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Morocco’s King Approves Minister’s Removal Two Days After Appointment
Morocco’s King Mohammed VI approved a request to remove delegate minister Madiha Khiyir from her post.
Prime Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri made the request under Article 47 of Morocco’s constitution, which allows a prime minister to seek a minister’s dismissal.
Khiyir had been appointed to oversee vocational training and rehabilitation in the new government, formed after September’s parliamentary election.
Her removal came two days after the government’s appointment ceremony in Rabat.
A document presented online as an old medical certificate linked to Khiyir had prompted public discussion, but the official statement gave no reason for her removal.
The document’s claims have not been confirmed in the official statement, and debate also raised questions about privacy and how it was circulated.
Officials did not say whether a replacement had been chosen.
King Mohammed VI approved Prime Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri’s request to remove delegate minister Madiha Khiyir from office.
The decision came two days after her appointment, according to one report; another said three days.
An official statement cited Article 47 of Morocco’s constitution but gave no reason for the removal.
The decision followed public discussion of an old medical document said to concern Khiyir, though the official statement did not link the document to her removal.
Some commentators called for explanations, while others urged respect for privacy and cautioned against judging someone on the basis of old medical records.
- Who
- King Mohammed VI approved Prime Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri’s request to remove delegate minister Madiha Khiyir.
- What
- Khiyir was removed from her post responsible for vocational training and qualification.
- When
- Sunday, October 18, 2026, according to the reports. One report said the decision came two days after her appointment; another said three days.
- Where
- Morocco. The new government’s members were appointed in Rabat.
- Why
- The official statement gave no reason. The decision followed debate about a medical document said to date from 2004, but the sources do not establish that it caused the removal.
Commentators calling for clarification
Advocates of privacy and caution
Explanations
Commentators calling for clarification
Some commentators called for Khiyir and relevant authorities to clarify the document and any related legal proceedings.
Advocates of privacy and caution
Others stressed that medical information is private and warned against reaching conclusions based on old documents.
Public discussion
Commentators calling for clarification
Some argued that the matter raised questions about public officials and government selection.
Advocates of privacy and caution
Some rights advocates said old personal files may be used in digital campaigns and that past health conditions should not automatically disqualify someone from public office.
King Mohammed VI appointed Fatima Zahra Mansouri to lead the government.
Morocco held legislative elections, in which the Authenticity and Modernity Party came first, according to the report.
The new government’s members, including Khiyir, were appointed in Rabat.
King Mohammed VI approved the prime minister’s request to remove Khiyir; one report said the appointment had been two days earlier, while another described it as three days earlier.
- Removed minister
- Madiha Khiyir
- Prime minister
- Fatima Zahra Mansouri
- Approving monarch
- King Mohammed VI
- Constitutional provision
- Article 47
- Appointment date
- October 16, 2026, according to one report
- Document discussed
- A medical document said to date from 2004
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لم تمض سوى ساعات قليلة على دخول ماديحة خيير إلى الحكومة الجديدة حتى وجدت نفسها خارجها. البلاغ الرسمي حسم الجانب المؤسساتي: رئيسة الحكومة فاطمة الزهراء المنصوري رفعت طلب الإعفاء، والملك محمد السادس قبله طبقا للفصل 47 من الدستور.