A first for Morocco.. Fatima Zahra Mansouri appointed Head of Government

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King Mohammed VI received Fatima Zahra Mansouri, coordinator of the collective leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), at the Royal Palace in Rabat on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, and appointed her Head of Government, entrusting her with the task of forming the new government.

The appointment was made pursuant to Article 47 of the Constitution, according to a statement issued by the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery.

The statement said that King Mohammed VI received Mansouri on Tuesday, 17 Rabi’ al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to September 29, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, and tasked her with forming the new government.

With her appointment, Fatima Zahra Mansouri becomes the first woman to hold the position of Head of Government in Morocco since the country’s independence.