About Nizar Baraka, Minister of Equipment, Water and Forests

صحافة بلادي — Nizar Baraka, appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, today, Friday, as Minister of Equipment, Water and Forests, on February 6, 1964 in Rabat.

Baraka holds a doctorate in economic sciences from the University of Aix-Marseille (France) in 1992, and was appointed by His Majesty the King, in 2021, as Minister of Equipment and Water. He also previously held several positions of responsibility, including the position of President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.

In January 2012, His Majesty the King appointed him Minister of Economy and Finance, after he served as Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister in charge of Economic and Public Affairs.

Baraka, the parliamentary representative for the Larache district, was re-elected in April 2024 as Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party.

Baraka, Vice-President of the African Ministers of Water (AMCAW) for the North Africa region, a member of the National Observatory for Human Development, and Vice-President of the Democratic International for Center Parties. He also previously chaired the Scientific Committee of the Conference of the Parties (COP22).

Nizar Baraka is married and the father of one child.

Source:My press