Abdellatif Ouahbi
عبد اللطيف وهبي
Abdellatif Ouahbi in 2021
Minister of justice
Assumed office
10 October 2021
Preceded byAbdelkader Bensaleh
MonarchMohammed VI
Personal details
Born (1961-07-28) 28 July 1961 (age 62)
Taroudant, Morocco
Political partyAuthenticity and Modernity Party
OccupationLawyer, Politician

Abdellatif Ouahbi (Arabic: عبد اللطيف وهبي; born 28 July 1961 in Taroudant) is a Moroccan lawyer and politician. He was elected MP in 2016 and then Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2020.[1][2] Since 2021, he has been serving as Minister of Justice in the government of Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.

Early life

Abdellatif Ouahbi was born on 28 July 1961 in Taroudant, Morocco.

Career

Ouahbi began his political career in the Socialist Union of Popular Forces, of which he was a member from 1976 to 1991. He then joined the Socialist Democratic Vanguard Party in 1991 before leaving it for the Authenticity and Modernity Party in 2010.[3]

In 2011, during the legislative elections, Ouahbi was elected deputy to the House of Representatives in the Taroudant-North constituency.[4] He was re-elected in 2016. During this term, he presided over the Commission of Justice, Legislation and Human Rights.[5]

In February 2020, he became Secretary General of the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM).[6]

In September 2021, Ouahbi was elected Mayor of Taroudant.[7]

During a conference in November 2022, Ouahbi stated that a new law would be drafted imposing 21 years of child support payment on the fathers of children born out of wedlock.[8]

In January 2023, Ouahbi was severely implicated in a scandal regarding the Moroccan bar examination. The pass threshold was set abnormally low (2%). Among the only successful candidates were several children of Moroccan politicians, including the Ouahbi's own children.[9] On 24 January 2023, Ouahbi sued a student who failed the bar exam causing a great fuss in the kingdom.[10][11]

References

  1. ^ انتخاب السيد عبد اللطيف وهبي أمينا عاما جديدا لحزب الأصالة والمعاصرة Archived 2020-03-08 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ برقية تهنئة من جلالة الملك إلى السيد عبد اللطيف وهبي Archived 2020-02-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ MATIN, LE. "Biographie de Abdellatif Ouahbi, ministre de la Justice". lematin.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  4. ^ "a.ouahbi-2011-2016". Chambre des représentants (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  5. ^ "a.ouahbi_2016_2021". Chambre des représentants (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  6. ^ "Abdellatif Ouahbi élu secrétaire général du PAM". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  7. ^ AY, Rédaction (18 September 2021). "Abdellatif Ouahbi élu maire de Taroudant". LesEco.ma (in French). Retrieved 19 January 2023.
  8. ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Minister Proposes Mandatory Child Support if One-Night Stand Results in Pregnancy". Morocco world news. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  9. ^ Khabbachi, Soufiane. "POLITIQUE Au Maroc, le scandale de trop pour Abdellatif Ouahbi ?". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 13 January 2023.
  10. ^ Zouiten, Sara. "Morocco's Justice Minister Sues Candidate Who Failed Bar Exam". www.moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
  11. ^ "Minister of justice to sue a student who failed the bar exam". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.


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