Morocco has appointed its first woman prime minister: Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri. King Mohammed VI appointed El Mansouri on Tuesday, 29 September 2026.
The official appointment from the King reads: 'The Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery announces that His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, received on Tuesday, 17 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 29 September, 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.'