Hamid Chabat

Hamid Chabat (Arabic: حميد شباط, romanized: Ḥamīd Shabbāṭ – born 17 August 1953, Taza Province)^[1] is a Moroccan politician and the previous Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party. Hamid Chabat has been the mayor of Fes since October 2003 and was elected on 23 September 2003 to lead his party, defeating rival Abdelouahed El Fassi, a relative of former incumbent Abbas El Fassi and grandson of Allal El Fassi.^[2][3] Before holding office, Chabat forged a name for himself in his party's trade union (General Union of Moroccan Workers aka UGTM).^[2]

Hamid Chabat
Leader of the Opposition
In office 10 October 2013 – 7 October 2017
Monarch	Mohammed VI of Morocco
Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded by	Salaheddine Mezouar
Succeeded by	Nizar Baraka
Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party
In office 23 September 2012 – 7 October 2017
Preceded by	Abbas El Fassi
Succeeded by	Nizar Baraka
Mayor of Fes
In office November 2003 – September 2015
Preceded by	none (position created)
Succeeded by	Idriss Azami Al Idrissi
MP of Fes
Incumbent
Assumed office 1997 (re-elected 2002/07/11)
Personal details
Born	(1953-08-17) 17 August 1953 (age 72) Taza province, Morocco
Party	Front of Democratic Forces
Occupation	Politician

Chabat also owns a regional newspaper covering the Fes region. Chabat left the Istiqlal party to join the Front of Democratic Forces party in August 2021 ahead of the 2021 general election.

See also

• Fes
• Istiqlal Party
• Abbas El Fassi