Worldwide
Guide to Women in Leadership
Party Leaders
of
Morocco/ Al-Mamlaka Al-Maghrebia (female suffrage 1959/61)Formerly a French
protectorate became a sovereign state in 1956
Also see Morroco Ministers
1990s- Spokesperson of the
Movement for Justice and Charity Nadia Yassine
During the imprisonment of her father, Sheikh Abdesalam Yassine, during the
reign of King Hassan, she gained prominence as spokesperson of the islamic
movement, Al-Adl Wal Ihsane, which
wants to abolish the Monarchy and introduce Sharia law in the country. Her
father is the spiritual leader of the movement, and she is viewed as a possible
successor to the leadership. She is mother of a number of children and is also a
grandmother (b. 1960-).
2003- Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of
the Socialist Alliance Group Nezha Skalli
2007- Secretary General of the Social-Democratic Party (PSD) Zhour Chkafi
Last update 07.07.07