Hamid Chabat

Hamid Chabat
Leader of the Opposition
In office
10 October 2013 – 7 October 2017
MonarchMohammed VI of Morocco
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Saadeddine Othmani
Preceded bySalaheddine Mezouar
Succeeded byNizar Baraka
Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party
In office
23 September 2012 – 7 October 2017
Preceded byAbbas El Fassi
Succeeded byNizar Baraka
Mayor of Fez
In office
November 2003 – September 2015
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byIdriss Azami Al Idrissi
Member of the House of Representatives
for Fès-Nord
In office
14 November 1997 – 8 September 2021
Personal details
Born17 August or 17 October 1953 (age 72–73)
Taza province, Morocco
PartyFront of Democratic Forces (since 2021)
Other political
affiliations
Istiqlal Party (before 2021)
OccupationPolitician

Hamid Chabat (Arabic: حميد شباط, romanized: Ḥamīd Shabbāṭ – born 17 August 1953, Taza Province) is a Moroccan politician and the previous Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party. Hamid Chabat has been the mayor of Fes since October 2003 and was elected on 23 September 2003 to lead his party, defeating rival Abdelouahed El Fassi, a relative of former incumbent Abbas El Fassi and son of Allal El Fassi. Before holding office, Chabat forged a name for himself in his party's trade union (General Union of Moroccan Workers aka UGTM).

Chabat also owns a regional newspaper covering the Fes region. Chabat left the Istiqlal party to join the Front of Democratic Forces party in August 2021 ahead of the 2021 general election.

Early life

Hamib Chabat was born on 17 October 1953 or in 17 August 1953 on the outskirts of Taza in the Branes tribe.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "السيرة الذاتية للسيد حميد شباط". Chabatonline.net. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  2. 1 2 Mohamed Badrane (2012-09-25). "Quelle sera la prochaine étape pour Hamid Chabat ?". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  3. ↑ J E HERRADI (6 February 2009). "Hamid Chabat, le syndicaliste devenu politicien". L'Economiste. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Boum, Aomar; Park, Thomas K. (2016-06-02). Historical Dictionary of Morocco. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC. pp. 130–131. ISBN 978-1-4422-6297-3.
  5. ↑ Koukas, Abdelaziz (2024-05-01). "حميد شباط.. مسار "طرطوف" السياسي الذي صعد نجمه بذات السرعة التي هوى بها". nichan.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 2026-07-10.

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