Fassi-Fihri graduated from the
Descartes High School in Rabat with a French Baccalaureate in mathematics in June 1976. In 1980, he received the title of Application Engineer in Statistics at the
National Institute of Statistics and Applied Economics (INSEA) in Rabat. In 1981, he obtained a Master's degree in "Public Economics and Planning" from the
University Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. Then, in 1984, he obtained a Ph.D. in Economic Analysis and Policy at the Institute of Political Studies in Paris (
Sciences Po). Taïeb Fassi-Fihri became in June 1986 head of the division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation in charge of relations with the European Community. In this capacity, he took part in the negotiations on relations between Morocco and the EEC. On 4 July 2002, Fassi-Fihri was appointed the coordinator, responsible and sole interlocutor of the US authorities for the negotiation of the
Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement. On 7 November 2002, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. On 15 October 2007, he was designated Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation under the new government of
Abbas El Fassi. On 2 January 2012, he was appointed Counsellor to King Mohammed VI at the Royal Cabinet. == Personal life ==