Abdellatif Maazouz (Arabic: عبد اللطيف معزوز; born 18 August 1954, in Sefrou) is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Minister of Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Abbas El Fassi.[1] On 3 January 2012, he was appointed Delegate-Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane, he held this post until 9 July 2013, when his party members quit the government.[2][3][4] On 22 September 2021, he was elected as the president of the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region.[5]

Abdellatif Maazouz
Abdellatif Maazouz in 2013.
President of the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region
Assumed office
22 September 2021
Preceded byMustapha Bakkoury
Delegate-Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad
In office
3 January 2012 – 9 July 2013
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byMohammed Ameur
Succeeded byAnis Birou
Minister of Foreign Trade
In office
19 September 2007 – 3 January 2012
Prime MinisterAbbas El Fassi
Preceded byMustapha Mechahouri
Succeeded byAbdelkader Aamara
Personal details
Born (1954-08-18) 18 August 1954 (age 69)
Sefrou, Morocco
Political partyIstiqlal
Alma materSidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University (Fes)
University of Toulouse
OccupationPolitician

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  1. ^ Kharroubi, Hajar (22 September 2021). "Officiel. L'istiqlalien Abdellatif Maâzouz élu président du Conseil de la région de Casablanca-Settat". Le360 (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  2. ^ Aït Akdim, Youssef (3 January 2012). "Maroc : et le gouvernement fut, dans la continuité – Jeune Afrique". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Istiqlal party quits Morocco's Islamist-led government". BBC News. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  4. ^ "Ministres istiqlaliens : les acteurs et les figurants". Medias24 (in French). 9 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Abdellatif Maâzouz (Istiqlal) nouveau président de la région Casablanca-Settat". Medias24 (in French). 22 September 2021. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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