Abdelaziz El Omari (; born April 8, 1968) is a Moroccan politician from Errachidia,

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. He served as the mayor of

Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbiḍa, : "White House") is the largest city in Morocco and the country's econom ...

and the president of the Casablanca City Council.

Early life and education

Abdelaziz El Omari was born on April 8, 1968, in Errachidia,

. He is married with 4 children. Abdelaziz El Omari is a state-certified electronic engineer with a degree earned from the National Postal and Telecommunications Institute in 1994. From 1994 to 2002, he served as an engineer in the semi-public and private sectors. He soon resumed his studies and obtained a certificate in international trade from

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in 2005, and a masters in international commerce from

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in 2006. He finally completed his studies with training in law; he obtained a degree in public law in 2010, and a masters in local governance from the University of Hassan II in

Mohammedia Mohammedia ( ar, المحمدية, al-muḥammadiyya; ber, ⴼⴹⴰⵍⴰ, Fḍala), known until 1960 as Fedala, is a port city on the west coast of Morocco between Casablanca and Rabat in the region of Casablanca-Settat. It hosts the most imp ...

in 2014.

Political career

Within the PJD

El Omari was the regional secretary of the

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(PJD) for the region of

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and president of the PJD contingent within the House of Representatives in the

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. He was a member of the National Council and of the Secretary General of the PJD, and has been director general of the party since 2012. He has served for 3 terms as an elected PJD member from the district of

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Minister in charge of relations with parliament and civil society

On May 20, 2015, King Muhammad VI appointed Abdelaziz El Omari Minister of Parliamentary Relations and Civil Society at the recommendation of the PJD

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Abdelilah Benkirane.

Mayor of Casablanca

In the local and regional elections of 2015, the PJD won an

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in the region of

Casablanca-Settat Casablanca-Settat ( ar, الدار البيضاء - سطات, ad-dār al-bayḍāʾ - siṭṭāt; ber, ⴰⵏⴼⴰ - ⵙⵟⵟⴰⵜ, anfa - sṭṭat) is one of the twelve administrative regions of Morocco. It covers an area of 20,166 km² ...

, winning 74 out of 147 seats. Abdelaziz El Omari succeeded Mohamed Sajid as the major of Casablanca in 2015. In September 2021 he was succeeded by

Nabila Rmili Nabila Rmili (born 5 June 1974) is a Moroccan medic and National Rally of Independents (RNI) politician. In September 2021, she was elected as the mayor of Casablanca. Early life and education She has enrolled in the University of Casablanca f ...

, the first women as the mayor of Casablanca. Omari announced the ''WeCasablanca'' visual identity for Casablanca in 2016. Abdelaziz El Omari announced that the contract with M'dina Bus would not be renewed after 2019, as the transport company did not fulfill its responsibilities.

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