Aawatif Hayar | |
|---|---|
| Hayar in 2021 | |
| Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family | |
| Assumed office 7 October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
| Prime Minister | Aziz Akhannouch |
| Preceded by | Jamila El Moussali |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Istiqlal Party |
| Alma mater | École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay (MSc) National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse (PhD) |
Aawatif Hayar is a Moroccan politician and former president of Hassan II University of Casablanca. She was the Minister of Solidarity,Social Integration and the Family from 2021 to 2024 [1] [2]
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]
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]
In October 2021,Hayar was elected as the Minister of Solidarity,Social Integration and the Family, [1] a position she left 3 years later. [6]
Hayar was named one of the 10 most innovative African women by the African Innovation Foundation in 2015. [1] [4]