Saadeddine Othmani

Saadeddine Othmani
ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ
سعد الدين العثماني
Othmani in 2018
16th Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
17 March 2017 – 7 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI
Preceded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Succeeded byAziz Akhannouch
Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party
In office
10 December 2017 – 9 September 2021
Preceded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
In office
3 January 2012 – 10 October 2013
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byTaieb Fassi Fihri
Succeeded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
1 July 2004 – 20 July 2008
Preceded byAbdelkrim al-Khatib
Succeeded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Member of Parliament
for Mohammedia
In office
7 September 2007 – 8 October 2021
Member of Parliament
for Inezgane
In office
14 November 1997 – 7 September 2007
Personal details
Born (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956 (age 68)
Inezgane, Morocco
Political partyJustice and Development Party

Saadeddine Othmani (Berber languages: ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ; Arabic: سعد الدين العثماني; born 16 January 1956), sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani, is a Moroccan politician.[1] He served as the 16th prime minister of Morocco from 17 March 2017 to 7 October 2021.[2] Previously he served as foreign minister from 2012 to 2013.[3]

Following the 2011 legislative elections giving victory to the PJD, he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the resulting cabinet formed in January 2012, a position he held until October 2013.[4] Since 2002, he has also been a member of the Maghreb Council of the Choura, the advisory council of the Arab Maghreb Union.[5]

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  2. ^ "رؤساء الحكومة السابقون". www.cg.gov.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 October 2022.
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  4. ^ "ملك المغرب يعيّن سعد الدين العثماني رئيسا للحكومة خلفا لابن كيران". CNN Arabic (in Arabic). 17 March 2017. Retrieved 9 October 2022.
  5. ^ "From Rabat, Dbeibah calls for Arab Maghreb Union revival". AW. Retrieved 7 October 2022.