Abdelilah Benkirane is a Moroccan politician who was Prime Minister of Morocco from November 2011 to March 2017.
11 Facts About Abdelilah Benkirane
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Abdelilah Benkirane has represented Sale in the Moroccan parliament since 14 November 1997.
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Abdelilah Benkirane was elected leader of the Justice and Development Party in July 2008, taking over from Saadeddine Othmani.
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Abdelilah Benkirane's government targeted average economic growth of 5.5 percent a year during its four-year mandate, and aimed to reduce the jobless rate to 8 percent by the end of 2016 from 9.1 percent at the start of 2012.
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On 1 December 2016, Abdelilah Benkirane criticized the Syrian government of Bashar al-Assad for its actions during the Syrian Civil War: "What the Syrian regime backed by Russia is doing to the Syrian people surpasses all humanitarian limits".
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However, Abdelilah Benkirane was unable to form a functioning government due to ongoing political negotiations.
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On 12 April 2017, Abdelilah Benkirane resigned from the Moroccan Parliament claiming incompatibility.
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On 30 October 2021, Abdelilah Benkirane was elected as PJD secretary-general, following the resignation of Saadeddine Othmani in the aftermath of his party's loss in the 2021 Moroccan general election.
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Abdelilah Benkirane's father was interested in Sufism and Islamic fundamentalism, while his mother attended meetings of the women's branch of Istiqlal.
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Abdelilah Benkirane enjoys chess and music, although he says he is "not in favour of indecent music".
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Abdelilah Benkirane is married to a party activist and has six children.