Nezha Chekrouni

Nouzha Chekrouni (Arabic: نزهة الشقروني ; born 1955, Meknes) is a Senior Fellow in Advanced Leadership at Harvard University who holds a Doctorate degree in linguistics from Sorbonne Nouvelle in Paris. She was a politician of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party of Morocco and a Delegate-Minister for the Moroccans Living Abroad in the cabinet of Driss Jettou (2002–2007), Delegate-Minister for Women Conditions, Family and Children Protection and Secretary of State for the Handicapped in the cabinet of Abderrahman el-Yousfi (1998–2002). Since January 2009 she is Ambassador of Morocco to Canada.^[1][2][3][4] Dr. Chekrouni was professor of linguistics in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at the university of Meknes.^[1]

Nezha Chekrouni
Ambassador of Morocco to Canada
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 January 2009
Preceded by	Mohamed Tangi
Delegate-Minister for the Moroccans Living Abroad
In office 7 November 2002 – 8 October 2007
Preceded by	Lahcen Gaboune
Succeeded by	Mohammed Ameur
Delegate-Minister for Women Conditions, Family and Children Protection
In office 6 September 2000 – 7 November 2002
Preceded by	none – position created
Succeeded by	Yasmina Baddou (as Secretary of State for Family)
Secretary of State for the Handicapped
In office 14 March 1998 – 6 September 2000
Preceded by	none
Succeeded by	none – position created
Personal details
Born	1955 Meknes, French Morocco
Political party	USFP
Occupation	Politician

See also

• Cabinet of Morocco