# ‘Truly historic’: Morocco’s king appoints first woman prime minister

https://mins.news/en/item/79141

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-29 18:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/29/truly-historic-moroccos-king-appoints-first-woman-prime-minister?traffic_source=rss

> King Mohammed VI has appointed urban planning minister and Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri to form Morocco’s new government, making her the country’s first female prime minister and only the second woman to hold the post in the Arab world. Her Authenticity and Modernity Party won 97 seats and must build a coalition to govern.

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