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Nizar Baraka
Moroccan politician
Moroccan politician
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| name | Nizar Baraka | |
| image | Nizar Baraka - World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia 2012.jpg | |
| smallimage | ||
| caption | Nizar Baraka at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia in 2012 | |
| office | Minister of Equipment and Water | |
| term_start | 7 October 2021 | |
| monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco | |
| primeminister | Aziz Akhannouch | |
| predecessor | Aziz Rabbah | |
| office2 | Leader of the Opposition | |
| term_start2 | 7 October 2017 | |
| term_end2 | 7 October 2021 | |
| primeminister2 | Saadeddine Othmani | |
| predecessor2 | Hamid Chabat | |
| successor2 | Abdellatif Ouahbi | |
| <!----office1------------------> | office1 | Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party |
| term_start1 | 7 October 2017 | |
| predecessor1 | Hamid Chabat | |
| office3 | Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| term_start3 | 3 January 2012 | |
| term_end3 | 20 August 2013 | |
| primeminister3 | Abdelilah Benkirane | |
| predecessor3 | Salaheddine Mezouar | |
| successor3 | Aziz Akhannouch | |
| (interim) | ||
| Mohamed Boussaid | ||
| office4 | Minister delegate attached to the Prime Minister for general affairs and Economy | |
| term_start4 | 14 November 2010 | |
| term_end4 | 3 January 2012 | |
| primeminister4 | Abbas el Fassi | |
| successor4 | Najib Boulif | |
| party | Istiqlal Party | |
| birth_date | ||
| birth_place | Rabat, Morocco | |
| alma_mater | Aix-Marseille University (PhD) | |
| occupation | Politician | |
| monarch3 | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = (interim) Mohamed Boussaid
Nizar Baraka (born 6 February 1964) is a Moroccan politician and businessman of the Istiqlal Party. Since October 2021, he has served as Minister of Equipment and Water. He is the grandson of nationalist Allal Al Fassi.
He was Minister of Economy and Finance in the government of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Education
Baraka holds a PhD in econometrics from Aix-Marseille University in France.
Career
He taught at the University of Rabat and the National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics, then he joined the Ministry of Finance in 1996 where he held a variety of positions, including that of Deputy Director of the Department of Studies and Financial Forecasts. In 2007, Baraka was appointed Minister Delegate to the Prime Minister for Economic and General Affairs (2007-2012) then Minister of Economy and Finance (2012-2013). He was named Finance Minister of the Year 2013 for Middle East and North Africa by “Emerging Markets” (The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund) and Best Finance Minister for the MENA region for 2012 and Minister of Finance of the year 2012 by The Banker, (the Financial Times press group).
In April 2013, Hamid Chabat, secretary-general of the Istiqlal Party, announced his intentions to leave the coalition that forms the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Consequently, a resignation request was submitted on 9 July 2013 for all the Party's ministers. On 21 August 2013 he was appointed to head the CESE. He was also the president of the scientific committee of Cop22, chair of the Economic Working Group of the U.S.-Morocco Strategic Dialogue and member of the Averroès Committee, charged with strengthening cooperation between Morocco and Spain.
On October 7, 2017, Baraka was elected secretary-general of the Istiqlal party, by 924 votes against 230 votes for his rival and outgoing secretary-general Hamid Chabat.
References
References
- "Morocco names new government, keeps foreign, interior ministers".
- "Official Bio". Government of Morocco.
- MAP. (2011-04-18). "Nizar Baraka s'entretient avec Sylvia Solf". Le MATIN.
- MEF - Royaume du Maroc. "Nos anciens ministres".
- (2017-10-09). "Nizar Baraka Elected Secretary-General of Istiqlal Party".
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