Women in Leadership in Morocco: Progress, Challenges & Role Models in 2025

Nadia Fettah Alaoui – Minister of Economy and Finance. The first woman to head this strategic ministry.
Fatim-Zahra Ammor – Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts and Social Economy.
Nezha El Ouafi – Former Secretary of State for Sustainable Development, member of the PJD, and specialist in environmental issues.
Mbarka Bouaida – President of the Regional Council of Guelmim-Oued Noun, the first woman elected to lead a region in Morocco.
Asmaa Rhlalou – Mayor of Rabat (economist, journalist, and the first woman in this role).
Nabila Rmili – Mayor of Casablanca, surgeon and political activist.
Fatima-Zahra Mansouri – Mayor of Marrakech and former Minister of Urban Planning.

Amina Bouayach – President of the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), advocate for civil liberties.
Zineb El Adaoui – First woman to lead a regional Court of Auditors, currently Wali (Governor) of the Casablanca-Settat region.
Rajae Naji Mekkaoui – Jurist, member of the Higher Council of Ulemas, expert in family law.

Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun – Former president of CGEM (Moroccan employers’ union), board member in major international companies.
Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch – CEO of Aksal Group, founder of Morocco Mall, and franchisee of major luxury brands.
Ghita Lahlou – CEO of Saham Santé Group.
Hind Tazi – Co-founder of MRE Music and producer of major cultural events.

Zainab Fasiki – Artist and feminist illustrator (Hshouma), active in body liberation and fighting taboos.
Leila Slimani – Franco-Moroccan author, Goncourt Prize winner, prominent figure in global engaged literature.
Asmaa El Moudir – Award-winning documentary filmmaker, a rising voice in Moroccan cinema.
Samira Sitail – Former director of 2M (TV channel), now Morocco’s ambassador to France.

Nora Fatehi – Moroccan-Canadian actress and dancer, international Bollywood star.
Hind Benmiloud (Hindz) – Influencer, stylist, and advocate for body positivity in Morocco.
Kaoutar Boudarraja – Model, former Miss Morocco, now a popular TV presenter.

Ghizlane Chebbak – Captain of the Moroccan women’s national football team, icon of women’s sports in Morocco.
Soukaina Sahib – Moroccan taekwondo champion.
Asmaa Niang – Moroccan judoka who represented the country at the Olympics.

Houda Loukili – Lawyer specializing in violence against women, civil society activist.
Souad El Idrissi – Founder of the association “Don’t Touch My Child,” advocate for children’s rights.
Rajae Benchikhi – Defender of rural causes and women’s access to education in the Atlas Mountains.