At the proposal of the Head of Government and at the initiative of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad,the King has appointed several ambassadors of the Sovereign to various friendly and brotherly countries.
These include:
Othman El Ferdaous, Ambassador to the Republic of Côte d’Ivoire;
He served as Minister of Culture, Youth, and Sports from 2020 to 2022. Mr. El Ferdaous also held the position of Secretary of State to the Minister of Industry, Investment, Trade, and Digital Economy, responsible for Investment from 2017 to 2019. Born on January 13, 1979, he began his career as a consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers in Paris (2003-2006) before being appointed as a director at Mena Media Consulting in Rabat (2008-2016).
Abdelkader El Jamoussi, Ambassador to the Republic of Cameroon;
He was the Consul General of the Kingdom in New York since 2019. Mr. El Jamoussi, 55 years old, served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in Tokyo from 2014 to 2018 and as a counselor at the Moroccan embassy in Canberra from 2010 to 2014. He also held the position of First Secretary at the Moroccan embassy in London from 2004 to 2008 and as First Secretary at the Moroccan embassy in The Hague from 1995 to 2001.
Mustapha El Alami Fellousse, Ambassador to the Central African Republic;
Prior to his appointment, he was Head of Division in the Directorate of Global Issues at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad. He also served as Head of the Northern, Central, and Western Europe Division from 2018 to 2019 and as Minister Plenipotentiary at the Moroccan mission to the European Union (EU) from 2014 to 2017. Previously, Mr. El Alami Fellousse (47 years old) served as Head of Division in the EU Directorate from 2013 to 2014 and as Counselor at the Moroccan embassy in Ottawa from 2007 to 2011.
Najoua El Berrak, Ambassador to the Republic of Congo;
She previously served as the Consul General of the Kingdom in Bastia. Ms. El Berrak also held the positions of Consul General of Morocco in Rennes from 2018 to 2022 and Head of the Media Division in the Ministry of Communication from 2016 to 2018. The new ambassador was also a counselor at the Permanent Mission of the Kingdom to the United Nations in Geneva (2011-2015) and First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the European Union (2008-2011).
Mohammed Iboumraten, Ambassador to the Republic of Niger;
At 61 years old, he has been Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassies in Tunisia since 2021 and Algeria from 2011 to 2016. From 2013 to 2016, he served as Head of Service in the Directorate of Consular Affairs.
Ahmed Rida Chami, Ambassador to the European Union;
He is an engineer in arts and manufacturing from the École Centrale de Paris (1985) and holds an MBA from the John E. Anderson Graduate School of Management at UCLA (1989). In February 2016, he was appointed permanent representative of Morocco to the EU in Brussels, before being appointed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI on December 3, 2018, as President of the Economic, Social, and Environmental Council (CESE). Born on May 16, 1961, in Casablanca, Mr. Chami also served as Minister of Industry, Trade, and New Technologies in the Abbas El Fassi government (2007-2011) and was a deputy for the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP) for the city of Fez (from 2011 to February 2016). Mr. Chami also held several positions within Microsoft, including regional manager for North and West Africa and Southeast Asia.
Fatiha Ayadi, Ambassador to Denmark;
She served as Director of Communication and Press at the Ministry of Communication from 2003 to 2007. Ms. Ayadi (62 years old) was also a parliamentary deputy from 2007 to 2016. She held the position of Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Maroc (2016-2017) and as editor at 2M Soread (2017-2019).
Omar Amghar, Ambassador to the Republic of Serbia;
He has served as Consul General in Strasbourg since 2023. Aged 55, Mr. Amghar also held the positions of Director for the European Union and Mediterranean Processes from 2018 to 2023 and Deputy Head of the Moroccan Mission to the European Union (2016-2018). He also served as Head of Division in the EU Directorate (2014-2016) and Counselor at the Moroccan Mission to the EU in Brussels (2005-2012).
Redouane Adghoghi, Ambassador to the Republic of Bulgaria;
Since 2016, he has served as Director of European Affairs at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad. Mr. Adghoghi has also served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in Paris (2009-2013) and at the embassy in Lisbon (2004-2009). Aged 57, he was also a Counselor at the Moroccan embassy in Brussels from 1996 to 2000.
Majid Halim, Ambassador to Malaysia;
He has been the Ambassador of Morocco to Dhaka since 2016. Mr. Halim (64 years old) was the Kingdom’s ambassador to Conakry (2011-2016), Consul General in Rennes (2005), and Counselor at the Moroccan embassy in Brussels (1993).
Redouane Houssaini, Ambassador to the Republic of Indonesia;
At 58 years old, he has served as Director of the United Nations and International Organizations at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Living Abroad since 2017. From 2007 to 2011, Mr. Houssaini served as Head of the Disarmament Service. He also held the positions of Counselor at the Moroccan embassy in Vienna (2003-2017) and First Secretary at the Moroccan embassy in Tokyo (1996-2001).
Boutaina El Kerdoudi, Ambassador to the Republic of Bangladesh;
She served as Consul General in Utrecht since 2023 and as Consul General in Frankfurt from 2018 to 2023. Ms. El Kerdoudi, 54 years old, was also Head of the West Africa Department (2016-2017). From 2014 to 2016, she was Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in New Delhi. She also served as Counselor at the Moroccan embassy in London (2008-2011) and as Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in Bangkok (2002-2005).
Younes Dirhoussi, Ambassador to Saint Lucia;
He served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in Castries since 2023. Mr. Dirhoussi (58 years old) also served as Consul General of Morocco in Marseille from 2015 to 2016 and as Consul General of the Kingdom in Toulouse from 2012 to 2015. From 2000 to 2002, he was Deputy Head of Mission at the Moroccan embassy in The Hague.
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