A profile of Fatima Zahraa Al Mansouri, Prime Minister

صحافة بلادي — Mrs. Fatima Zahraa Al-Mansouri, appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, as Head of Government, and His Majesty chaired on Friday, October 16, 2026, the ceremonies appointing members of her new government, on January 3, 1976 in the city of Marrakesh.

Mrs. Mansouri, who assumed the position of Minister of National Territorial Preparation, Construction, Housing and City Policy (2021-2026), holds a degree in Anglo-Saxon law from the American University of Pace, a postgraduate diploma in business contract law from the University of Montpellier in France, and a bachelor’s degree in private law from Mohammed V University in Rabat.

Mrs. Al-Mansouri has 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. She was also a founding member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2008.

In the period between 2009 and 2015, Mrs. Al-Mansouri served as President of the Marrakesh Collective Council, and 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 assumed the presidency of the Marrakesh Collective Council a year ago. 2021, and since 2024 she has held the position of Coordinator of the Collective Leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party.

In 2014, Forbes magazine chose her at the top of a list of the 20 most influential young women in Africa. She was also chosen in the same year among the global young leaders. She is a member of the International Association of Francophone Deans and Vice-President of the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Collective Councils. Mrs. Al Mansouri is married and a mother of two children.

Source:My press