Chakib Benmoussa | |
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Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports | |
Assumed office October 7, 2021 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
Preceded by | Saaïd Amzazi |
Minister of Interior | |
In office 2002–2010 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
Prime Minister | Abbas El Fassi Driss Jettou |
Preceded by | Ahmed Midaoui |
Succeeded by | Taieb Cherkaoui |
Personal details | |
Born | 1958 (age 65–66) Fes |
Alma mater | MIT (M.Sc.) |
Chakib Benmoussa (Arabic: شكيب بن موسى) (born 1958, Fes) is a Moroccan diplomat and politician. He previously served as the interior minister of Morocco[1][2] and has been the lead negotiator for the Moroccan side in the Western Sahara conflict.[3] Since December 2012, he is serving as the Moroccan ambassador to France.[4] On October 7, 2021 he was appointed as the education and sports minister.