Abdelilah Benkirane

Abdelilah Benkirane
عبد الإله بنكيران
Benkirane in 2014
Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
29 November 2011 – 17 March 2017
MonarchMohammed VI
Preceded byAbbas El Fassi
Succeeded bySaadeddine Othmani
Leader of the Opposition
In office
20 July 2008 – 29 November 2011
Prime MinisterAbbas El Fassi
Preceded bySaadeddine Othmani
Succeeded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Leader of the Justice and Development Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 October 2021
Preceded bySaadeddine Othmani
In office
20 July 2008 – 10 December 2017
Preceded bySaadeddine Othmani
Succeeded bySaadeddine Othmani
Member of Parliament
for Salé-Médina [fr]
In office
14 November 1997 – 12 April 2017
Succeeded byAziz Benbrahim
Personal details
Born1954
Rabat, Morocco
Political partyJustice and Development Party
SpouseNabila Benkirane
Alma materMohammed V University
Occupation
  • Politician
  • professor
Signature

Abdelilah Benkirane (Arabic: عبد الإله بنكيران, born 1954) is a Moroccan politician who was the 15th Prime Minister of Morocco from November 2011 to March 2017.[1][2] After having won a plurality of seats in the 2011 parliamentary election, his party, the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part of previous governments.[3][4][5]

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  2. ^ "Morocco's new govt targets 5.5 pct GDP growth | Reuters". Reuters.com. 19 January 2012. Archived from the original on 17 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Législatives 2011: Trois scénarios pour une victoire". L'économiste. 24 November 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Marocco: leader partito islamico, garantiremo le liberta' individuali". Adnkronos. Archived from the original on 13 December 2011. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Fin des travaux sur la culture de la réforme au Maroc". Le Matin. Retrieved 25 November 2011.[permanent dead link‍]