Abdelouafi Laftit

Abdelouafi Laftit (Arabic: عبد الوافي لفتيت; born 29 September 1967) is a Moroccan politician, currently serving as Minister of the Interior since 5 April 2017.

Abdelouafi Laftit
عبد الوافي لفتيت
Laftit in 2018
Minister of Interior of Morocco
Assumed office
5 April 2017
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterSaadeddine Othmani
Aziz Akhannouch
Preceded byMohamed Hassad
Personal details
Born (1967-09-29) September 29, 1967
Tafersit, Morocco
Political partyIndependent
Children4

Biography

Laftit was born in Tafersit. He graduated from the École Polytechnique in 1989, and the École des ponts ParisTech in 1991.[1][2] He is also married, with four children.[2]

Political career

Laftit previously worked in several positions in the regional and port sectors before he was appointed Wali (governor) of the Rabat-Salé-Zemmour-Zaer region by King Mohammed VI on 24 January 2014, as well as of the Rabat prefecture.[2] He remained in his position as Wali when the region was reorganized as Rabat-Salé-Kénitra in 2015.

In April 2017, Laftit was appointed by Mohammed VI as Minister of the Interior in the government of Saadeddine Othmani.[3] He retained his portfolio in the cabinet of Aziz Akhannouch.[4]

Jerada protests

On 2 April 2018, during a meeting at the Commission for the Interior, Local Authorities, Housing and Urban Policy in the House of Representatives, Laftit accused a number of organizations, including the Moroccan Association for Human Rights (AMDH), the Democratic Way and the Islamist association Al Adl Wa Al Ihssane, of calling for demonstrations "in a vain attempt to blackmail the state" and serving the "interests of media outlets hostile to the Kingdom";[5] his comments came amid the 2017–2018 Moroccan protests. In response, the Moroccan Coalition of Human Rights Bodies (CMIDH) said that Laftit intended to "reinforce censorship" and demanded an apology from him.[6]

References
  1. Choukrallah, Zakaria (5 April 2017). "Abdelouafi Laftit, le "Monsieur ports" propulsé à la tête de la "mère des ministères"". Telquel (in French). Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  2. "لفتيت.. وزير داخلية أشهرته قضية "خدام الدولة"". Al Jazeera (in Arabic). 6 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. "Qui est Abdelouafi Laftit, ministre de l'Intérieur ?". Le Desk (in French). Maghreb Arabe Presse. 5 April 2017. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. Kasraoui, Safaa (7 October 2021). "Morocco Unveils New Government, Ministerial Appointments". Morocco World News. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. "Jerada: Laftit accuse certaines parties de "tenter de faire chanter l'Etat"". HuffPost Maghreb (in French). Maghreb Arabe Presse. 3 April 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. "La Coalition des droits de l'Homme réclame des excuses à Laftit". HuffPost Maghreb (in French). 3 May 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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