King Mohammed VI Injects New Energy into Constitutional Institutions

29th March 2025

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King Mohammed VI Injects New Energy into Constitutional Institutions

The Moroccan monarch has appointed Rahma Bourquia as president of the Higher Council for Education, Training, and Scientific Research and decided to renew Amina Bouayach’s tenure as president of the National Human Rights Council. Additionally, Mohamed Habib Belkouch has been named ministerial delegate in charge of human rights.

King Mohammed VI has appointed several highly qualified and experienced individuals to lead key constitutional institutions, with the goal of revitalizing and strengthening their performance.

According to the Maghreb Arab Press (MAP) agency, the King appointed Rahma Bourquia as president of the Higher Council for Education, Training, and Scientific Research and renewed Amina Bouayach’s mandate as president of the National Human Rights Council. Mohamed Habib Belkouch was also appointed as ministerial delegate in charge of human rights.

These appointments reflect the King’s commitment to providing these institutions with the necessary expertise and leadership to fulfill their constitutional missions, given their central role and the national and international challenges they address.

They also underscore the monarch’s emphasis on reforming the national education and training system, aiming to develop human capital as a key driver of development.

Additionally, these appointments reaffirm the King’s dedication to promoting and protecting human rights as both a cultural and practical commitment, while strengthening Morocco’s internationally recognized achievements in this field.

The Higher Council for Education, Training, and Scientific Research is an independent constitutional advisory body that contributes to the development of Morocco’s education and scientific system. It evaluates public policies in these fields, assesses the performance of the education system, proposes measures to enhance its quality, and participates in strategic planning. It also conducts studies and research on educational and scientific issues. The council consists of 100 members representing various sectors, including government, parliament, universities, research institutions, trade unions, and professional associations.

The National Human Rights Council is an independent national institution established in 1990 as the Advisory Council on Human Rights before being renamed in 2011. It is responsible for protecting and promoting human rights in Morocco, monitoring the national and regional human rights situation, conducting investigations into violations, and issuing recommendations to the authorities. It also provides opinions on proposed laws and regulations related to human rights and collaborates with international and regional organizations.

Mohamed Habib Belkouch, appointed as ministerial delegate in charge of human rights, has held various positions, including president of the Center for Human Rights and Democracy Studies and director of the Documentation, Information, and Training Center, created in partnership with the UN (2000-2005). He has also served as an advisor to national and international institutions and as director of the Migration Program at the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Network (2005-2006).

Amina Bouayach, reappointed as head of the National Human Rights Council, has served as Morocco’s ambassador to Sweden and Lithuania, vice-president of the International Federation for Human Rights, and a member of various regional and international human rights organizations.

Rahma Bourquia, the newly appointed president of the Higher Council for Education, was the first woman to head a Moroccan university (Hassan II University of Mohammedia) and the first female member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco.