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{{short description|Moroccan politician|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{Infobox person
| name               = Asma Chaabi
| birth_date         = {{Birth year and age|1962}}
| birth_place        = [[Kenitra]], [[Morocco]]
| alma_mater         = [[University of Westminster]]
| parents            = [[Miloud Chaabi]]<br>(father)
| relatives          = Mohcine Chaabi<br>(brother)<br>Mohamed Chaabi<br>(brother)<br>[https://ma.linkedin.com/in/omar-chaabi-463b3175 Omar Chaabi]<br>(brother)<br>Faouzi Chaabi<br>(brother)
| occupation         = Politician
| known_for          = The first woman ever elected mayor in Morocco history
}}
'''Asma Chaabi''' (born 1962 in [[Kenitra]], [[Morocco]]) is a [[Morocco|Moroccan]] [[politician]]. A member of the [[Party of Progress and Socialism]], she is the first woman ever elected mayor of an urban center in Morocco. She was mayor of the city of [[Essaouira]] from 2003 to 2009. When she stepped down, Mrs. Chaabi said she would leave politics. However, in 2016 she became a member of the national parliament. Morocco continues to have among the lowest female representation in politics in north Africa.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.projo.com/travel/content/morocco29x_03-29-09_69DRKQ3_v1.1009f47.html|title=The timeless appeal of an ancient Moroccan port|last=Grauman|first=Brigid|date=29 March 2009|work=[[Providence Journal]]|accessdate=14 March 2010|archive-date=29 June 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629034827/http://www.projo.com/travel/content/morocco29x_03-29-09_69DRKQ3_v1.1009f47.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
She is the daughter of businessman [[Miloud Chaabi]], the president and founder of Ynna Holding, a diversified conglomerate centered on construction and infrastructure work. Asmaa Chaabi graduated from the [[University of Westminster]] in London in 1985. As well as being a politician, a businesswoman, and a feminist, Mrs. Chaabi is also an accomplished artist and a philanthropist.
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[[Category:People from Kenitra]]
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