Fatima Zahra Mansouri: The first female head of government in the history of Morocco

On the evening of Tuesday, September 29, 2026, King Mohammed VI appointed Mrs. Fatima al-Zahra al-Mansouri , coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, as head of government, and assigned her to form the new government, after receiving her at the Royal Palace in Rabat. With this appointment, which came in accordance with Article 47 of the Constitution, Mansouri becomes the first woman to head the government in the history of Morocco. Who is Fatima Al-Zahra Al-Mansouri? Fatima Zahra Mansouri, born on January 3, 1976 in Marrakech, is a registered lawyer at the Bar Association of Marrakech Since 2005, specializing in real estate and land law. She was elected mayor of Marrakech in 2009, becoming the first woman to hold this position in the city, before returning to head the municipal council again in 2021. Since October 7, 2021, she has served as Minister of National Land Preparation, Reconstruction, Housing, and City Policy, while leading the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party since February 2024. She holds a bachelor's degree in private law from Mohammed V University in Rabat, and a diploma of in-depth studies in contract law. business from the University of Montpellier, France, as well as a degree in Anglo-Saxon law from the American University of Pace. Her first statement after the appointment, after being received by the King, Al-Mansouri stated that "the King believed in the ability of Moroccan women," adding that she would immediately start consultations to form a government with various parties. This appointment comes only six days after the legislative elections of September 23, 2026, in which the Party of Authenticity and Modernity won 54 seats to lead the party scene. What's next? It opens Mansouri is now in the door of consultations with the leading parties of the elections in order to install a government majority, at a time when the Justice and Development Party announced its refusal to participate in a government led by the Pam. These consultations, which may last for weeks, are expected to lead to a new government formation that will be presented to King Mohammed VI before being presented to Parliament to gain confidence. Mansouri's appointment, according to observers, falls within the context of an escalating royal trend towards empowering Moroccan women in senior decision-making positions, whether in government, diplomacy or The judiciary, during the last years of the reign of King Mohammed VI, in a station described as the culmination of this path.