Saadeddine Othmani is a Moroccan politician[1] and psychiatrist. He was born in 1956 in Inezgane near Agadir in the Souss region. He earned a Doctorate in Medicine from the Hassan II University of Casablanca in 1986, and in psychiatry in 1994. He also earned Master and DEA degrees in Islamic studies in 1983, 1987 and 1999. He has written numerous books on psychology and Islamic law, and has been the editor-in-chief of many magazines and publications. In 2004, and after the withdrawal from politics of Abdelkrim Alkhatib, Saadeddine Othmani became the head of the Justice and Development Party.[1] He is also a parlementary deputy of Inezgane.