List of heads of government of Morocco

This is a list of heads of government of Morocco since the formation of the post of Prime Minister of Morocco in 1955, to the present day.

A total of seventeen people have served as President of the Government of Morocco (not counting two periods of direct rule by the King of Morocco). Additionally, one person, Mohammed Karim Lamrani, has served on three non-consecutive occasions.

List of officeholders

Political parties
Other factions
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party Legislature
(Election)
Cabinet King
(Reign)
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Mbarek Bekkay
مبارك البكاي
(1907–1961)
[a]
7 December 1955 12 May 1958 2 years, 156 days Independent None Bekkay I [fr] Mohammed V
محمد الخامس

(1955–1961)
Bekkay II [fr]
2 Ahmed Balafrej
أحمد بلافريج
(1908–1990)
12 May 1958 16 December 1958 218 days Istiqlal Party Balafrej [fr]
3 Abdallah Ibrahim
عبد الله إبراهيم
(1918–2005)
16 December 1958 20 May 1960 1 year, 156 days Istiqlal Party Ibrahim [fr]
Position vacant
(Direct rule by
Mohammed V)
20 May 1960 26 February 1961
(Died in office)
282 days Independent Mohammed [fr]
Position vacant
(Direct rule by
Hassan II)
26 February 1961 13 November 1963 2 years, 260 days Independent Hassan I [fr] Hassan II
الحسن الثاني

(1961–1999)
Hassan II [fr]
Hassan III [fr]
4 Ahmed Bahnini
أحمد بحنيني
(1909–1971)
13 November 1963 7 June 1965 1 year, 206 days Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions I (1963) Bahnini [fr]
Position vacant
(Direct rule by
Hassan II)
7 June 1965 7 July 1967 2 years, 30 days Independent Hassan IV [fr]
5 Mohamed Benhima
محمد بنهيمة
(1924–1992)
7 July 1967 7 October 1969 2 years, 92 days Front for the Defence of Constitutional Institutions Benhima/Laraki [fr]
6 Ahmed Laraki
أحمد العراقي
(1931–2020)
7 October 1969 6 August 1971 1 year, 303 days Istiqlal Party Benhima/Laraki [fr]
7 Mohammed Karim Lamrani
محمد كريم العمراني
(1919–2018)
6 August 1971 2 November 1972 1 year, 88 days Independent II (1970) Lamrani I [fr]
Lamrani II [fr]
8 Ahmed Osman
أحمد عصمان
(born 1930)
2 November 1972 22 March 1979 6 years, 140 days National Rally of Independents Osman I [fr]
III (1977) Osman II [fr]
9 Maati Bouabid
المعطي بوعبيد
(1927–1996)
22 March 1979 30 November 1983 4 years, 253 days Constitutional Union Bouabid I [fr]
Bouabid II [fr]
(7) Mohammed Karim Lamrani
محمد كريم العمراني
(1919–2018)
30 November 1983 30 September 1986 2 years, 304 days Independent Lamrani III [fr]
IV (1984) Lamrani IV [fr]
10 Azzeddine Laraki
عز الدين العراقي
(1929–2010)
30 September 1986 11 August 1992 5 years, 316 days Independent Laraki II [fr]
(7) Mohammed Karim Lamrani
محمد كريم العمراني
(1919–2018)
11 August 1992 25 May 1994 1 year, 287 days Independent Lamrani V [fr]
V (1993) Lamrani VI [fr]
11 Abdellatif Filali
عبد اللطيف الفيلالي
(1928–2009)
25 May 1994 4 February 1998 3 years, 255 days Independent Filali I [fr]
Filali II [fr]
VI (1997) Filali III [fr]
12 Abderrahmane Youssoufi
عبد الرحمن اليوسفي
(1924–2020)
4 February 1998 9 October 2002 4 years, 247 days Socialist Union of Popular Forces Youssoufi I [fr]
Youssoufi II [fr] Mohammed VI
محمد السادس

(1999–present)
13 Driss Jettou
إدريس جطو
(born 1945)
9 October 2002 19 September 2007 4 years, 345 days Independent VII (2002) Jettou I [fr]
Jettou II [fr]
14 Abbas El Fassi
عباس الفاسي
(born 1940)
19 September 2007 29 November 2011 4 years, 71 days Istiqlal Party VIII (2007) El Fassi [fr]
15 Abdelilah Benkirane
عبد الإله ابن كيران
(born 1954)
29 November 2011 5 April 2017 5 years, 127 days Justice and Development Party IX (2011) Benkiran I [fr]
Benkiran II [fr]
16 Saadeddine Othmani
سعد الدين العثماني
(born 1956)
5 April 2017 7 October 2021 4 years, 185 days Justice and Development Party X (2016) Othmani I [fr]
Othmani II [fr]
17 Aziz Akhannouch
عزيز أخنوش
(born 1961)
7 October 2021 Incumbent 4 years, 152 days National Rally of Independents XI (2021) Akhannouch I [fr]
Akhannouch II [fr]

Timeline

Aziz AkhannouchSaadeddine OthmaniAbdelilah BenkiraneAbbas El FassiDriss JettouAbderrahmane YoussoufiAbdellatif FilaliMohammed Karim LamraniAzzeddine LarakiMaati BouabidAhmed OsmanAhmed LarakiMohamed BenhimaHassan IIAhmed BahniniMohammed VAbdallah IbrahimAhmed BalafrejMbarek Bekkay

Notes

  1. ^ Appointed as Prime Minister while the Sultanate of Morocco was still divided between French and Spanish protectorates. Served as Prime Minister of the independent Sultanate of Morocco from 2 March 1956, and as Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco from 14 August 1957.

See also