Maati Bouabid

Maati Bouabid (Arabic: المعطي بوعبيد, November 11, 1927 in Casablanca – November 1, 1996 in Rabat) was a politician and a lawyer who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco between March 22, 1979 and November 30, 1983. He was the 9th prime minister of Morocco and served under king Hassan II. He also served as the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from 1968 to 1970 and Minister of Justice. Early life Maati Bouabid was born in 1927 in the city of Casablanca. After completing his primary and secondary education in his hometown, he traveled to France and obtained a law degree from the University of Bordeaux and a postgraduate degree in private law. Career Bouabid was sworn to the legal profession in 1952 and was registered at the high table in 1955. Bouabid was offered an official position at the start of independence, like young law graduates, few in number then. He accepted the post of public prosecutor at the regional court of Tangier from 1956 until the unification of the court of appeal of Tangier in 1957.