Moulay Hafid Elalamy | |
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![]() Moulay Hafid Elalamy in March 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 | Marrakesh,Morocco | January 13,1960
Alma mater | Universitéde Sherbrooke |
Occupation | Businessman,politician |
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 was born on January 13,1960,in Marrakesh,Morocco. [1] He graduated from the Universitéde Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke,Quebec. [1]
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]
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]