El Hossein El Ouardi

El Hossein El Ouardi
Minister of Health
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2012
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded by	Yasmina Baddou
Personal details
Born	September 22, 1954
Political party	Party of Progress and Socialism
Occupation	Politician, Physician
Religion	Sunni Islam

El Hossein El Ouardi (Arabic: الحسين الوردي‎ - born 22 September 1954) is a Moroccan politician of the Party of Progress and Socialism. Since 3 January 2012, he holds the position of Minister of Health in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

In January 2014, El Ouardi was physically assaulted while exiting the parliament in Rabat. His assailants were members of the pharmacists union/lobby, and one of them was the brother-in-law of Fouad Ali El Himma, the influential advisor and close-friend of Mohammed VI, in addition to being the cousin of the Party of Authenticity and Modernity female Mayor of Marrakesh.^[6] The incident resulted in minor injuries for the minister.

See also

• Cabinet of Morocco

References

1. "Official bio" (PDF). Government of Morocco. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
2. Jihane Gattioui (2012-03-28). "El Hossein El Ouardi tente de redresser les dysfonctionnements". Le Matin. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
3. LARBI BOUHAMIDA (03 - 02 - 2012). "Le SNSP reçu par Hossein El Ouardi : Vers la tenue d'un colloque national sur la santé". Libération. Retrieved 16 June 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
4. "Passation de pouvoirs entre Yasmina Badou et El Hossein El Ouardi : "Garantir et faciliter l'accès des citoyens aux prestations de santé"". Albayane Albayane. 06 - 01 - 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
5. Farida Moha (2012-03-15). "Entretien avec le ministre de la Santé , El Hossein El Ouardi". Le Matin. Retrieved 16 June 2012.
6. "لماذا لم يطرد حزب البام إلياس العماري بتهمة تحريض الصيادلة". الأسبوع. 16 January 2014.

External links

• Ministry of Health