Prime Minister of Morocco

Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco
رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية (Arabic)
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Incumbent Aziz Akhannouch since 7 October 2021
Style	His Excellency
Type	Head of Government
Seat	Rabat, Morocco
Appointer	King of Morocco
Term length	5 years No term limit
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Morocco
Precursor	The Grand Vizier Fonction
Formation	7 December 1955; 68 years ago (1955-12-07)
First holder	Mbarek Bekkay
Unofficial names	President of the Government
Salary	DH840,000 or US$93,000 per annum [1]
Website	maroc.ma

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The Prime Minister of Morocco (officially Head of Government, Arabic: رئيس حكومة المملكة المغربية, romanized: Ra‘īs ḥukūmat al-Mamlakat al-Maġribiyya) is the Head of Government of the Kingdom of Morocco.^[2] The Prime Minister is chosen by the King of Morocco from the largest party elected to parliament. The Constitution of Morocco grants executive powers to the government and allows the head of government to propose and dismiss cabinet members, provincial governors, and ambassadors, to oversee government programs and the delivery of public services, and to dissolve the lower house of parliament with the king's approval.^[3]

A newly appointed prime minister is responsible for forming the government it will head by leading negotiations between the king and parliament to fill ministry positions.^[4] Until the new government is approved by the king and formally takes office, parliament approves and oversees government programs and public service. There are no constitutional limits on a prime minister's term, and several have served multiple non-consecutive terms.

Contrary to typical presidential systems where the president is the highest ranking leader of the executive branch and is considered both head of government and head of state, the king is the Moroccan head of state and holds substantial discretionary power over the executive branch and has exclusive authority over the military, religion, and the judiciary.^[3]

The current holder is Aziz Akhannouch since taking office on 7 October 2021 from Saadeddine Othmani.