About me
Fatima-Zahra El Mansouri was re-elected mayor of Marrakesh in October 2021. She became the first female Mayor of the city when she previously held the post from 2009 to 2015. Since October 2021, she is also Minister of National Territory Planning, Land planning, Housing and City Policy in Morocco. She previously worked as a Moroccan deputy from 2011 to 2021 and as a municipal councillor of Marrakesh from 2015 to 2021. Prior to her political career, Mayor Mansouri was a lawyer in Casablanca specialising in commercial and real estate transactions. She studied in French schools in Marrakesh before studying at the University of Montpellier (France), and the University of Pace (USA) where she received her law degree.
