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Meeting of the Government Council – Thursday, September 18, 2025

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The Government Council met on Thursday, 25 Rabii Al-Awwal 1447, corresponding to September 18, 2025, under the chairmanship of the Head of Government, Mr. Aziz Akhannouch. This meeting was devoted to the follow-up of a sectoral presentation, the examination of several draft legal texts, the acknowledgment of an international agreement, as well as deliberations on proposals for appointments to senior positions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 92 of the Constitution.
At the beginning of the proceedings, the Government Council heard a presentation on the data and new developments of the 2025-2026 school year, delivered by Mr. Mohamed Saad Barada, Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports.
The Minister addressed various aspects related to this school year, which officially started on Monday, September 8, 2025, under the slogan: “Roadmap 2022-2026: For a Quality Public School.” He specified that this year’s school opening registered 8,271,256 students across different levels, and was marked by an expansion of the educational offer through the strengthening of school infrastructure, particularly in rural areas and high population density regions, with the establishment of 169 new institutions and 2,461 classrooms.
The Minister also indicated that the total number of teachers this year reached 299,129, including 14,000 new teachers assigned to 12,441 schools: 8,480 in primary education, 2,337 in lower secondary, and 1,624 in upper secondary.
 

  • The Government Council then examined and adopted Draft Law No. 87.21 amending and supplementing Law No. 103.12 on credit institutions and similar bodies and Law No. 40.17 on the status of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM), presented by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah.
  • Subsequently, the Government Council examined and adopted Draft Decree No. 2.25.513 setting the amount of allowances granted to members of the Evaluation and Selection Commission and the Commission for the Organization of the Collective Bargaining Award, presented by the Secretary of State in charge of Employment, Hicham Sabiry, on behalf of the Minister of Economic Inclusion, Small Business, Employment and Skills, Younes Sekkouri.
  • The Government Council also examined and adopted Draft Decree No. 2.25.431 amending and supplementing Decree No. 2.18.303 of July 5, 2019, implementing Law No. 79.12 on the fight against doping in sports, presented by the Minister of National Education, Preschool and Sports, Mohamed Saad Barada.

The Government Council continued its work with the acknowledgment of a convention signed on May 12, 2025, in Rabat, between the governments of the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Burundi. This convention concerns the avoidance of double taxation on income taxes as well as the prevention of tax evasion and fraud.
It also examined Draft Law No. 25.39 approving the said convention. Both texts were presented by the Minister of Economy and Finance, Nadia Fettah, on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita.

The meeting concluded with the examination and adoption of proposals for appointments to senior positions, in accordance with the provisions of Article 92 of the Constitution.

  • At the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates:
    • Mr. Khalid Bencheikh was appointed Director of Maghreb, Arab and Islamic Affairs;
    • Mr. Abdellah Boutadghart was appointed Director of African Affairs.
  • At the Ministry of National Education, Preschool and Sports:
    • Ms. Nadia Boudad was appointed Director of the Training Center for Education Inspectors.
  • At the Ministry of National Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy:
    • Mr. Omar Bourass was appointed Director of the National School of Architecture of Marrakech.
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