HIBAPRESS – Rabat
The handover ceremony between Amin Tahraoui and Younes Boujijou took place this Saturday morning at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection.
Younes Boujijou was appointed Minister of Health and Social Protection in the new government yesterday, Friday.
Boujijou has held the position of Deputy Director of the Mohammed VI Foundation for Health Sciences since July 12, 2023, and Deputy Director of the Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Foundation since September 9, 2022.
Boujijou is a Grade "C" Professor of Higher Education at the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, and has held several leadership positions, including Head of the Anatomy Department, Director of the Training and Research Unit in Anatomy, and Head of the Experimental Surgery and Microsurgery Laboratory.
Boujijou is a founding member of the African Academy of Health Sciences, where he has served as its Permanent Secretary since November 2025. He is also a member of several scientific societies, including the Royal Moroccan Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics, the Moroccan Society of Breast Diseases, the French Society of Breast and its Diseases, and the French Society of Gynecology and Pelvic Surgery.
He also served as Vice President of Al-Zahrawi International University for Health Sciences, responsible for academic affairs, from September 2016 to September 2022.
Boujijou holds a Doctorate in Medicine, a certificate in "Leadership and Management in a Complex Environment" from Sciences Po Paris, a university diploma in "Medical Pedagogy" from the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rabat, an executive master's degree in "Health Management and Policies" from Sciences Po Paris, as well as a specialization diploma in Gynecology and Obstetrics.
