Jamila El Moussali

Jamila El Moussali

Jamila El Moussali (Arabic: جميلة الموصلي‎; born 19 October 1969) is a Moroccan politician and member of the Justice and Development Party (PJD).

Early life and education

El Moussali was born in 1969, in the northern Moroccan city of Ouezzane.

In 1992, she obtained a degree in literature from the Ibn Zohr University of Agadir,[1] in 1999 a graduate diploma from the Mohammed V University in Rabat[2] and in 2010 a doctorate on the topic of the women's movement in Morocco from the Mohammed I University of Oujda.[3]

She is a visiting professor at the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences at the Mohammed V University in Rabat[2] and an accredited expert for several Arab and regional organizations on women, family and development issues. She is also the author of several books on these subjects.[4]

Political career

She is a member of the secretariat of Justice and Development Party (PJD), a municipal councilor in Salé and also a member of several associations.[2]

Elected as a member of the House of Representatives[2] (of which she is secretary and member of the chamber's bureau), she was vice-president of the committee on foreign affairs, national defense and Islamic affairs between 2009 and 2011, then, from 2012, a member of this same committee as well as that of education, culture and communication.[5]

On 20 May 2015, she was appointed Minister Delegate to the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Executive Training in the Benkiran II government.[2] On 5 April 2017, she was appointed Secretary of State for Crafts and Social Economy in the El Othmani government. On 9 October 2019 she became Minister of Solidarity, Social Development, Equality and Family and replaced Bassima Hakkaoui, from the same party (PJD).[6]

References

  1. ^ "جميلة المصلي في حوار لـ(لها أون لاين): نعم للمساواة.. لا للتماثل!!" [Jamila Al-Musalli in an interview with (Laha Online): Yes to equality... No to uniformity!!] (in Arabic). لها أو لاين [www.lahaonline.com]. 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 9 May 2006.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Biographie de Mme Jamila El Moussali" [Biography of Mrs. Jamila El Moussali] (PDF) (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
  3. ^ "الطالبة جميلة المصلي تناقش الدكتوراه في موضوع الحركة النسائية بالمغرب" [Student Jamila Al-Masli discusses her doctorate on the topic of the women's movement in Morocco] (in Arabic). Oujda News. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ^ "جميلة المصلي.. الحضور المجتمعي والانشغال بالهم العام وقضايا الوطن" [Jamila Al-Masli. Social presence and preoccupation with public concerns and national issues]. Justice and Development Party (Morocco). 22 May 2015. Archived from the original on 22 May 2015.
  5. ^ "جميلة المصلي تتحدث عن المرأة والاستلاب" [Jamila Al-Musalli talks about women and alienation]. onmagharebia.com. 9 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013.
  6. ^ "Who Is the New Minister of Solidarity Jamila Moussali?". www.moroccoworldnews.com. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 9 March 2025.