RABAT — The king of Morocco on Tuesday named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country’s first woman prime minister, the royal cabinet announced, after her party won last week’s parliamentary elections. Morocco appoints Fatima El Mansouri as first woman prime minister Key points and original sources are listed below.

• RABAT — The king of Morocco on Tuesday named Marrakesh mayor Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri the country’s first woman prime minister, the royal cabinet announced, after her party won last week’s parliamentary elections. Her centre-right Authenticity and Modernity...S1

• Morocco appoints Fatima El Mansouri as first woman prime ministerS2

• A royal decree issued by Morocco’s King Muhammed VI tasked Fatima Zahra El Mansouri with forming a new cabinet, probably a coalition government with other political groups.S3

• Her appointment marks the first time a woman has served as Morocco’s head of government and the second time a woman has held the position in the Arab world.S4