Ghita Mezzour

Ghita Mezzour
in 2022
Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of Digital Transition and Administration Reform
In office
7 October 2021 – 23 October 2024
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterAziz Akhannouch
Succeeded byAmal El Fallah Seghrouchni
Personal details
Alma materÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (M.Sc.)
Carnegie Mellon University (PhD)

Ghita Mezzour was the Moroccan Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of the Digital Transition and Administration Reform from October 2021 to October 2024 as part of the cabinet led by Aziz Akhannouch.[1][2]

Education

Mezzour obtained her master's degree from the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne in Switzerland and her doctorate from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.[3]

Career

She is an expert in Artificial intelligence and previously taught at the International University of Rabat. She was appointed as a minister by Mohammed VI of Morocco in 2021.[4] Mezzour's appointment was intended to drive Morocco's strategy for digitising public institutions and increasing women's participation in high-level policy-making.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "List of Government". Maroc.ma. 2021-10-08. Archived from the original on 2022-10-07. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  2. ↑ "Ghita Mezzour Appointed Minister Delegate of Digital Transition In Morocco". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2022-11-08.
  3. ↑ "Ghita Mezzour | World Bank Live". live.worldbank.org. Retrieved 2023-03-20.
  4. ↑ "PORTRAIT – Ghita Mezzour, une experte de l'intelligence artificielle nommée ministre chargée de la Transition numérique". PAM (in French). 13 October 2021. Retrieved 2022-12-19.
  5. ↑ "Ghita Mezzour: The Minister Shaping Morocco's Digital Infrastructure". www.moroccoworldnews.com. Retrieved 2022-12-19.