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| رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية (Arabic) | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Type | Head of Government |
| Seat | Rabat, Morocco |
| Appointer | King of Morocco |
| Term length | 5 years No term limit |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of Morocco |
| Precursor | TheGrand Vizier Fonction |
| Formation | 7 December 1955; 69 years ago (1955-12-07) |
| First holder | Mbarek Bekkay |
| Unofficial names | President of the Government |
| Salary | DH840,000 or US$93,000 per annum[1] |
| Website | cg |
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Theprime minister of Morocco, officiallyhead of government (Arabic:رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية), is thehead of government of theKingdom of Morocco.[2] The prime minister is chosen by theking of Morocco from the largest party elected toparliament, usually thegeneral secretary of that party. TheConstitution of Morocco grants executive powers to the government and allows the head of government to propose and dismisscabinet members, provincial governors, and ambassadors, to oversee government programs and the delivery ofpublic services, and to dissolve thelower house of parliament with the king's approval.[3]
A newly appointed prime minister is responsible for forming the government it will head by leading negotiations between the king and parliament to fillministry positions.[4] Until the new government is approved by the king and formally takes office, parliament approves and oversees government programs andpublic service. There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several have served multiple non-consecutive terms.
Contrary to typicalpresidential systems where the president is the highest ranking leader of theexecutive branch and is considered both head of government andhead of state, the king is the Moroccan head of state and holds substantial discretionary power over the executive branch and has exclusive authority over the military, religion, and thejudiciary.[3]
Since 7 October 2021, the incumbent prime minister has beenAziz Akhannouch.
On 20 September 2007,Abbas El Fassi was appointed 14th prime minister of Morocco by KingMohammed VI.[5]
On 29 November 2011,Abdelilah Benkirane was appointed 15th prime minister of Morocco by King Mohammed VI.[6] On 10 October 2016, Benkirane was reappointed after his party won the parliamentary elections.[7][8][9] He was dismissed on 15 March 2017 by King Mohammed VI.[10][11]
On 17 March 2017,Saadeddine Othmani was appointed 16th prime minister of Morocco by King Mohammed VI.[12][13][14]
On 10 September 2021,Aziz Akhannouch was appointed 17th prime minister of Morocco by King Mohammed VI.[15][16][17]