Abbas El Fassi (/əˈbæs ɛl ˈfæsi/ ⓘ; Arabic: عباس الفاسي; born 18 September 1940) is a Moroccan politician and businessman who served as the 14th Prime Minister of Morocco from 19 September 2007 to 29 November 2011.
El Fassi, a member of the Istiqlal Party, replaced independent Driss Jettou.
Five political parties were included in this government: Istiqlal, liberal Mouvement Populaire (MP), the Socialist Union of Popular Forces (USFP), the National Rally of Independents (RNI), and the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS).
[4] Abbas el Fassi was Moroccan ambassador to France when Gilles Perrault's political pamphlet "Notre ami, le roi", about human rights abuses in Morocco, was published in France.
Ties between Morocco and France deteriorated with the publication of the book.