President of the Government of Morocco
The President of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco is the head of government and serves in a position similar to that of a prime minister in other constitutional monarchies.[1]
President of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Président du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية | |
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Appointer | Mohammed VI |
Inaugural holder | Mbarek Bekkay |
Formation | 7 December 1955 |
Website | :::موقع رئيس الحكومة::: |
A president is chosen by the king of Morocco from the largest party elected to parliament. The Constitution of Morocco grants executive powers to the government and allows the head of government to propose and dismiss cabinet members.[2]
List
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political Party | Legislature (Election) |
King (Reign) | |||
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1 | Mbarek Bekkay مبارك البكاي (1907–1961)[3] |
1 | 7 December 1955 | 12 May 1958 | Independent | None | Mohammed V محمد الخامس (1955–1961) | ||
2 | |||||||||
2 | Ahmed Balafrej أحمد بلافريج (1908–1990) |
• | 12 May 1958 | 16 December 1958 | Istiqlal Party | ||||
3 | Abdallah Ibrahim عبد الله إبراهيم (1918–2005) |
• | 16 December 1958 | 20 May 1960 | Istiqlal Party | ||||
— | Position vacant (Direct rule by Mohammed V) |
• | 20 May 1960 | 26 February 1961 (died in office.) |
Independent | ||||
— | Position vacant (Direct rule by Hassan II) |
1 | 26 February 1961 | 13 November 1963 | Independent | Hassan II الحسن الثاني (1961–1999) | |||
2 | |||||||||
3 | |||||||||
4 | Ahmed Bahnini أحمد بحنيني (1909–1971) |
• | 13 November 1963 | 7 June 1965 | Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions | I (1963) | |||
— | Position vacant (Direct rule by Hassan II) |
4 | 7 June 1965 | 7 July 1967 | Independent | ||||
5 | Mohamed Benhima محمد بنهيمة (1924–1992) |
• | 7 July 1967 | 6 October 1969 | Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions | ||||
6 | Ahmed Laraki أحمد العراقي (1931–2020) |
1 | 6 October 1969 | 6 August 1971 | Istiqlal Party | ||||
7 | Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018) |
1 | 6 August 1971 | 2 November 1972 | Independent | II (1970) | |||
2 | |||||||||
8 | Ahmed Osman أحمد عصمان (1930–) |
1 | 2 November 1972 | 22 March 1979 | National Rally of Independents | ||||
2 | III (1977) | ||||||||
9 | Maati Bouabid المعطي بوعبيد (1927–1996) |
1 | 22 March 1979 | 30 November 1983 | Constitutional Union | ||||
2 | |||||||||
(7) | Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018) |
3 | 30 November 1983 | 30 September 1986 | Independent | ||||
4 | IV (1984) | ||||||||
10 | Azzeddine Laraki عز الدين العراقي (1929–2010) |
2 | 30 September 1986 | 11 August 1992 | Independent | ||||
(7) | Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018) |
5 | 11 August 1992 | 25 May 1994 | Independent | ||||
6 | V (1993) | ||||||||
11 | Abdellatif Filali عبد اللطيف الفلالي (1928–2009) |
1 | 25 May 1994 | 4 February 1998 | Independent | ||||
2 | |||||||||
3 | VI (1997) | ||||||||
12 | Abderrahmane Youssoufi عبد الرحمن اليوسفي (1924–2020) |
1 | 4 February 1998 | 9 October 2002 | Socialist Union of Popular Forces | ||||
2 | Mohammed VI محمد السادس (1999–) | ||||||||
13 | Driss Jettou إدريس جطو (1945–) |
1 | 9 October 2002 | 19 September 2007 | Independent | VII (2002) | |||
2 | |||||||||
14 | Abbas El Fassi عباس الفاسي (1940–) |
• | 19 September 2007 | 29 November 2011 | Istiqlal Party | VIII (2007) | |||
15 | Abdelilah Benkirane عبد الإله بنكيران (1954–) |
1 | 29 November 2011 | 5 April 2017 | Justice and Development Party | IX (2011) | |||
2 | |||||||||
16 | Saadeddine Othmani سعد الدين العثماني (1956–) |
1 | 5 April 2017 | 10 September 2021 | Justice and Development Party | X (2016) | |||
2 | |||||||||
17 | Aziz Akhannouch عزيز أخنوش (1961–) |
1 | 10 September 2021 | National Rally of Independents | XI (2021) |
References
- ↑ "Moroccans approve king's reforms". BBC News. 2 July 2011. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13976480. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ↑ Karam, Souhail (17 June 2011). "Morocco King to lose some powers, remain key figure". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morocco-reform-constitution/morocco-king-to-lose-some-powers-remain-key-figure-idUSTRE75G69820110617. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
- ↑ Appointed as Prime Minister while the Sultanate of Morocco was still divided between French and Spanish protectorates. Served as Prime Minister of the independent Sultanate of Morocco from 2 March 1956, and as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco from 14 August 1957.