Abdelilah Benkirane
Abdelilah Benkirane (Arabic: عبد الإله بنكيران Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵄⴱⴷⵉⵍⴰⵀ ⴱⵏⴽⵉⵔⴰⵏ, born 1954) is a Moroccan politician who was Prime Minister of Morocco from November 2011 to March 2017. After having won a plurality of seats in the 2011 parliamentary election, his party, the moderate Islamist Justice and Development Party formed a coalition with three parties that had been part of previous governments.
Abdelilah Benkirane | |
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عبد الإله بنكيران ⵄⴱⴷⵉⵍⴰⵀ ⴱⵏⴽⵉⵔⴰⵏ | |
Benkirane in 2014 | |
| 15th Prime Minister of Morocco | |
| In office 29 November 2011 – 17 March 2017 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Preceded by | Abbas El Fassi |
| Succeeded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 20 July 2008 – 29 November 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Abbas El Fassi |
| Preceded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Succeeded by | Salaheddine Mezouar |
| Leader of the Justice and Development Party | |
| Assumed office 30 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
| In office 20 July 2008 – 10 December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Succeeded by | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Member of Parliament for Salé-Médina | |
| In office 14 November 1997 – 12 April 2017 | |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Benbrahim |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1954 Rabat, Morocco |
| Political party | Justice and Development Party |
| Spouse | Nabila Benkirane |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University |
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