Ambassador of Morocco to Australia | |
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Incumbent Wassane Zailachi since February 9, 2022 | |
Residence | Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
Appointer | Mohammed VI |
Inaugural holder | Omar Hilale (resident in Indonesia) |
Formation | 1997 |
The ambassador of Morocco to Australia is the highest diplomatic representative of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Commonwealth of Australia. The ambassador resides in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The current ambassador, since February 2022, is Wassane Zailachi.
The ambassador concurrently serves as non-resident ambassador to New Zealand and the Pacific States of Vanuatu, Kiribati, Fiji, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and Tuvalu.
Ordinal | Officeholder | Residency | Term start date | Term end date | Time in office | Notes |
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1 | Omar Hilale | Jakarta, Indonesia | 1997 | 2001 | 3–4 years | [1] |
2 | Abderrahmane Drissi Alami | 2001 | 2005 | 3–4 years | ||
3 | Badre Eddine Allali | Canberra, Australia | September 2005 | 2008 | 2–3 years | |
4 | Mohamed Mael-Ainin | 2009 | October 2016 | 6–7 years | [2][3] | |
5 | Karim Medrek | October 2016 | January 2022 | 5 years, 3 months | [4] | |
6 | Wassane Zailachi | 9 February 2022 | incumbent | 2 years, 166 days | [5] |