Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Moroccan businessman and politician (born 1960)
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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.
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Saad-Eddine El Othmani
Moulay Hafid Elalamy | |
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Moulay Hafid in 2014 | |
| Minister of Industry and Trade | |
| In office October 2013 – October 2021 | |
| Monarch | Mohammed VI |
| Prime Minister | Abdelilah Benkirane Saad-Eddine El Othmani |
| Preceded by | Abdelkader Aamara |
| Succeeded by | Ryad Mezzour |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 13, 1960 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Party | RNI |
| Alma mater | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Occupation | Businessman, politician |
Early life
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
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]
In media, Elalamy is majority shareholder of the Moroccan history magazine Zamane, and the newspaper Les Echos.[4]
Personal life
He is married.[1] He resides in Casablanca, Morocco.[1]
On September 15, 2023, Elalamy donated $1.9 Million to Earthquake Fund[5] after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 Mw hit Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco.[6][7]
