Nouzha Chekrouni ( ; born 1955,

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) is a Senior Fellow in Advanced Leadership at

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who holds a Doctorate degree in linguistics from

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. She was a politician of the

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party of

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and a Delegate-Minister for the Moroccans Living Abroad in the

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Driss Jettou Driss Jettou (, ; born 24 May 1945) is a Moroccan politician, who served as the 13th prime minister of Morocco from 2002 to 2007. Early life and education Jettou was born in the town of El Jadida on 24 May 1945. He's of Soussi origin. After sec ...

(2002–2007), Delegate-Minister for Women Conditions, Family and Children Protection and Secretary of State for the Handicapped in the cabinet of Abderrahman el-Yousfi (1998–2002). Since January 2009 she is Ambassador of Morocco to

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. Dr. Chekrouni was professor of linguistics in the Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences at the university of

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1955 births Living people People from Meknes 21st-century Moroccan educators Moroccan women educators Socialist Union of Popular Forces politicians 21st-century Moroccan politicians 21st-century Moroccan women politicians Harvard University fellows Government ministers of Morocco Women government ministers of Morocco Ambassadors of Morocco to Canada Moroccan women ambassadors {{Morocco-politician-stub

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