Abbas El Fassi
| Abbas El Fassi عباس الفاسي | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party | |
|
In office 1998 – 23 September 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Chabat |
| Prime Minister of Morocco First Minister (19 September 2007-1 August 2011) Head of the Government (1 August 2011-29 November 2011) | |
|
In office 19 September 2007 – 29 November 2011 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| Succeeded by | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
18 September 1940 Berkane, Morocco |
| Political party | Istiqlal Party |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abbas El Fassi 
pronunciation ah-BASS ehl FASS-ee (Arabic: عباس الفاسي; born 18 September 1940) was Prime Minister of Morocco from 19 September 2007 to 29 November 2011. El Fassi, a member of the Istiqlal Party, replaced independent Driss Jettou.[1]
Early life and career
El Fassi was born in Berkane, Morocco on 18 September 1940. He served as the Minister of Housing from 1977 to 1981, Minister of Handicraft and Social Affairs from 1981 to 1985, Ambassador to Tunisia and the Arab League from 1985 to 1990, Ambassador to France from 1990 to 1994, and as Minister of Employment, Professional training, Social Development and Solidarity from 2000 to 2002. He then took up the post of Minister of State in the Jettou government from 2002 to 2007.[2][3] King Mohammed VI appointed El Fassi as Prime Minister on September 19, 2007 following Istiqlal's victory in the parliamentary elections on September 7.[1]
His government was appointed by Mohammed VI on 15 October 2007 with 33 members (not including El Fassi), including seven women. Five political parties were included in this government: Istiqlal, liberal Mouvement Populaire (MP), the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), the National Rally of Independents (RNI), and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS).[4]
Controversies
Abbas el Fassi was Moroccan Ambassador to France when Gilles Perrault's political pamphlet "Notre ami, le roi", about human rights abuses in Morocco, was published in France. Ties between Morocco and France deteriorated with the publication of the book.[5]
References
- 1 2 "Morocco Names New Prime Minister". TIME Magazine. 2007. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ↑ "Morocco's new PM named". News 24. 2007. Archived from the original on 18 October 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ↑ "King appoints conservative Abbas el Fassi Prime Minister". Maghreb Arabe Presse. 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2007. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ↑ "Le roi nomme un nouveau gouvernement après des tractations difficiles", AFP, 15 October 2007 (French).
- ↑ http://www.telquel-online.com/289/couverture1_289.shtml
 |
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abbas El Fassi. |
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Driss Jettou |
Prime Minister of Morocco 2007–2011 |
Succeeded by Abdelilah Benkirane |
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|