
Nabil Benabdallah
Nabil Benabdallah, born in 1959, is a Moroccan politician and former translator in the courts who has led the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), a left-wing party, since 2010.
- Born
- 1959 (67 years), Rabat
- Party
- Party of Progress and Socialism
- Education
- Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales
Left · Where sources place the party (Party of Progress and Socialism)
Wikipedia: PPS is a left-wing socialist party
Ideology: democratic socialism, progressivism, secularism
<1%Probability · Prime Minister of Morocco? (Invested) 2026
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He was Minister of Communication from 2002 to 2007 and Minister of Housing and Urbanism from 2012 to 2018. He is named among the possible contenders for Prime Minister of Morocco in 2026.
Career
Born on 3 June 1959, Benabdallah studied at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales and began as a translator in the Moroccan courts. From 1997 to 2000 he directed the PPS newspapers al-Bayan and Bayan al-Yawm. He was Minister of Communication (2002–2007), a member of the House of Councillors for Rabat-Agdal (2003–2009), ambassador to Italy (2008–2009) and PPS secretary general from 2010. As Minister of Housing and Urbanism (2012–2018) he sat in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet, one of four PPS ministers in that coalition.
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Photo: Magharebia, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Prime Minister of Morocco? (Invested) 2026
| Outcome | Age | Probability |
|---|---|---|
| Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri | 95% | |
| Mohamed Ouzzine | 3% | |
| Nizar Baraka | 1% | |
| Mohamed Chaouki | 1% | |
| Abdelilah Benkirane | <1% | |
| Aziz Akhannouch | 65 | <1% |
| Driss Lachgar | <1% | |
| Mohamed Joudar | <1% | |
| Abdessamad Archane | <1% | |
| Mustapha Benali | <1% | |
| Nabil Benabdallah | 67 | <1% |