Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Moulay Hafid Elalamy | |
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Moulay Hafid Elalamy in March 2014 | |
Minister of Industry and Trade | |
In office October 2013 – October 2021 | |
Monarch | Mohammed VI of Morocco |
Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane Saad-Eddine El Othmani |
Preceded by | Abdelkader Aamara |
Succeeded by | Ryad Mezzour |
Personal details | |
Born | Marrakesh, Morocco | January 13, 1960
Alma mater | Université de Sherbrooke |
Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Moulay Hafid Elalamy (born January 13, 1960) is a Moroccan businessman and politician. He is the founder and owner of the Saham Group. He served as the Minister of Industry, Trade, & New Technologies until 2021.
Early life
[edit]Moulay Hafid Elalamy was born on January 13, 1960, in Marrakesh, Morocco.[1] He graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec.[1]
Career
[edit]Elalamy is the founder and owner of the Saham Group. Its subsidiary, CNIA Saada, is the largest insurance company in Morocco.[1] Other subsidiaries include call centers, and clinics.[1]
He served as the Minister of Industry, Trade, & New Technologies until 2021.[2]
As of 2014, he was worth an estimated US$620 million according to Forbes.[1]
Elalamy was the chairman of Morocco's bid for the 2026 FIFA World Cup but lost out to Canada/Mexico/United States on June 13, 2018, in Moscow by 69 votes with 134-65.[3]
Personal life
[edit]He is married.[1] He resides in Casablanca, Morocco. [1]
On 15 September 2023, Elalamy donated $1.9 Million to Earthquake Fund[4] after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 Mw hit Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco.[5][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Moulay Hafid Elalamy". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
- ^ "Chairmanship of Morocco's 2026 World Cup Bid Committee Assigned by HM the King to My Hafid Elalamy". Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved May 25, 2018.
- ^ Rahhou, Jihane. "Moulay Hafid Elalamy Donates $1.9 Million to Earthquake Fund". Morocco World News. p. 1.
- ^ "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
- ^ "Over 2,000 dead as powerful earthquake hits Morocco near Marrakesh". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.