Morocco’s King Mohammed VI appointed Marrakesh Mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as prime minister, making her the first woman tasked with forming and leading a government in the history of the North African kingdom.
The appointment of Fatima Zahra Mansouri comes after her center-right party won last week's parliamentary elections in Morocco. She had previously served as mayor of the city of Marrakesh.
Her appointment marks the first time a woman has served as Morocco’s head of government and the second time a woman has held the position in the Arab world.
By Ahmed Eljechtimi RABAT, Sept 29 (Reuters) - King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri on Tuesday as Morocco's first woman prime minister after her liberal-centrist party came out on top in a September 23 parliamentary election, the royal palace said.
The North African nation names its first woman prime minister. Supported by Islamic scholars, new views of women’s worth are taking hold across the Arab world.
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