Mohammed VI is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the 'Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II.
LallaSalma is the princess consort of Morocco. She is married to King Mohammed VI, and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title. Since she has not been seen in an official capacity since December 2017, there have been speculations in the media that the couple are divorced.
2M is a Moroccan free-to-air television network. It was established by the royal-owned conglomerate, ONA, before being partly sold to the Moroccan state. Of 2M, 45.3% is owned by Atlas Benjelloun's holding company SNI, while approximately 32.5% is controlled by the Moroccan state. It is based in Casablanca.
The ONA Group was established in 1934 and dissolved in 2010 and succeeded by Societe Nationale d'Investissement. ONA was an industrial, financial and services conglomerate, focused on positions of leadership and value creation in business activities contributing to the growth and sustainable development of Morocco, the Maghreb Region and the African Continent. ONA Group was structured around several activities: Mining, Agribusiness, Distribution, Financial Services, Telecommunication, Renewable Energies, and Growth Drivers, etc.
Fouad Ali El Himma is a Moroccan politician and senior advisor for Mohammed VI of whom he is said to be a very close friend. Since he became Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior in November 1999, he has played a prominent role in the Moroccan State. In 2008, he founded the Authenticity and Modernity Party. El Himma was a classmate of Mohammed VI at the Collège Royale and was the director of his cabinet when he was crown prince.
Attijariwafa Bank is a Moroccan multinational commercial bank and financial services company founded and based in Rabat, Morocco. It is the leading bank in Morocco and is part of Al Mada holding company.
Somaca is a Moroccan car manufacturer founded in 1959 by Fiat company Simca and currently owned by the French company Renault.
Al Mada, formerly the Société Nationale d'Investissement is a large private Moroccan holding company mainly owned by the Moroccan royal family. Headquartered in Casablanca, the company was established in 1966. Al Mada operates in different fields such as banking, telecommunications, renewable energy businesses and food industry among others.
Mounir Majidi is a Moroccan businessman. He has been the personal secretary of King Mohammed VI since 2000 and president of the royal holding, SIGER, since 2002. He is also the president of Maroc Culture, the organization behind the Mawazine festival, of the Fath Union Sport (FUS) Rabat, of the Mohammed VI soccer academy, and of the Cheikh Zaid hospital's foundation.
Mohammed Yassine Mansouri is a Moroccan dignitary who is serving the director of Morocco's external intelligence agency, the General Directorate for Studies and Documentation since February 16, 2005. He previously served as the director of the Moroccan state-owned press agency, Maghreb Arabe Presse in November 1999, then as Director-General of Home Affairs at the Ministry of the Interior.
Fadel Benyaich or Benaich is a senior member of the royal cabinet of King Mohammed VI, reportedly in charge of relations with Spain. He studied at the Collège Royal with Mohammed VI.
Les Domaines Agricoles is the largest agribusiness firm in Morocco. It belongs to SIGER, the holding company of king Mohammed VI. According to reports the company controls 12,000 hectares of irrigated lands in Morocco.
SOMED is a conglomerate company based in Morocco. Its active in a range of sectors such as mining, construction material dealership, tourism, real estate development, food processing and Car dealership. Its capital is composed of Mohammed VI's holding company SNI, Emirati private funds and the Moroccan state.
Hassan Bernoussi is a Moroccan businessman and CEO of the group Interface. He was the director of Morocco's department of foreign investments for 14 years. He studied at the school of Mohammed VI's late cousin Nawfal along with Mounir Majidi.
AGMA is a Moroccan insurance company specialising in life insurance and asset management.
Mena Media Consulting or simply Mena Media is a Moroccan public relations firm owned by King of Morocco Mohammed VI's friend and influential advisor Fouad Ali El Himma.
Mostafa Terrab is a Moroccan businessman and industrialist. He has been the chairman and chief executive officer of the Moroccan state-owned phosphate-mining company OCP since 2006. Since 2019 Terrab has also been President of the International Fertilizer Organisation. He was an adviser to the late King Hassan II and member of the G-14 think-tank, which counted figures such as Taieb Fassi-Fihri and Driss Jettou.
Hassan Bouhemou is a Moroccan business exec. He is graduated from the well known French School of Engineering Ecole Polytechnique, and also from the School Ecole des Mines de Paris. He has held the position of CEO of the holding SNI and several of its subsidiaries. He has held also the position of Chairman of the French company OPTORG . Since leaving SNI in the end of 2014, he has headed a mission at the large French retailer Groupe Casino being the advisor to his president Jean-Charles Naouri. He currently advises different French CEOs and leads various strategy missions within large French groups. He is based in Paris.
Khalid Aït Taleb is a Moroccan medical professor and politician. He is currently the Minister of Health of Morocco.
Mohamed Benchaaboun is a Moroccan banker, politician and diplomat. He has been Morocco's ambassador to France from 7 January 2022 until his termination in 19 January 2023. He was Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform of Morocco from 2018 to 2021.
