King Mohammed VI appointed 15 walis and governors to the Territorial Administration during a Council of Ministers held on Oct. 19 at the Royal Palace in Rabat.
Here are profiles of several of the newly appointed officials:
Khalid Ait Taleb
Khalid Ait Taleb, a former medical professor and minister of health from 2019 to 2024, has been appointed wali of the Fès-Meknès region and governor of the Fez prefecture.
Aged 59 and originally from the Agadir region, Ait Taleb trained as a general surgeon and began his career as an intern at the University Hospital of Rabat in 1989.
He later joined the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Fez, where he became director in 2009 and also served as head of the Department of Visceral Surgery.
As minister of health, Ait Taleb led Morocco’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and oversaw the national vaccination campaign.
Mohamed Alami Ouaddane
Mohamed Alami Ouaddane, formerly governor of Zagora Province and previously governor of Chefchaouen Province, was born on March 18, 1969, in Fez.
He holds a diploma from the National School of Agriculture in Meknes. In 1995, Ouaddane worked as an engineer in the private sector before joining the Ministry of Agriculture as head of office at the Tiznit Provincial Directorate of Agriculture.
He later served as head of service in Tata (2000-2004) and Tiznit (2004-2009), then as provincial director of agriculture in Azilal (2009) and Tiznit (2010).
He went on to become regional director of agriculture for the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region before being appointed governor of Chefchaouen Province on Aug. 20, 2018.
Fouad Hajji
Fouad Hajji has been appointed governor of Al Hoceima Province after serving as governor of Zagora Province.
Born in Fez, Hajji is a graduate of the Mohammedia School of Engineers and joined the public service in 1992.
He served as director general of the Independent Agency for Water and Electricity Distribution in Taza, then held the same position in Kenitra beginning in 2014, where he oversaw major water and sanitation projects.
Khatib El Hebil
Khatib El Hebil has been appointed wali of the Marrakech-Safi region and governor of the Marrakech prefecture.
Born Nov. 7, 1958, in Oujda, El Hebil began his career as an engineer with the Regional Agency for Equipment and Construction in the Oriental region in 1983.
He later served as regional delegate for housing in Beni Mellal-Azilal in 1990, and became director of the Regional Agency for Equipment and Construction in the South (1992) and in Tansift (1997).
From 2009, he headed the Al Omrane development companies in Marrakech and Tamansourt.
El Hebil was appointed governor of Nouaceur Province in 2010, governor of Settat Province in 2016, and wali of the Beni Mellal-Khénifra region in 2019, before serving as wali of the Oriental region in 2024.
He has been decorated with the Order of the Throne as Knight (2003) and Officer (2016).
Abdelkrim Ghannami
Abdelkrim Ghannami, appointed governor of Taounate Province and previously secretary-general of Mohammedia Prefecture in 2022, was born in 1970.
He holds a Ph.D. in public law, a master’s degree in international and development cooperation, a postgraduate diploma in political science, and a diploma from the Royal Institute of Administration (Class 33).
Ghannami joined public service in 1996 and has held several administrative positions, including commander of Awazirt in Azilal Province (1999), head of an administrative annex in Nador (2001) and Tangier-Assilah Prefecture (2007), acting pasha of Assilah (2009), and head of the urban district of Oujda (2010).
He later served as secretary-general of Casablanca Prefecture (2018) and Mohammedia Prefecture (2022).
Mustapha El Maaza
Mustapha El Maaza, appointed governor of Al Haouz Province, was born in 1969.
He previously served as governor of Taza and Benslimane provinces.
El Maaza holds a degree in French literature and began his career on Nov. 23, 1992, as a civil servant within the Ministry of National Education.
He graduated from the Royal Institute of Administration on July 11, 1996 (Class 31) and was appointed commander at the General Secretariat in Tetouan, before serving as head of an administrative annex in the same province.
On Feb. 20, 2003, he was appointed head of the Internal Affairs Department in Laayoune Province, and on Sept. 27, 2004, he became the first deputy to the governor of that province.
He later served as head of the Moulay Abdessalam Ben Mchich Department in Larache Province.
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