Chakib Benmoussa

Chakib Benmoussa
Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports
Incumbent
Assumed office
October 7, 2021
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterAziz Akhannouch
Preceded bySaaïd Amzazi
Minister of Interior
In office
2002–2010
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterAbbas El Fassi
Driss Jettou
Preceded byAhmed Midaoui
Succeeded byTaieb Cherkaoui
Personal details
Born1958 (age 65–66)
Fes
Alma materMIT (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.

  1. ^ Morocco thwarts attacks, arrests 56 terror suspects Archived 2012-03-02 at the Wayback Machine The Plain Dealer
  2. ^ "Moroccan king names new interior minister in reshuffle". Reuters. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 10 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Morocco and Polisario Front to hold second meeting to resolve 32-year dispute". International Herald Tribune. Retrieved 2007-08-13.
  4. ^ Moutawakil, Abdelkhalek (20 December 2012). "La visite de Hollande au Maroc, accélère la désignation d'un ambassadeur à Paris". labass.net (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2021.