Nizar Baraka

Nizar Baraka
File:Nizar Baraka - World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia 2012.jpg Nizar Baraka at the World Economic Forum on the Middle East, North Africa and Eurasia in 2012
President of the CESE (Social, Economic & Environmental Council)
Incumbent
Assumed office 21 August 2013
Preceded by	Chakib Benmoussa
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office 3 January 2012 – 9 July 2013
Monarch	Mohammed VI
Prime Minister	Abdelilah Benkirane
Preceded by	Salaheddine Mezouar
Succeeded by	Aziz Akhenouch (interim)
Minister delegate attached to the Prime Minister for general affairs and Economy
In office 14 November 2010 – 3 January 2012
Prime Minister	Abbas el Fassi
Succeeded by	Najib Boulif
Personal details
Born	(1964-02-06) 6 February 1964 Rabat, Morocco
Political party	Istiqlal Party
Occupation	Politician
Religion	Sunni Islam

Nizar Baraka (born 6 February 1964 in Rabat, Morocco) is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. He was minister of Finance and Economy in the government of Abdelilah Benkirane.
In April 2013, while King Mohammed VI was on vacation in France, Hamid Chabat Secretary-General of the Istiqlal Party announced his intentions to leave the coalition that forms the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Consequently, a resignation request was submitted on 9 July 2013 for all the Party's ministers.
On 21 August 2013 he was appointed to head the CESE while Aziz Akhannouch assumed the position of Finance Minister on an interim basis.

External links

• Ministry of Economy and Finance