Moulay Hafid Elalamy

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.

Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Moulay Hafid Elalamy in March 2014
Born (1960-01-13) January 13, 1960
Marrakesh, Morocco
Alma materUniversité de Sherbrooke
Occupation(s)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]

Personal life

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
  1. "Moulay Hafid Elalamy". Forbes. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  2. "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on October 5, 2013. Retrieved September 12, 2017.
  3. "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.
  4. Rahhou, Jihane. "Moulay Hafid Elalamy Donates $1.9 Million to Earthquake Fund". Morocco World News. p. 1.
  5. "Morocco earthquake: More than 2,000 dead as tremors felt in several regions". BBC News. September 8, 2023. Retrieved September 11, 2023.
  6. "Over 2,000 dead as powerful earthquake hits Morocco near Marrakesh". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved September 11, 2023.


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