Leila Benali

Leila Benali is a Moroccan engineer, economist and politician. Since October 2021 she has been the Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development.

Leila Benali
Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development
Assumed office
October 2021
Chief Economist of the International Energy Forum
Assumed office
2021
Personal details
Alma materSciences Po

Education and academic career

She studied engineering at the Ecole Central de Paris and Ecole Mohammadia School and obtained a Master of Science in engineering. Besides she also received a Master of Arts in politics in Politics and a PhD in economics from Sciences Po in Paris.[1] From 2002 to 2015 she lectured Energy Strategies at Sciences Po.[2]

Professional career

According to her LinkedIn profile she was an industrial engineer for the oil services operator Schlumberger from 2000 to 2001.[2][3] Between 2002 and 2013, she worked for energy and defense research and consulting firm Cambridge Energy Research Associates, later IHS and S&P Platts. During this period, she worked on projects for governments and international companies, focusing on energy policy, master planning and strategic investment.

Notable roles and achievements during this period included managing a high-level assignment for a government, focused on developing a roadmap and optimizing fuel/energy supply in a sensitive geopolitical environment. She also led a study entitled "Thirst for Growth" on long-term gas and electricity trends in the MENA region. In addition, she held a key position in institutional analysis for a major oil and gas producer during its energy sector review. She was a key member of IHS CERA's contribution to the development of a national economic strategy in Libya, while maintaining ongoing liaison with OPEC (IHS CERA was one of six secondary sources used by OPEC to monitor its members' crude oil production).

Between 2014 and 2018[2] she directed the gas and energy policy for the Saudi Aramco before becoming the chief economist of APICORP in 2018.[4] She was a member of the Global Future Council Member on mobility of the World Economic Forum from 2018 to 2021.[2] In March 2021, she was elected as the Chief Economist of the International Energy Forum in Riyadh.[5]

Political career

On 7 October 2021 she was appointed as the Moroccan Minister of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development in the Government headed by Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch.[6] As such she supports a better regional energy cooperation of Morocco within Africa but also with Europe.[7]

References
  1. "Leila Benali". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. "Leila Benali". LinkedIn. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. "Leila Benali". www.iccusksa.com. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. "Leila Benali". CERAWeek. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  5. Martin, Matthew (7 March 2021). "IEF Names Benali Chief Economist with Focus on Energy Recovery". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  6. Khattabi, Ayoub. "Qui est Leila Benali, la nouvelle ministre de la Transition énergétique et du Développement durable?". Le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  7. "Morocco Telegraph | Leila Benali: "Morocco is aiming to consolidate regional integration in Africa in order to ensure that everyone has access to renewable energy,"". Morocco Telegraph. 5 November 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2022.
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