Abdellatif Ouahbi (Arabic: عبد اللطيف وهبي; born 28 July 1961 in Taroudant) is a Moroccan lawyer and politician. He was elected MP in 2016 and then Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2020.[1][2] Since 2021, he has been serving as Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.
Abdellatif Ouahbi عبد اللطيف وهبي | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| Assumed office 10 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Ben Abdelkader |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1961 Taroudant, Morocco |
| Political party | Authenticity and Modernity Party |
| Occupation | Lawyer, Politician |
Early life
editAbdellatif Ouahbi was born on 28 July 1961 in Taroudant, Morocco.
Career
editOuahbi began his political career in the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, of which he was a member from 1976 to 1991. He then joined the Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party in 1991 before leaving it for the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2010.[3]
In 2011, during the legislative elections, Ouahbi was elected deputy to the House of Representatives in the Taroudant-North constituency.[4] He was re-elected in 2016. During this term, he presided over the Commission of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights.[5]
In February 2020, he became Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM).[6]
In September 2021, Ouahbi was elected Mayor of Taroudant.[7]
During a conference in November 2022, Ouahbi stated that a new law would be drafted imposing 21 years of child support payment on the fathers of children born out of wedlock.[8]
In January 2023, Ouahbi was severely implicated in a scandal regarding the Moroccan bar examination. The pass threshold was set abnormally low (2%). Among the only successful candidates were several children of Moroccan politicians, including the Ouahbi's own children.[9] On 24 January 2023, Ouahbi sued a student who failed the bar exam causing public outcry.[10][11]
References
edit- ^ انتخاب السيد عبد اللطيف وهبي أمينا عاما جديدا لحزب الأصالة والمعاصرة Archived 2020-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ برقية تهنئة من جلالة الملك إلى السيد عبد اللطيف وهبي Archived 2020-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ MATIN, LE. "Biographie de Abdellatif Ouahbi, ministre de la Justice". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "a.ouahbi-2011-2016". Chambre des représentants (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "a.ouahbi_2016_2021". Chambre des représentants (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "Abdellatif Ouahbi élu secrétaire général du PAM". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ AY, Rédaction (18 September 2021). "Abdellatif Ouahbi élu maire de Taroudant". LesEco.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Minister Proposes Mandatory Child Support if One-Night Stand Results in Pregnancy". Morocco world news. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
- ^ Khabbachi, Soufiane. "POLITIQUE Au Maroc, le scandale de trop pour Abdellatif Ouahbi ?". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
- ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco's Justice Minister Sues Candidate Who Failed Bar Exam". www.moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "Minister of justice to sue a student who failed the bar exam". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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