Saadeddine Othmani

Saadeddine Othmani (Berber languages: ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ; Arabic: سعد الدين العثماني; born 16 January 1956), sometimes translated as Saad Eddine el-Othmani, is a Moroccan politician.[1] He served as the 16th prime minister of Morocco from 17 March 2017 to 7 October 2021. Previously he served as foreign minister from 2012 to 2013.[2]

Saadeddine Othmani
ⵙⴰⵄⴷ ⴷⴷⵉⵏ ⵍⵄⵓⵜⵎⴰⵏⵉ
سعد الدين العثماني
MP
Saadeddine Othmani in 2018
16th Prime Minister of Morocco
In office
17 March 2017 – 7 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI
Preceded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Succeeded byAziz Akhannouch
Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party
In office
10 December 2017 – 9 September 2021
Preceded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation
In office
3 January 2012 – 10 October 2013
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byTaieb Fassi Fihri
Succeeded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Leader of the Justice and Development Party
In office
1 July 2004 – 20 July 2008
Preceded byAbdelkrim al-Khatib
Succeeded byAbdelilah Benkirane
Member of Parliament
for Mohammedia
Assumed office
7 September 2007
Member of Parliament
for Inezgane
In office
14 November 1997 – 7 September 2007
Personal details
Born (1956-01-16) 16 January 1956
Inezgane, Morocco
Political partyJustice and Development Party

Life and career

Saadeddine Othmani was born in 1956 in Inezgane, near Agadir, in the Souss region. He earned an master's degree in Islamic studies and doctorates in medicine and psychiatry. in 1994, he began practicing as a psychiatrist.[3]

He has written numerous books on psychology and Islamic law, and worked as the editor-in-chief of many magazines and publications. In 2004, after the withdrawal from politics of Abdelkrim Alkhatib, Saadeddine Othmani became the head of the Justice and Development Party (PJD).[1] He is also a parliamentary deputy of Inezgane. He was later succeeded by Abdelilah Benkirane in 2008, and became leader of the party once again in 2017 following Benkirane's failure to form a government.[4]

Saadeddine Othmani was Minister of Foreign Affairs from 3 January 2012 to 10 October 2013 in the government headed by his party, the PJD. He was succeeded as Minister of Foreign Affairs by Salaheddine Mezouar. Subsequently, he headed the parliamentary group of the PJD.[5]

Othmani meets with U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo in Rabat, Morocco on December 5, 2019.

On 17 March 2017, Saadeddine Othmani was appointed as Prime Minister by King Mohammed VI.[2]

On 25 March 2017, Saadeddine Othmani announced that the government he was leading would include the PJD, the National Rally of Independents (RNI), the Popular Movement (MP), the Constitutional Union (UC), the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) and the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP).[6]

His cabinet was formed on 5 April 2017.[7] His government was viewed as francophile.[8]

On 8 September 2021 in the legislative elections his party won 13 of the 395 seats, losing nearly 90% of the seats obtained in 2016. The following day, Othmani decided to resign from his position as Secretary General of the Justice and Development Party.[9] On 10 September, he was succeeded as Prime Minister by Aziz Akhannouch.[10] In October 2021, El Othmani resumed his job at his private psychiatric practice in Rabat. [11]

References
  1. Black, Ian (10 September 2007). "Morocco Islamists say vote unfair". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
  2. "King of Morocco names Saad Eddine El Othmani as new prime minister – France 24". France 24. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 20 December 2017.
  3. "Can Morocco's New Prime Minister End the Country's Deadlock?". OZY. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  4. "Maroc : comment Abdelilah Benkirane a perdu la partie au PJD – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  5. "Morocco's King Mohammed VI names new prime minister", Africanews, 17 March 2017.
  6. "Saad Eddine Othmani Announces end of Deadlock, Formation of Government", Morocco World News, 25 March 2017.
  7. "Maroc : le roi nomme un gouvernement de technocrates qui marginalise les islamistes", Le Monde, 5 April 2017 (in French).
  8. "A row over teaching in French has reopened old wounds in Morocco". The Economist. 17 August 2019.
  9. Machloukh, Anass. "Après la raclée électorale, El Othmani et son secrétariat général démissionnent". L'Opinion (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  10. "Mohammed VI nomme Aziz Akhannouch Chef de gouvernement". Telquel (in French). Retrieved 10 September 2021.
  11. https://www.lesiteinfo.com/maroc/el-othmani-rouvre-son-cabinet-de-psychologie-photo/
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