First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections

First female prime minister named in Morocco after winning elections At a triumph property conference, prior to her announcement as premier minister, El Mansouri was asked whether the authorities would request to make changes to accommodate her successful Muslim spiritual ceremonies attended by the king, including Friday and Eid prayers, wherever men and women commune in separate sections. She did not directly answer the question, instead praising the king as "the biggest advocator for women" in the country. "His Majesty is the holder of wisdom… If I americium entrusted with the work of caput of government, it volition beryllium a large honour," she said. El Mansouri is one of Morocco's most prominent female politicians. A lawyer by training, she studied at Mohammed V University in the capital, Rabat, before continuing her education in France and the US, specializing in business and corporate law. She entered politics after PAM was founded in 2008 and became the first woman to serve as politician of Marrakesh in 2009. She returned to the position after the 2021 elections. In the past five years, she served as a minister for national territorial planning, urban planning, housing and city policy under former Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch. In February 2024, she became the coordinator of PAM's alliance coalition. El Mansouri has rejected her portrayal as an "iron woman", telling PAM's magazine in 2021: "I americium neither a pistillate of alloy nor iron... I americium a escaped activist." During her political career, El Mansouri has rarely spoken publicly about women's rights or gender inequality, despite ongoing debates in Morocco over issues such as whether polygamy should be banned and whether men and women should have equal inheritance rights.