{"id":69032,"date":"2026-09-30T11:14:11","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T11:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/?p=69032"},"modified":"2026-09-30T14:21:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T14:21:35","slug":"marrakesh-mayer-is-maiden-woman-premier-of-morocco-pakistani-first-lady-welcomes-her-appointment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistanintheworld.pk\/live\/marrakesh-mayer-is-maiden-woman-premier-of-morocco-pakistani-first-lady-welcomes-her-appointment\/","title":{"rendered":"Marrakesh Mayer is “Maiden” Woman Premier of Morocco | Pakistani First Lady Welcomes her Appointment"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Kingdom of Morocco is set to appoint its first woman prime minister after King Mohammed VI named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form the new government on September 29. The royal Cabinet announced the decision after her centre-right Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) emerged as the largest party in last week\u2019s parliamentary elections.<\/p>\n

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, received on Tuesday at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, whom the Sovereign appointed as Head of government and entrusted with the formation of the new government, announced the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery in a statement.<\/p>\n

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Here follows the translation of the statement:<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

“The Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announces that His Majesty King Mohammed VI, received on Tuesday September 29, 2026 at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, whom the Sovereign has appointed, in accordance with article 47 of the Constitution, as Head of Government, and entrusted with the formation of the new government”.<\/p>\n

Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, who HM King Mohammed VI, affirmed that she “will work towards proposing a government that lives up to the expectations of His Majesty the King and all citizens”.<\/p>\n

In a statement to the press following the Royal Audience, El Mansouri said she was honored to have been received by the Sovereign and to have been appointed by HM King Mohammed VI, as Head of government. She emphasized that this Royal Audience “was an opportunity to receive His Majesty the King\u2019s High Guidelines for managing the coming phase”.<\/p>\n

“This is a historic moment for our country,” she pointed out, stressing that “this is the first time that a woman has been appointed to head a government, which is a source of pride for me and for all the women of the country”.<\/p>\n

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