50-year-old Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri has emerged as Morocco’s first ever female Head of Government.
She was appointed as the country’s Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI on Tuesday 29 September 2026.
This followed the victory of her liberal-centrist Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM) which won 97 out of 395 seats in the parliamentary elections held on 23 September 2026.
El Mansouri is a lawyer and politician who previously served as Mayor of Marrakesh and as Minister of National Planning, Housing, and Urban Policy.
As her party did not get an outright majority in the election, she now has the responsibility of negotiating to form a governing coalition.
