Aawatif Hayar
Aawatif Hayar is the Moroccan Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family. She was appointed as Minister on 7 October 2021. Education 
Hayar holds a Master in Electrical Engineering (1992) from the École normale supérieure Paris-Saclay and a PhD in Signal Processing and Telecommunications (2001) from the National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse. Career 
From 2001 until 2010, Hayar worked as a research and teaching associate at EURECOM in France. In 2011, she became professor at Hassan II University Casablanca. In 2016, Hayar was appointed as scientific advisor of Smart City Expo Casablanca and general co-chair of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. From 2019 until 2021, she served as the President of Hassan II University Casablanca. Since 7 October 2021, Hayar has been the Minister of Solidarity, Social Integration and the Family. Awards 
Hayar was named one of the 10 most innovative African women by the African Innovation Foundation in 2015. References 

Living people
21st-century Moroccan politicians
École Normale Supérieure alumni
Moroccan politicians
University of Toulouse alumni
Women government ministers of Morocco
Year of birth missing (living people)