Mbarka bouaida biography definition

Moroccan politician

Mbarka Bouaida (born 1975) is a Moroccan politician who served as Minister-Delegate of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in the Benkirane government.

Mbarka bouaida biography definition

In July 2019, she was elected president of the southeast region Guelmim-Oued Noun, the first woman elected as a Moroccan regional leader.

Early life and education

Bouaida was born in 1975 in Laqssabi near Guelmim.^[1] She is of Sahrawi origin, of the Aït Lahcen tribe, part of the Tekna confederation.^[2]

Bouaida has a degree from the Graduate School of Management in Casablanca, and MBA from the University of Hull and a Masters in Communication from the University of Toulouse.^[1][3]

Career

Bouaida was Director of Audit and Management Control for the Petrom Group from 2003.

Bouaida is a member of the National Rally of Independents and was elected under the women's quota to the House of Representatives to represent Anfa in 2007, making her the parli