Madiha Khayr, a former senior official in Morocco’s aviation sector, has been appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Vocational Training and Qualifications in the new government headed by Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri.
King Mohammed VI appointed Khayr on Friday as Minister Delegate to the Minister of National Education, Preschool Education, Vocational Training and Qualifications.
Khayr joins the cabinet after serving as secretary-general of the Mohammed VI International Academy of Civil Aviation and holding a senior position at the National Airports Office (ONDA).
Born in Beni Mellal on April 17, 1975, she holds a master’s degree in international trade.
Her professional and institutional background includes membership of Airports Council International’s Africa region.
She also sits on the executive committee of the African Parliamentary Union.
Khayr is married and has two children.
