The press release from the Royal Court following the Council of Ministers chaired by His Majesty the King specifies that, in accordance with the provisions of chapter 49 of the Constitution, and on the proposal of the Prime Minister and on the initiative of the Minister of the Interior , His Majesty the King appointed a number of governors and employees of the central and territorial administration.
Mr. Khatib Lahbil, appointed this Friday evening by His Majesty King Mohammed VI as governor of the Eastern region, was born on November 7, 1958 in the city of Oujda.
Mr. Khatib Lahbil, holder of a State Engineer’s Degree in Civil Engineering, began his professional career in 1983 as a State Engineer at the Regional Corporation of Equipment and Construction – East, before being appointed Regional Housing Representative in Beni Mellal – Azilal in 1990.
In 1992, Mr. Khatib Lahbil also held the position of Director of the Regional Company of Equipment and Construction – South, then Director of the Regional Company of Equipment and Construction – Tensift in 1997. He then served as Director of the Regional Company of Omrane – Marrakech and Omrane – Tamansourt, on April 30, 2009.
Mr. Khatib appointed Lahbil governor of Nouaceur province on November 26, 2010, a position he held until he was appointed governor of Settat province on February 6, 2016, and then governor of Béni region Mellal-Khénifra and governor of the Beni Mellal-Khénifra region. Mellal province from February 7, 2019.
Mr. Al-Khatib Lahbil is married and the father of three children. He holds the Order of the Throne, with the rank of Knight.
