Nadia Fettah Alaoui

Nadia Fettah Alaoui
Nadia Fettah Alaoui
نادية فتاح العلوي
	Fettah in 2019
Minister of Economy and Finance
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 7 October 2021
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Aziz Akhannouch
Preceded by	Mohamed Benchaaboun
Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy
	In office; 2019–2021
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded by	Mohammed Sajid (politician)
Succeeded by	Fatim-Zahra Ammor
Personal details
Born	1971; Rabat, Morocco
Education	Economist
Alma mater	HEC Paris

Nadia Fettah Alaoui (born 1971) is a Moroccan entrepreneur and politician. Since October she is the current Minister of Economy and Finance in the Cabinet of Aziz Akhannouch.

Early life and education

She was born in 1971 in Rabat, Morocco.^[1] After studying in her hometown and graduating from the Lycée Dar Essalam,^[2] she pursued higher studies which led her to the École des Hautes Etudes Commerciales de Paris (HEC Paris), in Jouy-en-Josas from which she graduated in 1997.^[3]

Professional career

In 1997, she began her professional career as a consultant for the audit firm Arthur Andersen in Paris.^[2]^[4] In 2000, she created and managed in Casablanca a private equity company called Maroc Invest Finances Group.^[1] In 2005, she joined the Groupe Saham [fr],^[1] and in which she held the position of the Managing Director of the fusions and acquisitions division.^[5] She worked at different positions in Saham,^[5] eventually becoming its General Director in 2017.^[6] She resigned before she assumed her role as the Minister of Economy and Finance in the Moroccan government.

Political career

Since 2019 she has served as the Minister of Tourism, Handicrafts, Air Transport and Social Economy in the Cabinet of Saadeddine Othmani.^[4] She was appointed to this post on 7 October 2021.^[4]

Personal life

She is married and has two children.^[6]

Award

2018 CEO of the Year at the African CEO Forum in Abidjan^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "La nouvelle ministre du Tourisme Nadia Fettah intègre le bureau politique du RNI". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ ^a ^b "Nadia Fettah Alaoui - Qui est la nouvelle ministre de tourisme ?". Newstourisme (in French). 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ "Maroc : qui sont les nouveaux ministres en charge des dossiers économiques – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c Attaq, Amal El. "First Time in Morocco's History: 7 Women in Power Positions". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ ^a ^b "Nadia Fettah, Saham – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.
^ ^a ^b ^c Yassine. "Biographie de Mme. La Ministre – Ministère du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat, du Transport Aérien et de l'Economie Sociale" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[:0-1] "La nouvelle ministre du Tourisme Nadia Fettah intègre le bureau politique du RNI". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[:1-2] "Nadia Fettah Alaoui - Qui est la nouvelle ministre de tourisme ?". Newstourisme (in French). 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[3] "Maroc : qui sont les nouveaux ministres en charge des dossiers économiques – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[:2-4] Attaq, Amal El. "First Time in Morocco's History: 7 Women in Power Positions". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[:3-5] "Nadia Fettah, Saham – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.

[:4-6] Yassine. "Biographie de Mme. La Ministre – Ministère du Tourisme, de l'Artisanat, du Transport Aérien et de l'Economie Sociale" (in French). Retrieved 2021-10-09.

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