Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first woman Head of Government
On 29 September 2026, His Majesty King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Head of Government, the first woman to hold the post in Morocco’s history.
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On 29 September 2026, His Majesty King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri Head of Government, the first woman to hold the post in Morocco’s history.
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In force since 2 January 2024, Morocco’s Daam Sakane direct housing aid passed 108,000 beneficiaries in June 2026: amounts, rules and results.
Morocco’s Cities Without Slums programme rehoused 81,809 households in 2021-2026, and 62 cities have been declared slum-free.
After the Al Haouz earthquake, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, minister and mayor of Marrakech, mobilised her teams. Over 54,400 homes rebuilt or repaired by 2026.
Launched on 16 September 2022 by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, the National Dialogue on Urbanism and Housing drew more than 4,000 participants in 12 regions.
Passed during Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s term as minister, Laws 64.23 and 34.21 create 12 regional urban planning agencies and modernise subdivision rules.
Simpler permits, delimited douars and emerging rural centres: the work led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri for rural Morocco between 2021 and 2026.
Buildings at risk of collapse and old medinas: the work led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri from 2021 to 2026 to protect families and Morocco’s urban heritage.
New York, Kisumu, Nairobi: as minister from 2021 to 2026, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri carried Morocco’s vision of sustainable cities onto the world stage.
Re-elected Mayor of Marrakech on 17 September 2021, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is steering 423 projects to modernise the city while protecting its identity.
On 22 June 2009, aged 33, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became the first woman to lead Marrakech. A look back at her first term as mayor, which ran until 2015.
Lawyer, Mayor of Marrakech, minister and now Head of Government: the key dates in the career of Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, born in Marrakech in 1976.
Rabat, Montpellier, New York, then the Marrakech Bar in 2005: how Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s legal training has shaped her path through public life.