Khalid Aït Taleb
خالد آيت الطالب
Minister of Health of Morocco
Assumed office
14 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterAziz Akhannouch
Preceded byNabila Rmili
In office
9 October 2019 – 7 October 2021
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterSaadeddine Othmani
Preceded byAnas Doukkali
Succeeded byNabila Rmili
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
Rabat, Morocco
Political partyIndependent
Alma materMohammed V University (M.D.)
OccupationSurgeon, professor

Khalid Aït Taleb (Arabic: خالد آيت الطالب; born 1966 in Rabat) is a Moroccan medical professor and politician. He is currently the Minister of Health of Morocco.

Education

Taleb holds a Doctor of Medicine from Mohammed V University.[1]

Professional career

Since 2009, Aït Taleb acted as the head of department of visceral surgery at the Hassan II University Hospital Center in Fez, as well as its general director.[2][3]

In 2016, he was elected president of the Alliance des CHU du Maroc.[4]

Political career

Prior to his appointment as Minister of Health, Aït Taleb briefly served as the Acting Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, succeeding Hicham Nejmi, who was dismissed the previous month.[3]

As part of a government reshuffling, Aït Taleb was appointed as the Minister of Health on 9 October 2019.[5]

Aït Taleb has been recognized as among those managing the government's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management of the government's vaccination campaign, in particular concerning vaccine delivery, earned him criticism among the opposition and some of the media.[6][7] He has also faced controversy linked to a fake Facebook page made in his name, which the Ministry of Health denied having any connection with.[8]

Personal life

Aït Taleb is married and has two children.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Bibliographie". www.sante.gov.ma. Retrieved 2023-02-22.
  2. ↑ "Maroc : 10 choses à savoir sur Khalid Aït Taleb, ministre de la Santé – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2020-12-12. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  3. 1 2 3 Hekking, Morgan (2019-10-10). "Who is the New Minister of Health Khalid Ait Taleb?". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ↑ "Khalid Ait Taleb, chirurgien, est le nouveau ministre de la santé du Maroc - HOSPIHUB". www.hospihub.com (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  5. ↑ Kasraoui, Safaa (9 October 2019). "Reshuffle: King Mohammed VI Receives New Members of Government". Morocco World News. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  6. ↑ "Campagne de vaccination : À quand la fin de la politique de l'autruche de Khalid Ait Taleb ?". Hespress (in French). 18 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  7. ↑ "Retard dans la vaccination : L'USFP veut la comparution d'Aït Taleb au Parlement". Yabiladi (in French). 19 January 2021. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Le ministère de la Santé réagit à une fausse page Facebook de Khalid Aït Taleb". H24info (in French). Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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