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The Prime Minister (Arabic: رئيس الوزراء‎) is the head of the government of Morocco but the Prime Minister is appointed by the King of Morocco as the Monarch is the head of the state.

Colour Party Colour Party Independent /National Rally of Independents Constitutional Union/Front for Defense of Constitutional Institutions National Union of Popular Forces/Democratic Socialist Party/Socialist Union of Popular Forces Istiqlal Party

Name		Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Political party
1	Mbarek Bekkaï		7 December 1955	15 April 1958	Independent
2	Ahmed Balafrej		12 May 1958	16 December 1958	Istiqlal Party
3	Abdallah Ibrahim		16 December 1958	20 May 1960	Istiqlal Party/National Union of Popular Forces
4	Ahmed Bahnini		13 November 19631	7 June 1965	Front for Defense of Constitutional Institutions/Democratic Socialist Party
5	Mohamed Benhima		7 July 1967	6 October 1969	Independent
6	Ahmed Laraki		6 October 1969	6 August 1971	Independent
7	Mohammed Karim Lamrani (1st Term)		6 August 1971	2 November 1972	Independent
8	Ahmed Osman		2 November 1972	22 March 1979	National Rally of Independents
9	Maati Bouabid		22 March 1979	30 November 1983	Constitutional Union
10	Mohammed Karim Lamrani (2nd Term)		30 November 1983	30 September 1986	Independent
11	Azzeddine Laraki		30 September 1986	11 August 1992	Independent
12	Mohammed Karim Lamrani (3rd time)		11 August 1992	25 May 1994	Independent
13	Abdellatif Filali		25 May 1994	4 February 1998	Independent
14	Abderrahmane Youssoufi		4 February 1998	9 October 2002	Socialist Union of Popular Forces
15	Driss Jettou		9 October 2002	19 September 2007	Independent
16	Abbas El Fassi		19 September 2007	present	Istiqlal

¹ The position of Prime Minister was abolished and replaced by absolute monarchy under King Mohammed V from 20 May 1960 to 26 February 1961 which was the date that he died.

After King Mohammed V's death, his son King Hassan II became King and he continued his absolute rule until 13 November 1963 when he recreated the position of Prime Minister.

From 7 June 1965 until 7 July 1967, Hassan II ruled as absolute monarch.