Abdelkader Aamara

Abdelkader Aamara (Arabic: عبد القادر ٱعمارة - born 28 January 1962, in Bouarfa and originally from the beautiful Oasis of Figuig) is a Moroccan politician who serves as the President of Morocco's CESE (French for Economic, Social and Environmental Council),^[1] succeeding Ahmed Reda Chami.
Amara's appointment^[2] to this senior public service position as the head of the CESE by His Majesty King Mohammed VI on 24 March 2025 is viewed as a bid to ensure that this consultative constitutional body continues to provide expert advice on Morocco's socioeconomic and environmental challenges. Echoing the pluralist spirit of the 2011 Constitution under which it was created, the CESE fosters dialogue among government, unions, employers, and civil society, offering recommendations on issues falling within its ambit.
Prior to his current position, he held several political posts. On 3 January 2012, he was appointed Minister for Industry, Trade and New Technologies under Abdelilah Benkirane's government.Thereafter, he served as Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and Environment from 2013 to 2016.
Between 5 April 2017 and 7 October 2021,^[3] he held the position of minister of Equipment, Transport and Water Logistics under the government of El Othmani. He also served as Minister by interim on two occasions: Minister of Health from October 2017 to January 2018, following the dismissal of Mr. Houcine El Ouardi, and Minister of Finance from August 2 to August 20, 2018, following the dismissal of Mr. Mohamed Boussaid.^{[4][5][6][7][8]}
Furthermore, Dr. Amara has been a Member of Parliament representing Salé since 2002 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.He officially left the Justice and Development Party (PJD) on 25 September 2023.
Concerning the academic side, he holds a Doctorate from the Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute, earned in 1986,^[4] where he also served as a Professor until 2002. He worked for ten years as a scientific advisor to the World Science Organization, based in Sweden.

Abdelkader Aamara
President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 24 March 2025
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Aziz Akhenouch
Preceded by	Ahmed Chami
Minister of Equipment, Transport, Logistics and Water
In office 5 April 2017 – 7 October 2021
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded by	Aziz Rabbah
Succeeded by	Mohamed Abdeljalil
Minister of Energy, Mines, Water, and Environment
In office 10 October 2013 – 21 October 2016
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded by	Fouad Douiri
Succeeded by	Aziz Rabbah
Minister of Industry, Commerce, and New Technologies
In office 3 January 2012 – 10 October 2013
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded by	Ahmed Chami
Succeeded by	Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Interim Minister of Health
In office 30 October 2017 – 22 January 2018
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded by	Houcine El Ouardi
Interim Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 2 August 2018 – 20 August 2018
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded by	Mohamed Boussaïd
Succeeded by	Mohamed Benchaâboun
Member of Parliament
In office Since 15 September 2002 - September 15, 2002; September 7, 2007; November 25, 2011; October 7, 2016 – 2020
Personal details
Born	(1962-01-28) January 28, 1962 (age 63) Bouarfa, Morocco
Occupation	Politician

Career

Amara was Chairman of the Productive Sectors Committee, vice-president of the JDP^[9] Parliamentary Group and First Vice-president of the House of Representatives.^[10]

He is a founding member of the Association of Moroccan Parliamentarians Against Corruption^[11] and a former member of the administrative committee of the National Union of Higher Education.^[12]

Amara is the vice president and a founding member of the World Forum of Islamic Parliamentarians.

See also

• Cabinet of Morocco
• Justice and Development Party
• Politics of Morocco