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

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.

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "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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