Who is Najwa Koukouss, Morocco’s new family and equality minister?

Najwa Koukouss, a Casablanca-based lawyer and senior figure in the Authenticity and Modernity Party (PAM), was appointed Morocco’s minister of family, social development and equality by King Mohammed VI on Friday, October 16.

A member of Parliament since 2021, Koukouss chaired the House of Representatives’ thematic working group on equality and gender parity during the 2021–2026 legislative term.

She has also chaired PAM’s National Council since 2024, succeeding Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri, who now heads the government.

Koukouss holds two master’s degrees: one in contemporary international law from Casablanca’s Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences, and another in criminal sciences and human rights from Mohammedia’s Faculty of Law.

Her parliamentary experience includes chairing the Morocco–Qatar parliamentary friendship group and serving on the executive committee of the Parliamentary Union of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation.

She is married and has two children.

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