The National Rally of Independents (Arabic: التجمع الوطني للأحرار At-Tajammouε Al-Watani Lil-ahrar; French: Rassemblement National des Indépendants) is a political party in Morocco, founded in 1978 by former Prime Minister Ahmed Osman, husband of a sister of King Hassan II.
In the parliamentary election held on 27 September 2002, the party won 41 out of 325 seats. In the next parliamentary election, held on 7 September 2007, the RNI won 39 out of 325 seats. The RNI was included in the government of Prime Minister Abbas El Fassi, formed on October 15, 2007.
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