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King Mohammed VI Presides Over Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s Morocco Government Appointment
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Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes Morocco's first female prime minister. 32-member government named on Oct 16, 2026: 19 ministers and 11 delegated ministers.
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Morocco names El Mansouri
King Mohammed VI presided on Friday, October 16 in Rabat over the ceremony for the nomination of the members of the new Moroccan Executive led by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri. The team comprises 31 members, including 20 ministers and 11 delegated ministers, and it brings together four political formations. Fatima Mansouri formed her Cabinet with the appointment of 20 ministers and the government took office at the Royal Palace in Rabat in the presence of King Mohamed VI.
King Mohammed VI chaired on Friday, 4 Jumada I 1448 AH, corresponding to October 16, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, the appointment ceremony for the members of the new government. Fouzi Lekjaa, president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), was appointed Minister of Economy and Finance.
Portfolios, women, and coalition
Only two of the twenty positions were assigned to women, while the new government was completed by 11 delegated ministers including four women, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet released by the Moroccan news agency MAP. The new Moroccan government named by King Mohammed VI this October 16 includes 19 ministers, 11 ministers of delegated status, and a secretary-general, and the team includes six women around the head of government Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri. The main heads of the so-called “sovereign portfolios” keep their posts in the new Cabinet, including Naser Burita at Foreign Affairs and Abdeluafi Laftit at Interior.
The new organizational chart allocates a place to several strategic sectors, including Ahmed Rahhou for the portfolio of Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation and Administrative Reform. Mansouri was designated by King Mohammed VI after the victory of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) in the legislative elections of September 23.
What comes next
The new executive must quickly present its program to Parliament, within a timeline marked by the October 20 deadline for the filing of the 2027 Finance Bill. The members of the new government swore an oath before the King and a souvenir photo was taken of the King with the members of the new governmental team. The ambitious agenda includes the need to sustain economic growth, respond to youth discontent, and accelerate preparations for the 2030 World Cup, which Morocco will host jointly with Spain and Portugal.
The investment program linked to the World Cup contemplates around 20 billion euros destined for infrastructure, from stadiums and airports to rail networks and roads. Mansouri touted an "ambitious government programme that can meet citizens' expectations" following her royal audience on Friday.