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| Mohamed Aujjar | |
|---|---|
| Name | Mohamed Aujjar |
| Native name | محمد أوجار |
| Birth date | 1959 |
| Birth place | Rabat |
| Nationality | Morocco |
| Occupation | Journalist; lawyer; Politician |
| Known for | Human rights advocacy; Ministerial service |
| Alma mater | Mohammed V University |
Mohamed Aujjar is a Moroccan journalist, attorney and politician who has held ministerial office and led human rights institutions. He has been active in Moroccan media, legal practice and public administration, combining roles in parliamentary politics, executive service and nongovernmental organizations. Aujjar's career intersects with national institutions, international bodies and civil society networks across Africa, Europe and the United Nations system.
Born in Rabat in 1959, Aujjar pursued legal studies at Mohammed V University where he obtained a law degree and professional qualifications in the late 1970s and early 1980s. During his student years he engaged with national press outlets and youth associations connected to cultural centers in Casablanca and Fes, intersecting with figures from Moroccan intellectual circles and alumni networks. His early formation brought him into contact with legal practitioners from the Rabat Bar Association and scholars linked to Université Mohammed V and regional academic forums in North Africa and Mediterranean programs.
Aujjar's professional trajectory began in journalism, where he contributed to and directed several Moroccan publications and journals that connected to editorial teams in Rabat, Casablanca and foreign correspondents in Paris and Brussels. He also trained as an attorney at the Rabat Bar Association, representing clients in civil and administrative matters and participating in bar-led initiatives involving the International Bar Association and magistrates from Spain and France. His dual role as journalist and lawyer led him to join editorial boards and press organizations, fostering collaborations with institutions such as Reporters Without Borders and regional media associations that organize conferences in Tunis and Cairo.
Aujjar entered formal politics as a member of a center-right political party active in Moroccan parliamentary life, taking part in electoral campaigns and legislative coalitions. He served as a member of the House of Representatives (Morocco) where he worked on committees linked to legal affairs, administrative modernization and international cooperation, engaging with delegations from the European Parliament, the Arab Parliament and the African Union. His parliamentary work included exchanges with lawmakers from Spain, France, Portugal and delegations to interparliamentary forums such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly.
Appointed to ministerial office in a Moroccan government formed under the auspices of the royal institutions and the Prime Minister of Morocco, Aujjar served as Minister of Human Rights and later as Minister of Justice, or in ministerial portfolios that combined civil liberties and judicial oversight depending on cabinet reshuffles. In those roles he coordinated with the Royal Cabinet of Morocco, the Council of Ministers (Morocco), and administrative bodies such as the Ministry of Interior (Morocco) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Morocco). He represented Morocco in international meetings at the United Nations Human Rights Council, the International Criminal Court forums, and bilateral talks with delegations from Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the United States. His ministerial tenure involved engagement with reforms connected to the Moroccan Constitution of 2011 processes and interactions with the Economic, Social and Environmental Council (Morocco).
Aujjar has been prominent in human rights institutions, serving as president or member of national human rights councils and commissions that liaise with international mechanisms such as the Universal Periodic Review of the United Nations Human Rights Council and treaty bodies under the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. He worked with non-governmental organizations, legal aid networks, and human rights defenders who collaborate with Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and regional bodies like the African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights. His advocacy addressed issues such as judicial reform, detainee rights, press freedom, and the role of national human rights institutions in implementing recommendations from the European Court of Human Rights and other regional jurisdictions. Aujjar also engaged in conferences and joint programs with universities, think tanks and foundations in Geneva, Brussels, Madrid and Washington, D.C..
Aujjar is married and has family ties to professional and academic circles in Rabat and Casablanca, maintaining residences linked to his legal practice and political activities. He has received national distinctions and honors awarded by Moroccan institutions and state ceremonies recognizing public service, and has been invited to international awards forums alongside recipients from France, Spain, Belgium, and Tunisia. He holds honorary invitations and has been a speaker at universities and policy centers such as Mohammed V University, Université Libre de Bruxelles, and public law faculties involved in comparative law projects.
Category:1959 births Category:Moroccan politicians Category:Moroccan lawyers Category:Moroccan journalists Category:People from Rabat