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Place of Birth: Casablanca, Casablanca-Settat, Morocco
About Bassima Hakkaoui
- Bassima Hakkaoui (Arabic: ????? ???????? - born 5 October 1960, Casablanca) is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party.
- Since 3 January 2012, she has held the position of Minister of Solidarity, Women, Family and Social Development in Abdelilah Benkirane's cabinet.
- She has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2002, having been elected from the national list reserved for women.
- She was re-elected in 2007 and 2011.
- In 2018 a law went into effect throughout Morocco known as the Hakkaoui law because she drafted it; the law includes a ban on forced marriage and sexual harassment in public places, and harsher penalties for certain forms of violence.
- But it was criticized for requiring victims to file for criminal prosecution to get protection.
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