Othman El Ferdaous

Othman El Ferdaous
Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports
In office
6 April 2020 – 7 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterSaad-Eddine El Othmani
Preceded byHassan Abyaba
Succeeded byMohamed Mehdi Bensaid
Personal details
Born (1979-01-13) January 13, 1979 (age 45)
Tafraout, Morocco
CitizenshipMoroccan

Othman El Ferdaous (Arabic: عتمان الفردوس, born January 13, 1979), is a Moroccan politician. He has been the Minister of Culture, Youth and Sports from April 6, 2020 until October 7, 2021.[1][2][3]

Between 2008 and 2016, Othman El Ferdaous worked at Mena Media Consulting as "director in charge of mission".[4] The company was involved in social media surveillance in Morocco,[5] and was actively "listing and profiling activists writing on blogs and social media platforms".[6]

  1. ^ Handaoui, Karim (April 7, 2020). "Gouvernement : Othman El Ferdaous fait son come-back". Challenge. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  2. ^ "Maroc : petit à petit, Othman El Ferdaous fait son nid – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). April 8, 2020. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "Morocco Unveils New Government, Ministerial Appointments". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ "Biographie. Othmane El Ferdaous, un journaliste et twitto au gouvernement". Le360. April 7, 2017.
  5. ^ "CONFIDENTIEL". TelQuel. Vol. 508. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2014.
  6. ^ "Cybersurveillance. Au Maroc, les yeux du pouvoir font aussi les profits de sociétés européennes". L'humanité. July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.