President of the Government of Morocco

President of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco Président du Gouvernement du Royaume du Maroc رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية
Coat of Arms of Morocco
Incumbent Aziz Akhannouch since 10 September 2021
Appointer	Mohammed VI
Inaugural holder	Mbarek Bekkay
Formation	7 December 1955; 69 years ago (1955-12-07)
Website	:::موقع رئيس الحكومة:::

The President of the Government of the Kingdom of Morocco is the head of government and serves in a position similar to that of a prime minister in other constitutional monarchies.^[1]

A president is chosen by the king of Morocco from the largest party elected to parliament. The Constitution of Morocco grants executive powers to the government and allows the head of government to propose and dismiss cabinet members.^[2]

List

No.		Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political Party	Legislature (Election)	King (Reign)
	1		Mbarek Bekkay مبارك البكاي (1907–1961)[3]	1	7 December 1955	12 May 1958	Independent	None	Mohammed V محمد الخامس (1955–1961)
				2
	2		Ahmed Balafrej أحمد بلافريج (1908–1990)	•	12 May 1958	16 December 1958	Istiqlal Party
	3		Abdallah Ibrahim عبد الله إبراهيم (1918–2005)	•	16 December 1958	20 May 1960	Istiqlal Party
	—		Position vacant (Direct rule by Mohammed V)	•	20 May 1960	26 February 1961 (died in office.)	Independent
	—		Position vacant (Direct rule by Hassan II)	1	26 February 1961	13 November 1963	Independent		Hassan II الحسن الثاني (1961–1999)
				2
				3
	4		Ahmed Bahnini أحمد بحنيني (1909–1971)	•	13 November 1963	7 June 1965	Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions	I (1963)
	—		Position vacant (Direct rule by Hassan II)	4	7 June 1965	7 July 1967	Independent
	5		Mohamed Benhima محمد بنهيمة (1924–1992)	•	7 July 1967	6 October 1969	Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions
	6		Ahmed Laraki أحمد العراقي (1931–2020)	1	6 October 1969	6 August 1971	Istiqlal Party
	7		Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018)	1	6 August 1971	2 November 1972	Independent	II (1970)
				2
	8		Ahmed Osman أحمد عصمان (1930–)	1	2 November 1972	22 March 1979	National Rally of Independents
				2				III (1977)
	9		Maati Bouabid المعطي بوعبيد (1927–1996)	1	22 March 1979	30 November 1983	Constitutional Union
				2
	(7)		Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018)	3	30 November 1983	30 September 1986	Independent
				4				IV (1984)
	10		Azzeddine Laraki عز الدين العراقي (1929–2010)	2	30 September 1986	11 August 1992	Independent
	(7)		Mohammed Karim Lamrani محمد كريم العمراني (1919–2018)	5	11 August 1992	25 May 1994	Independent
				6				V (1993)
	11		Abdellatif Filali عبد اللطيف الفلالي (1928–2009)	1	25 May 1994	4 February 1998	Independent
				2
				3				VI (1997)
	12		Abderrahmane Youssoufi عبد الرحمن اليوسفي (1924–2020)	1	4 February 1998	9 October 2002	Socialist Union of Popular Forces
				2					Mohammed VI محمد السادس (1999–)
	13		Driss Jettou إدريس جطو (1945–)	1	9 October 2002	19 September 2007	Independent	VII (2002)
				2
	14		Abbas El Fassi عباس الفاسي (1940–)	•	19 September 2007	29 November 2011	Istiqlal Party	VIII (2007)
	15		Abdelilah Benkirane عبد الإله بنكيران (1954–)	1	29 November 2011	5 April 2017	Justice and Development Party	IX (2011)
				2
	16		Saadeddine Othmani سعد الدين العثماني (1956–)	1	5 April 2017	10 September 2021	Justice and Development Party	X (2016)
				2
	17		Aziz Akhannouch عزيز أخنوش (1961–)	1	10 September 2021		National Rally of Independents	XI (2021)

References

1. "Moroccans approve king's reforms". BBC News. 2 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. Karam, Souhail (17 June 2011). "Morocco King to lose some powers, remain key figure". Reuters. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
3. Appointed as Prime Minister while the Sultanate of Morocco was still divided between French and Spanish protectorates. Served as Prime Minister of the independent Sultanate of Morocco from 2 March 1956, and as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco from 14 August 1957.