Mounia Boucetta

Boucetta graduated as a process engineer from the Mohammadia School of Engineering (EMI) in 1990. She was later elected as the first female president of the EMI Alumni Association (AIEM) in 2013, representing a network of over 10,000 engineers.^[2][3]

Boucetta began her career at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, where she held several leadership positions. She later joined the Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion (CDG) Group, serving as the Deputy Director-General of CDG Capital and later as the Director-General of CDG Developpement.^[4]

In April 2017, she was appointed by King Mohammed VI as the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. In this role, she was heavily involved in Morocco's diplomatic re-engagement with the African Union and led several diplomatic delegations across the continent.^[5] She also played a key role in strengthening relations with international organizations, including the Council of Europe.^[6]

Following her government service, Boucetta joined the OCP Group and became a Senior Fellow at the Policy Center for the New South, where she focuses on industrial strategies and African development.^[7][8]