Salaheddine Mezouar
Moroccan politician (born 1953)
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Salaheddine Mezouar (Arabic: صلاح الدين مزوار – born 11 December 1953, Meknes) is a Moroccan politician and economist who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 10 October 2013 until 2017.
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Salaheddine Mezouar | |
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Mezouar in 2016 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation | |
| In office 10 October 2013 – 5 April 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Preceded by | Saad-Eddine El Othmani |
| Succeeded by | Nasser Bourita |
| President of the National Rally of Independents | |
| In office 23 January 2010 – 12 October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mustapha Mansouri |
| Succeeded by | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 3 January 2012 – 10 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Preceded by | Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Chabat |
| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| In office 15 October 2007 – 3 January 2012 | |
| Prime Minister | Abbas El Fassi Abdelilah Benkirane |
| Preceded by | Fathallah Oualalou |
| Succeeded by | Nizar Baraka |
| Minister of Industry and Commerce | |
| In office 8 June 2004 – 15 October 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Driss Jettou |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Chami |
| Member of Parliament for Meknes | |
| In office 25 November 2011 – 8 September 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1953 |
| Party | National Rally of Independents |
| Education | Grenoble Alpes University (MA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Career
In 2004, Mezouar 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]
In 2016, he served as the president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP22, when Morocco hosted the event in Marrakesh.[5]
Mezouar is also a former international basketball player.[6]
Treasury controversy
In July 2012 Mezouar was involved in a scandal related to wage bonuses along with Noureddine Bensouda, the chief of the Moroccan treasury.[7] Leaked documents, revealed that Bensouda and Mezouar issued orders to reward themselves with substantial monthly and quarterly bonuses.[7] The bonuses totaled roughly MAD97,772/month (US$12,000).[8] 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.[7] On 21 March 2013, Louiz was sentenced to two-months suspended prison and a MAD2,000 fine, while Reda was acquitted.[9] However both employees were excluded from their jobs.