Salah-Eddine Abkari, a 32-year-old official who served as acting secretary-general of the Culture Department, was appointed Minister Delegate in charge of Youth by King Mohammed VI on Friday.
Abkari will serve under Minister of Youth, Culture and Sports Mohamed Mehdi Bensaïd, moving into government after holding administrative and financial posts in the public sector.
He has been director of administrative and financial affairs at the Culture Department since 2023 and served as its acting secretary-general between 2025 and 2026.
Before joining the department, Abkari worked at the Ministry of Economy and Finance’s Budget Directorate from 2018 to 2022, dealing with local government finances and administrative decentralization.
He began his career at the Wilaya of Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, where he was responsible for monitoring and evaluating projects between 2017 and 2018.
Born on March 22, 1994, Abkari graduated from the National School of Commerce and Management (ENCG) in Kenitra in 2016.
He is married and has one child.
