Aawatif Hayar | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
| Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (MSc) National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (PhD) |
Aawatif Hayar is the Moroccan Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family. She was appointed as Minister on 7 October 2021.[1][2]
Education
Hayar holds a Master in Electrical Engineering (1992) from the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and a PhD in Signal Processing and Telecommunications (2001) from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse.[1][3]
Career
From 2001 until 2010, Hayar worked as a research and teaching associate at EURECOM in France.[1][4]
In 2011, she became professor at Hassan II University Casablanca. In 2016, Hayar was appointed as scientific advisor of Smart City Expo Casablanca and general co-chair of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference.[4][5]
From 2019 until 2021, she served as the President of Hassan II University Casablanca.[5]
Since 7 October 2021, Hayar has been the Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family.[1]
Awards
Hayar was named one of the 10 most innovative African women by the African Innovation Foundation in 2015.[1][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Aawatif Hayar, Morocco's New Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ↑ "Experts of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Praise Morocco for Legislation Prohibiting Discrimination, Ask about High Maternal Mortality and Female Illiteracy Rates in Rural Areas". OHCHR. Retrieved 2022-10-07.
- ↑ "Aawatif Hayar". ieeexplore.ieee.org. Retrieved 2023-02-14.
- 1 2 3 "Qui est Aouatif Hayar ministre de la Solidarité, de l'Insertion sociale et de la Famille ?". www.challenge.ma (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- 1 2 "Aawatif Hayar". World Bank Live. Retrieved 2023-05-09.