Ahmed Aboutaleb

Ahmed Aboutaleb, Arabic: أحمد أبو طالب , (born August 29, 1961 in Beni Sidel) is a Dutch politician of Moroccan descent. He is a member of the Labour Party (PvdA) and former mayor of Rotterdam.

Ahmed Aboutaleb أحمد أبو طالب
Mayor of Rotterdam
In office 5 January 2009 – 1 October 2024
Preceded by	Ivo Opstelten
Succeeded by	Carola Schouten
Deputy minister social affairs and employment
In office 2007–2008
Alderman of Amsterdam
In office 2004–2007
Personal details
Born	29 August 1961 (aged 64) Beni Sidel, Morocco
Nationality	Dutch, Moroccan
Political party	Labour Party
Alma mater	vocational university (telecommunication)
Occupation	Politician civil servant journalist

Aboutaleb migrated to the Netherlands in 1976. He studied telecommunication and worked as a journalist and a civil servant. He was also director of Forum, an organisation aimed at multicultural issues.

From 2004 to 2007 he was an alderman of Amsterdam and from 2007 to 2008 deputy minister for social affairs and employment in the Fourth Balkenende cabinet.

From January 2009 to October 2024 he was mayor of Rotterdam.

Ahmed Aboutaleb is a Muslim, and married with four children.

Ahmed Aboutaleb Media

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  Mayor of Amsterdam Job Cohen and Ahmed Aboutaleb in Amsterdam on 3 February 2010.

References

• (in Dutch) Biography at Parlement.com

Other websites

• Website of Rotterdam Archived 2017-01-07 at the Wayback Machine