Moroccan Ahmed Aboutaleb named person of the year in Netherlands

Mayor of Rotterdam Aboutaleb, 53, won the award because it represents the public face of a city that has changed positively, the publication said Wednesday.
“The buildings such as the new Central Station and the covered market Markthal drew worldwide attention to Rotterdam and changed in a positive way the reputation of the city, “explained the distinction publication.
This distinction is an outspoken reward of mayor of Rotterdam on many social issues ranging production of the drug to the phenomenon of jihadist, it is added.