Housni Benslimane
Moroccan general
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General Housni Benslimane (Arabic: حسني بن سليمان; born 14 December 1935, El Jadida) is a senior Moroccan Gendarmerie officer who has served as the Commander-in-Chief of this unit. He also presides over the Moroccan Olympic Committee and was president of the Moroccan FA between 1994 and 2009.[1][2][3]
Housni Benslimane حسني بن سليمان | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Benslimane as AS FAR goalkeeper carried by his teammates after the Moroccan Throne Cup final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commander of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1970s – 4 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bouazza Boulhimez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Harmou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Moroccan Olympic Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1994–2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hassan Sefrioui | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Faïçal Laraïchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1995 – 16 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Houssaine Zemmouri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ali Fassi Fihri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director of the Moroccan General Directorate for National Security | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1967–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohamed Oufkir | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Dlimi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1935 El Jadida, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Joudia Hassar-Benslimane | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Army officer Football/sports administrator Footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance |  Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||
Years of service | 1947–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Housni Benslimane played football for Moroccan club AS FAR serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.
Family
Housni Benslimane is also the nephew of Abdelkrim al-Khatib,[4] uncle of Ismail Alaoui, the former president of the Party of Progress and Socialism. His wife is Moroccan archaeologist Joudia Hassar-Benslimane.[5] His eldest son Mohamed Benslimane is married to Zineb Alaoui, daughter of Prince Moulay Abdallah and sister of Moulay Hicham Alaoui.[6]
