predecessor religion birth_place party office birth_date term_start article_title name occupation
abbas el fassi none -lrb- position created -rrb- sunni islam taza province , morocco istiqlal secretary-general of fes of the istiqlal party mayor of fes mp 17 august 1953 23 -rrb- september 2012 november 2003 1997 -lrb- re-elected 2002/07/11 hamid chabat
 hamid chabat politician
hamid chabat

hamid chabat -lrb- -- born 17 august 1953 , taza province -rrb- is a moroccan politician and the current secretary-general of the istiqlal party .
hamid chabat has been the mayor of fes since october 2003 and was elected in 23 september 2003 to lead his party , defeating rival abdelouahed el fassi , a relative of former incumbent abbas el fassi and grandson of allal el fassi .
before holding office , chabat forged a name for himself in his party 's trade union -lrb- general union of moroccan workers aka ugtm -rrb- .
chabat also owns a regional newspaper covering the fes region .
