Born on January 3, 1976, in Marrakech, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri is a lawyer specializing in real estate and urban law. Her professional and political career has taken her from legal practice to the management of the city of Marrakech, and subsequently to Parliament, Government and the leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), before reaching the head of government on September 29, 2026.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri holds a degree in Private Law from Mohammed V University in Rabat and a postgraduate diploma in Business Contract Law from the University of Montpellier in France. She also completed training in Anglo-Saxon law in the United States.
She has been registered with the Marrakech Bar Association since March 22, 2005, where she practiced as a lawyer specializing in real estate and urban law. Law, alongside political activity, has been one of the main pillars of her professional career.
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri: From Marrakech to the Head of Government
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri began her political career in 2007, when she joined the Movement for All Democrats, before becoming one of the founding members of the Authenticity and Modernity Party, established in 2008.
Her profile quickly gained prominence at the local level in Marrakech. In 2009, she was elected President of the Marrakech Municipal Council, a position she held until 2015.
Alongside her local experience, she entered the House of Representatives, where she served as a parliamentarian during the 2011–2016 legislative term and subsequently during the 2016–2021 term.
In 2021, she returned to the presidency of the Marrakech Municipal Council, further consolidating a political career closely linked to urban management and territorial development.
From Parliament to Government
The year 2021 marked a decisive stage in Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s career, following her appointment as Minister of National Territorial Planning, Urban Development, Housing and City Policy.
In this position, she was responsible for areas directly connected to urban development, territorial planning, housing and city policies, fields closely related to her previous experience in managing Marrakech.
During her ministerial tenure, issues related to supporting Moroccans living abroad in matters of urban planning and housing also became important areas of action, alongside the implementation of public policies relating to territorial and urban development.
Leadership of the Authenticity and Modernity Party
Within the party, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri became President of the National Council of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2015, a position she held until 2024.
In 2024, she became coordinator of the party’s collective leadership, playing a central role in the political and organizational direction of the movement.
This career has enabled her to combine experience as a local elected official, parliamentarian, party leader and government minister.
A political career shaped by territorial management
Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s career is distinguished by extensive practical experience in managing cities and territories before she assumed national responsibilities.
Her profile combines legal training, professional experience as a lawyer, the management of a major local authority, parliamentary experience, party leadership and government responsibility.
Urban planning, housing and urban development have occupied a central place in her public career, both as President of the Marrakech Municipal Council and as a government minister.
She has also participated in various national and international organizations and activities, including the International Association of Francophone Mayors and the Moroccan Association of Presidents of Municipal Councils.
In 2014, Forbes magazine included her among influential young African women. That same year, she was also selected as a Young Global Leader.
A new political chapter
On September 29, 2026, King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri as Head of Government and tasked her with forming the new Cabinet.
With this appointment, El Mansouri moves from leadership within the Authenticity and Modernity Party and previous government experience to responsibility for leading the Executive, following a political and institutional career spanning nearly two decades.
Her appointment opens a new chapter in her career and places before her the responsibility of forming the government and defining the priorities of the next phase.
Her trajectory reflects a gradual progression from the legal profession to local government, Parliament, party leadership and executive responsibility, culminating in the position of Head of Government.
From Marrakech, the city that provided the main starting point for her political career, to Rabat, where she now assumes responsibility for leading the Government, Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri’s career reflects a combination of law, politics, urban management and government action.
The formation of the new Government, its program and its economic and social priorities will now constitute the next stage in defining the direction of this new political chapter.
