Back Ahmed Aboutaleb Afrikaans أحمد أبو طالب Arabic حمد بوطالب ARY احمد ابو طالب ARZ Ahmed Aboutaleb Catalan Ahmed Aboutaleb Danish Ahmed Aboutaleb German Αχμέντ Αμπουταλέμπ Greek Ahmed Aboutaleb Esperanto Ahmed Aboutaleb Spanish
Ahmed Aboutaleb | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Aboutaleb in 2019 | |
| Mayor of Rotterdam | |
| In office 5 January 2009 – 1 October 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Ivo Opstelten |
| Succeeded by | Carola Schouten |
| State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment | |
| In office 22 February 2007 – 12 December 2008 | |
| Prime Minister | Jan Peter Balkenende |
| Preceded by | Henk van Hoof |
| Succeeded by | Jetta Klijnsma |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 August 1961 Beni Sidel, Morocco |
| Nationality | Dutch, Moroccan[1][2] |
| Political party | Labour Party (from 2003) |
| Children | 3 daughters and 1 son |
| Residence(s) | Kralingen, Netherlands |
| Alma mater | The Hague University of Applied Sciences |
| Occupation | Politician · Civil servant · Journalist · Electrical engineer · Nonprofit director · Political pundit · Author · Columnist · Poet |
Ahmed Aboutaleb (Arabic: أحمد أبو طالب; born 29 August 1961) is a Dutch politician of Moroccan origin.[3] A member of the Labour Party (PvdA), he has served as Mayor of Rotterdam since 2009. In January 2024, he announced he would resign the post later in the year, being officially succeeded on 10 October 2024 by Carola Schouten.[4]
- ^ "Aboutaleb stuurt zijn paspoort niet terug". de Volkskrant. 6 January 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Ahmed Aboutaleb. Overal de eerste - Humanistisch Verbond". www.humanistischverbond.be. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ Wouter Ijzerman. "Mayor and Muslim in the Netherlands, a Question of Loyalty?". Morocco World News. Retrieved 25 June 2023.
- ^ "Carola Schouten vanaf vandaag officieel burgemeester van Rotterdam". NU.nl. 10 October 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.