Khalid Aït Taleb (Arabic: خالد آيت الطالب; born 1966 in Rabat) is a Moroccan medical professor and politician serving as Minister of Health of Morocco.
Khalid Aït Taleb | |
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خالد آيت الطالب | |
.jpg) Aït Taleb in 2021 | |
| Minister of Health of Morocco | |
| Assumed office 14 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Preceded by | Nabila Rmili |
| In office 9 October 2019 – 7 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Saadeddine Othmani |
| Preceded by | Anas Doukkali |
| Succeeded by | Nabila Rmili |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) Rabat, Morocco |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University (M.D.) |
| Occupation | Surgeon, professor |
Education
editTaleb holds a Doctor of Medicine from Mohammed V University.[1]
Professional career
editSince 2009, Aït Taleb acted as the head of department of visceral surgery at the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Fez, as well as its general director.[2][3]
In 2016, he was elected president of the Alliance des CHU du Maroc.[4]
Political career
editPrior to his appointment as Minister of Health, Aït Taleb briefly served as the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, succeeding Hicham Nejmi, who was dismissed the previous month.[3]
As part of a government reshuffling, Aït Taleb was appointed as the Minister of Health on 9 October 2019.[5] He became notable for his management of the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management of the government's vaccination campaign, in particular concerning vaccine delivery, earned him criticism among the opposition and some of the media.[6][7] Another controversy was a fake Facebook page using his name, which the Ministry of Health denied having any connection with.[8]
Aït Taleb was reappointed by King Mohammed VI on 14 October 2021, a week after the entry into office of the government of Aziz Akhannouch, after his predecessor Nabila Rmili resigned to focus on her mayorship in Casablanca.[9]
Personal life
editAït Taleb is married and has two children.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Bibliographie". sante.gov.ma. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Maroc : 10 choses à savoir sur Khalid Aït Taleb, ministre de la Santé – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 12 December 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ a b c Hekking, Morgan (10 October 2019). "Who is the New Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb?". Morocco World News. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Khalid Ait Taleb, chirurgien, est le nouveau ministre de la santé du Maroc - HOSPIHUB". www.hospihub.com (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ Kasraoui, Safaa (9 October 2019). "Reshuffle: King Mohammed VI Receives New Members of Government". Morocco World News. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Campagne de vaccination : À quand la fin de la politique de l'autruche de Khalid Ait Taleb ?". Hespress (in French). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Retard dans la vaccination : L'USFP veut la comparution d'Aït Taleb au Parlement". Yabiladi (in French). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Le ministère de la Santé réagit à une fausse page Facebook de Khalid Aït Taleb". H24info (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
- ^ "Communiqué du Cabinet Royal". Maghreb Arabe Presse. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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