity and Modernity Party won the recent parliamentary elections in Morocco, winning 97 seats, ahead of the National Rally of Liberals (66 seats), the Istiqlal Party (65 seats), and the Justice and Development Party (54 seats).
The official Moroccan News Agency announced, on Tuesday, the decision of Moroccan King Mohammed VI to appoint Fatima Zahraa Mansouri as head of the country's new government, making her the first woman to hold the position.
The agency quoted the statement of the Ministry of Royal Palaces, Honors and Decorations, which indicated that Al-Mansouri was appointed “coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, in accordance with Chapter 47 of the Constitution, as head of government,” and the king also assigned her “to form the new government.”
The appointment and assignment comes after the Authenticity and Modernity Party won the recent parliamentary elections in Morocco, where it won 97 seats, followed by the National Rally of Liberals with 66 seats, then the Istiqlal Party with 65 seats, and the Justice and Development Party with 54 seats.
The Moroccan agency published the biography of the head of government, saying that she assumed the position of Minister of National Territorial Preparation, Construction, Housing and City Policy between the years (2021-2026). She holds a degree in Anglo-Saxon law from the American Pace University, a postgraduate diploma in business contract law from the University of Montpellier, and a bachelor’s degree in private law from the Mohammed V University of Rabat.
Al-Mansouri has also been a lawyer at the Marrakesh Bar Association since March 22, 2005. She began her political career by joining the Movement for All Democrats in 2007, and was also a founding member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008, according to the official agency.
Al-Mansouri was elected as a parliamentary representative from 2011 to 2016. She previously assumed the presidency of the National Council of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (2015-2024), and was re-elected as a parliamentary representative (2016-2021). She also holds the presidency of the Marrakesh Collective Council (2021-2027).
Since 2024, she has held the position of Coordinator of the Collective Leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Fatima Zahraa Al Mansouri will form the new government in the coming weeks
Very likely · Within weeks
The PAM will face pressure to deliver effective government performance after the electoral victory
Likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What is the composition of the new government that Al-Mansouri will form?
- What are its political and economic priorities in the next stage?
- How will the opposition deal with the appointment of the first woman as prime minister?
