Abdelkader Aamara
Abdelkader Aamara (Arabic: عبد القادر ٱعمارة - born 28 January 1962) is a Moroccan politician. He is a member of the Justice and Development Party and is its Chief Treasurer.
Abdelkader Aamara | |
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Minister of Equipment, Transport and Logistics | |
Assumed office 5 April 2017 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI |
Prime Minister | Saadeddine Othmani |
Preceded by | Aziz Rabbah |
Member of the House of Representatives for Salé | |
Assumed office 15 September 2002 | |
Minister of Industry, Trade & 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 |
Personal details | |
Born | Bouarfa, Morocco | January 28, 1962
Political party | Justice and Development Party |
Occupation | Politician |
Dr Abdelkader Amara holds a Doctorate from the Hassan II Agronomic and Veterinary Institute in 1986, where he later became a Professor until the year 2002. He has also worked as a scientific advisor at the World Science Organization based in Sweden for around 10 years.[1]
On 3 January 2012 he was nominated as the Minister for Industry, Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane.
Between 2013 and 2016 he was the Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and Environment and since 5 April 2017 he has been the minister for Equipment, Transport and Water Logistics in the cabinet of El Othmani. From 2 August to 20 August 2018 he also took an interim job as the Minister for Economy and Finance following the firing of Mohamed Boussaid.[2][3][4][5]
He has been found positive to Coronavirus on 14 March 2020.[6]
References
change- ↑ "Biography of Dr Abdelkader Amara". وزارة التجهيز والماء. Archived from the original on 2022-06-29. Retrieved 2023-10-04.
- ↑ "De Bonnes Sources ministre l'Industrie Abdelkader Amara conduira un Conseil du gouvernement ce jeudi". L'Economiste. 2012-04-18. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Soumaya Bencherki (2012-01-25). "La feuille de route de Abdelkader Amara". Le Matin. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Mouad Rhandi (2006-12-04). "Abdelkader Amara : "Le code électoral est discriminatoire"". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Amine Harmach (2012-01-30). "Abdelkader Aamara, de l'Institut d'agronomie au ministère de l'industrie". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
- ↑ Kasraoui, Safaa (14 March 2020). "Moroccan Minister Abdelkader Amara Tests Positive for COVID-19". Morocco World News. Retrieved 15 March 2020.