Morocco's Nadia Fettah Alaoui Named Finance Minister of the Year at African Banker Awards
Rabat – Morocco's Minister of Economy and Finance Nadia Fettah Alaoui received the Finance Minister of the Year award on Wednesday in Abidjan during the 2025 African Banker awards.
She received the prize during a ceremony that took place on the sidelines of the African Development Bank (AfDB) annual meetings.
The award recognized the minister's efforts in implementing prudent macroeconomic policies and reforms seeking to boost a sustainable investment climate.
Fettah Alaoui has been serving as Minister of Economy since her appointment in 2021 as part of Aziz Akhannouch's cabinet.
Born in 1971 in Rabat, the Moroccan minister is a businesswoman who also served as the Minister of Tourism under Saad Eddine El Othmani's government.
A member of the National Rally of Independents Party (RNI), Fettah Alaoui pursued her higher education at HEC Paris. She began her professional career at the multinational Arthur Andersen company.
Alaoui also held the position of the General Manager of the Sanlam Pan Africa Group in 2017.
By 2018, she was also elected as the CEO of the Year in 2018 by the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan.
Several other figures received recognitions at the African Banker Awards, including Patricia Ojangole, Managing Director of Uganda Development Bank, who received the Banker of the Year award.
The governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria received the Central Bank Governor of the Year, while Idrissa Nassa, CEO of Coris Bank International, received the lifetime achievement award. Tags: Nadia Fettahnadia fettah alaoui
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