Hakima el Haité is a member of the executive board of Mouvement Populaire Morocco. Ms El Haité was elected as the 14th president of Liberal International at the 62nd Congress in Dakar, Senegal in 2018 and she is the second female president in LI’s history and the first from the Middle East – North Africa Region.

El Haité is an internationally recognised leader in the fields of environmental sustainability development & climate change. As the former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, she was a major actor in bringing COP22 to Morocco. She was elected vice president of COP 21 (Paris Agreement) and appointed as Special Envoy and UN High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22).

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“My name is Hakima el Haité, a member of the executive board of Mouvement Populaire Morocco. Most recently, I was elected as president of LI at the 62nd Congress of Liberal International in Dakar 2018.

I am an internationally recognised leader in the fields of sustainable development environment and climate change. I have 26 years as a successful entrepreneur, businesswoman, appointed official and international advocate. This experience provides me with a unique ability to identify and communicate development issues and policy solutions.

As the Former Minister of Environment for the Kingdom of Morocco, I was a major actor for bringing COP22 to Morocco and played a central role in its organisation. I was elected vice president of COP 21 (Paris Agreement) and appointed as Special Envoy and UN High-Level Champion of the International Climate Conference (COP 22). Prior to serving as Minister, I was the President/CEO and founder of EAU GLOBE, the first environmental engineering firm in Africa and the Middle East,  

I have been recognised internationally for my work. These honours include recognition by US President Obama for my example as an innovative entrepreneur in 2008. In 2016, I was honoured with the Knight of the National Order of the Legion d’Honneur by the French President François Hollande. 

I hold two PhD degrees, one in Organisational Development and Planning and a second in Process Engineering.  I am the author of two textbooks used in Universities around the world.”