Salaheddine Mezouar

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Salaheddine Mezouar
Salaheddine Mezouar in Bonn,
(May 2016) talking to prepare COP22
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
In office
10 October 2013 – 5 April 2017
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded bySaad-Eddine El Othmani
Succeeded byNasser Bourita
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
15 October 2007 – 3 January 2012
Prime MinisterAbbas El Fassi
Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byFathallah Oualalou
Succeeded byNizar Baraka
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
8 June 2004 – 15 October 2007
Prime MinisterDriss Jettou
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAhmed Chami
Leader of the Opposition
In office
29 November 2011 – 10 October 2013
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Succeeded byHamid Chabat
Leader of National Rally of Independents
In office
23 January 2010 – 12 October 2016
Preceded byMustapha Mansouri
Succeeded byAziz Akhannouch
Personal details
Born (1953-12-11) 11 December 1953 (age 70)
Meknes, Morocco
Political partyNational Rally of Independents
OccupationPolitician

Salaheddine Mezouar (Arabic: صلاح الدين مزوار – born 11 December 1953, Meknes) is a Moroccan politician and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 October 2013 until 2017.

Career[edit]

In 2004, he was appointed Minister of Industry, Trade and Restructuring of the Economy.

On 15 October 2007, he was appointed Minister of Economy and Finance.[1]

In January 2010, he was elected president of the National Rally of Independents party.[2][3][4]

Mezouar is also a former international basketball player.[5]

Treasury controversy[edit]

In July 2012 Mezouar was involved in a scandal related to wage bonuses along with Noureddine Bensouda, the chief of the Moroccan treasury.[6] Leaked documents, revealed that Bensouda and Mezouar issued orders to reward themselves with substantial monthly and quarterly bonuses.[6] The bonuses totaled roughly MAD97,772/month (US$12,000).[7] Mezouar declared that the bonuses were legal basing the decision on a 1941 decree by the French colonial-head which is still enforced. The French decree allowed such bonuses to be issued for high-ranking employees of the colonial administration.

The two employees who revealed this information, Abdelmajid Louiz and Mohammed Reda, were prosecuted and tried for leaking confidential documents.[6] On 21 March 2013, Alouiz was sentenced to two-months suspended prison and a MAD2,000 fine, while Reda was acquitted.[8] However both employees were excluded from their jobs.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ MEF - Royaume du Maroc. "Nos anciens ministres". www.finances.gov.ma.
  2. ^ "A look at Moroccan political parties competing in elections". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Morocco: Govt Sets Up Social Solidarity Fund to Support Needy People". All Africa. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  4. ^ "Lagarde Seeks to Win Backing From Africa in Campaign to Head IMF". Bloomberg. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
  5. ^ "Membres du CRD: Salaheddine Mezouar". CRD. Archived from the original on 3 February 2017. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b c Smail Bellaoualli (21 March 2014). "Case against Morocco whistleblowers highlights difficulty in the battle against corruption". AP - USNews. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  7. ^ Badr Soundouss (14 June 2012). "Salaheddine Mezouar reconnait la réalité des primes". Demain online. Archived from the original on 2014-03-22. Retrieved 21 March 2014.
  8. ^ "Suspended sentence for Morocco civil servant who flagged 'graft'". AFP. 21 March 2014. Retrieved 23 March 2014.

External links[edit]

Political offices
Preceded by Foreign Minister of Morocco
10 October 2013 – 5 April 2017 		Succeeded by


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