Nasser Bourita

Nasser Bourita (Arabic: ناصر بوريطة‎; born (1969-05-27)27 May 1969) is a Moroccan diplomat serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation since 5 April 2017.[2][3]

Nasser Bourita
Bourita in 2017
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Assumed office
5 April 2017
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterSaad-Eddine El Othmani
Preceded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Personal details
Born (1969-05-27) 27 May 1969[1]
Taounate, Morocco
Alma materMohammed V University - Agdal

He was appointed Secretary General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in 2011 and then Minister Delegate to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in 2016.[1]

He is an alumnus of the Mohammed V University at Agdal.

Biography

Mr. Nasser BOURITA was designated by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI, May God Assist Him, as the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, on April 5th, 2017. His Majesty the King renewed His trust in the Minister on October 9th, 2019 by appointing him Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates.

Education Born in 1969 in Taounate, Mr. Nasser BOURITA is an alumnus of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Humanities of Rabat, where he obtained a bachelor degree in Law in 1991. In 1993, Mr. BOURITA earned a Certificate of Higher Studies in International Relations, followed by a Master’s degree in International Public Law in 1995.

Career A diplomat by career, Mr. BOURITA has climbed all the ranks of the diplomatic function. Following years of service within the ministry in Rabat, he served in the Moroccan embassies in Brussels and Vienna.

He has evolved in many key positions within the ministry, from head of United Nations Main Organs Unit, to head of United Nations Division (2003-2006) and then director of United Nations an International Organizations (2006-2009). Mr. BOURITA respectively occupied the positions of head of the Minister of Foreign Affairs Cabinet, Ambassador, general director of Multilateral Relations and Global Cooperation. In 2011, he was named secretary-general of the

Minister of Foreign Affairs, a position he assumed until his appointment on February the 6th by His Majesty the King, May God Assist Him, as a delegate minister to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation.

Mr. BOURITA is married and a father of two.

Personal life

Bourita is married and has two children.[1]

References
  1. "King Mohammed VI Appoints Nasser Bourita as Minister Delegate to Foreign Minister". moroccoworldnews.com. February 6, 2016.
  2. "SM le Roi nomme Nasser Bourita, ministre délégué auprès du ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la Coopération".
  3. "Mr. Nasser Bourita, New Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation". moroccoembassy.org.au.
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