Rachida Dati
Gabriel Cooper
Updated on March 13, 2026
Dati In 2009, photo by Prphotos.com
Place of Birth: Saint-Rémy, Burgundy, France
Date of Birth: 27 November, 1965
Ethnicity:
*Moroccan (father)
*Algerian (mother)
Rachida Dati is a French politician. She has been Mayor of the 7th arrondissement of Paris, since 29 March, 2008, as well as Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, from 18 May, 2007 to 23 June, 2009, and Member of the European Parliament, from 14 July, 2009 to 1 July, 2019.
She was born to a Moroccan father, a bricklayer named Mbarek, and an Algerian mother, named Fatima-Zohra. She grew up in Chalon-sur-Saône, Burgundy. She was raised in a devout Muslim environment, though she attended Roman Catholic schools. Rachida has a daughter.
