Marrakesh-Safi

Marrakesh-Safi Region
جهة مراكش آسفي (Arabic)
ⵜⴰⵎⵏⴰⴹⵜ ⵏ ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ-ⴰⵙⴼⵉ (Standard Moroccan Tamazight)
Region
Flag of Marrakesh-Safi Region
Flag
Official seal of Marrakesh-Safi Region
Seal
Location in Morocco
Location in Morocco
Coordinates: 31°37′N 8°0′W / 31.617°N 8.000°W / 31.617; -8.000
CountryMorocco
CapitalMarrakesh
Government
 • TypeGovernor–regional council
 • WaliKhatib El Hebil
 • PresidentSamir Goudar (PAM)
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
4,878,500
 • Rank3rd out of 12 regions
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)

Marrakesh-Safi is one of the twelve regions of Morocco. Its population in 2024 was 4,878,500. The capital is Marrakesh.

History

Marrakesh-Asfi was formed in September 2015 by merging the old region of Marrakesh-Tensift-El Haouz with the provinces of Asfi and Youssoufia in Doukkala-Abda region.

In September 2023 the region was struck by a large magnitude 6.9 earthquake that reportedly left over 2,800 people dead and injured more than 3,000 others.

On 19 October 2025, Khatib El Hebil was appointed Wali of the Marrakesh-Safi region and Governor of the Marrakesh prefecture by King Mohammed VI, during a Council of Ministers meeting in Rabat.

Government

Subdivisions

Provinces of Marrakesh-Safi

The region is made up of the following provinces and prefectures:

Regional leadership

Wali of Marrakesh-Safi since 2015
Name Duration Under
Abdelfattah Lebjioui 2015–2017 King Mohammed VI
Mohamed Sabri (acting wali) 2017–2018
Karim Kassi-Lahlou 2018–2023
Farid Chourak 2023–2025
Khatib El Hebil 2025–present
Regional Council Presidents of Marrakesh-Safi since 2015
Name Duration Party Under
Ahmed Akhchichine 2015–2021 PAM King Mohammed VI
Samir Goudar 2021–present PAM

References

  1. ↑ "ⵜⴰⴷⵍⵙⴰ ⵏ ⵍⵎⵖⵔⵉⴱ". maroc.ma (in Standard Moroccan Tamazight).
  2. ↑ Jounaux.ma Archived 2015-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ "Population légale du Royaume du Maroc répartie par régions, provinces et préfectures et communes selon les résultats du Recensement général de la population et de l'habitat 2024". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in French).
  4. 1 2 "Décret fixant le nom des régions" (PDF). Portail National des Collectivités Territoriales (in French). 20 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  5. ↑ "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. 2023-09-08. Retrieved 2023-09-10.
  6. ↑ MASAITI, Amira EL (2025-10-20). "Who are the 15 new Walis and Governors appointed by the King?". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
  7. ↑ "Population légale d'après les résultats du RGPH 2014 sur le Bulletin officiel N° 6354". Haut-Commissariat au Plan (in Arabic). Archived from the original (pdf) on 2018-12-26. Retrieved 2015-07-11.
  8. ↑ Drissi, Malik. "Karim Kassi-Lahlou, nommé wali de la région Marrakech-Safi". Telquel.ma (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-24.
  9. ↑ "Farid Chourak, nouveau wali de la région Marrakech-Safi, prend ses fonctions". Le 360 Français (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-24.
  10. ↑ "HM the King Receives New Walis, Governors Appointed to Territorial Administration | Maroc.ma". www.maroc.ma. Archived from the original on 2025-12-10. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
  11. ↑ "Liste des douze présidents des Conseils des régions reçus par Sa Majesté le Roi Mohammed VI". Le Matin.ma (in French). 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2026-09-24.
  12. ↑ "Samir Goudar du PAM élu président du Conseil de la région de Marrakech-Safi". Le 360 Français (in French). Retrieved 2026-09-24.
  1. ↑ Arabic: مراكش آسفي, romanized: murrākuš āsafi
    Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵕⵕⴰⴽⵛ-ⴰⵙⴼⵉ