Asma Chaabi (born 1962 in Kenitra) is a Moroccan politician. A member of the Party of Progress and Socialism, she is the first woman ever elected mayor in Morocco in history. She has been mayor of the city of Essaouira since 2003.She is the daughter of businessman Miloud Chaabi, the president of Ynna Holding. She graduated from the University of Westminster in London in 1985.