Current Affairs - International - Discussion

Fatima Zahra El Mansouri was appointed as Morocco’s first woman Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI on 29 September 2026, following the parliamentary election held on 23 September 2026. She is a senior member of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), which emerged as the leading party with 97 of the 395 seats in the House of Representatives. Before becoming Prime Minister, El Mansouri served as Morocco’s Minister of National Planning, Urban Planning, Housing and City Policy and was also the mayor of Marrakech. Her appointment marked an important development in women’s political representation in Morocco and the wider Arab world.