Abdeslam Ahizoune

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Abdeslam Ahizoune
Born (1955-04-20) 20 April 1955 (age 69)
Tiflet, Morocco
Nationality Moroccan
Education Télécom Paris
Known forFormer CEO of Maroc Telecom

Abdeslam Ahizoune (born 20 April 1955 in Tiflet, Morocco) is a Moroccan businessman. He is the chairman of the management board of Maroc Telecom and the former chief executive officer, the main Moroccan telecommunications company.

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Education

Ahizoune was born on 20 April 1955 in Tiflet, located about 60 km from Rabat, to a landowning Berber family. His father Aïssa Ahizoune was a notable of the Khessasna tribe. He started his studies at Collège Ibn Ajroum. [1] In 1972 he received a baccalaureate in mathematics, [2] and in 1977 earned an engineering diploma from Télécom Paris. [3] [4]

Career

Upon graduation, Ahizoune joined the National Posts and Telecommunication Board (ONPT) where he held multiple positions. [5] From 1983 to 1992, he was director of telecommunications in the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. [2] In 1992 he was appointed the Minister of Post and Telecommunications and held the office until 1995, also he served as director general of the ONPT until 1997. On October 13, 1997, Ahzoune returned to the ministry as the Minister of Telecommunication and remained in office for nearly eight months. [6]

In 1999, the ONPT was divided into two separate entities: Post Maroc and Maroc Telecom, the latter became a public limited company and the government had full ownership. From 1999 until 2001, he was a general manager at Maroc Telecom. In 2001, Ahizoune was appointed CEO, the year Vivendi acquired Maroc Telecom, [7] then in addition to his new position, he was named the chairman of the management board of Vivendi, as well as being the chairman of Mobisud (a subsidiary of Vivendi). [8] He was a member of the management board of Vivendi from April 2005 to June 2012. Under his mandate, Maroc Telecom witnessed continuous development, [9] took majority stake in different companies, including Mauritania-based Mauritel, Gabon-based Gabon Telecom, and Mali-based Sotelma. [10] The revenue of the company jumped from 3.8 billion dirhams in 2001 to 29.9 billion dirhams in 2012. [7] [11]

Ahizoune was the CEO and Chairman of Medi1 TV. [8]

Since December 2006, Ahizoune has been the president of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federation (FRMA), [12] [13] Morocco's athletics governing body. Ahizoune is a member of Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture. [2]

Since 2008, Ahizoune has been Moroccan Association of Telecom Professionals (MATI).

In 2017, he was awarded the Prix de reconnaissance de la culture amazighe by the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture. [14]

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 Historical Dictionary of Morocco. By Aomar Boum and Thomas K. Park. page 33
  3. ↑ "Abdeslam Ahizoune". Corporate Executives. Archived from the original on 31 August 2013. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  4. ↑ Abdeslam Ahizoune, Maroc Telecom: Profile and Biography Bloomberg
  5. ↑ Maroc : Abdeslam Ahizoune, la loyauté récompensée
  6. ↑ Biographie de Abdeslam Ahizoune
  7. 1 2 "Morocco, Vivendi Universal seal Maroc Telecom acquisition deal". Albawaba. 21 November 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Maroc Telecom: Key People". WSJ. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  9. ↑ "Maroc Telecom, fleuron de l'économie africaine" (in French). VisionsMag. 29 March 2013. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  10. ↑ "Gabon Télécom, Mauritel, Sotelma et Onatel : des visages de réussite de Maroc Telecom en 2012" (in French). Archived from the original on 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  11. ↑ "Maroc Telecom : Les résultats 2012 dépassent légèrement les objectifs". 21 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Abdeslam Ahizoune reelected president of the Royal Moroccan Athletics Federatio". Yabiladi. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
  13. ↑ Présentation de la FRMA FRMA
  14. ↑ "Ahizoune reçoit le Prix de reconnaissance". Les Inspirations éco (in French). Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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