Wali Saïd Amzazi Chairs Souss-Massa Regional Tourism Council General Assembly; Abdelhak Chahli Elected President

Mr. Saïd Amzazi, wali of the Souss-Massa region and governor of the Agadir Ida-Outanane prefecture, chaired on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, the proceedings of the ordinary elective general assembly of the Souss-Massa Regional Tourism Council (CRT). The important meeting was attended by Mr. Karim Achengli, president of the Souss-Massa Regional Council, as well as several heads of decentralized government services, regional council members, representatives of professional organizations and tourism stakeholders, and media representatives.

The general assembly focused on reviewing and approving the moral and financial reports for 2025, presenting the auditor’s report, and examining the accounts as of the end of September 2026. The proceedings concluded with the outgoing bureau being granted discharge and the governing bodies being renewed, with the electoral process resulting in the election of Mr. Abdelhak Chahli as the new president of the Souss-Massa Regional Tourism Council.

In his address on the occasion, the wali underscored the strategic importance of the tourism sector in strengthening the region’s development momentum, commending the positive results and indicators recorded by the Agadir Souss-Massa destination thanks to its natural and cultural assets and the diversity of its tourism offering. He also stressed the need to maintain the mobilization of the various stakeholders and strengthen coordination among the components of the tourism ecosystem in order to improve service quality and develop promotional and digital marketing mechanisms.

The wali concluded his address by emphasizing the central role the Regional Tourism Council must play in unifying stakeholders’ efforts and promoting participatory governance, so as to keep pace with changes in tourism and enhance the destination’s attractiveness and competitiveness at both the national and international levels.