Abbas El Fassi
| Abbas El Fassi عباس الفاسي |
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| Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party | |
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In office 1998 – 23 September 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| Succeeded by | Hamid Chabat |
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Prime Minister of Morocco First Minister (19 September 2007-1 August 2011) Head of the Government (1 August 2011-29 November 2011) |
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In office 19 September 2007 – 29 November 2011 |
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| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| Succeeded by | Abdelilah Benkirane |
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18 September 1940 Berkane, Morocco |
| Political party | Istiqlal Party |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Abbas El Fassi 
pronunciation ah-BASS ehl FASS-ee (Arabic: عباس الفاسي; born 18 September 1940) was Prime Minister of Morocco from 19 September 2007 to 29 November 2011. El Fassi, a member of the Istiqlal Party, replaced independent Driss Jettou.
El Fassi was born in Berkane, Morocco on 18 September 1940. He served as the Minister of Housing from 1977 to 1981, Minister of Handicraft and Social Affairs from 1981 to 1985, Ambassador to Tunisia and the Arab League from 1985 to 1990, Ambassador to France from 1990 to 1994, and as Minister of Employment, Professional training, Social Development and Solidarity from 2000 to 2002. He then took up the post of Minister of State in the Jettou government from 2002 to 2007.King Mohammed VI appointed El Fassi as Prime Minister on September 19, 2007 following Istiqlal's victory in the parliamentary elections on September 7.
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