Moulay Hafid Elalamy
Photo: Ayoubbenkarroum15, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons14

Moulay Hafid Elalamy

Moroccan businessman and politician (born 1960)

Moulay Hafid Elalamy (born January 13, 1960) is a Moroccan businessman and politician. He is the founder and owner of the Saham Group.2

From Wikipedia’s article on Moulay Hafid Elalamy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jan 13, 1960.1

About

He served as the Minister of Industry, Trade, & New Technologies until 2021.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moulay Hafid Elalamy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • Date not recordedUniversity of Sherbrooke3
  • Date not recordedLycée Victor Hugo (Marrakesh)3

Moulay Hafid Elalamy was born on January 13, 1960, in Marrakesh, Morocco. He graduated from the Université de Sherbrooke in Sherbrooke, Quebec.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moulay Hafid Elalamy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Career

Occupation: entrepreneur, art collector, politician, computer engineer, businessperson.6

  • Since 2024Chairman of the supervisory board, Saham Bank5
  • Since 2024Chairperson of the executive board, Teleperformance5
  • 2013 to 2021Industry minister5
  • 2006 to 2009President, General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises5
  • Since 1995Founder, Saham Group5
  • Date not recordedFounded Saham Group4

Elalamy is the founder and owner of the Saham Group. Its subsidiary, CNIA Saada, is the largest insurance company in Morocco. Other subsidiaries include call centers, and clinics.

He served as the Minister of Industry, Trade, & New Technologies until 2021.

As of 2014, he was worth an estimated US $620 million according to Forbes.

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.

In media, Elalamy is majority shareholder of the Moroccan history magazine Zamane, and the newspaper Les Echos.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moulay Hafid Elalamy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Personal life

  • BornJan 13, 1960, Marrakech7
  • CitizenshipMorocco8
  • ResidenceCasablanca9

He is married. He resides in Casablanca, Morocco.

On September 15, 2023, Elalamy donated $1.9 Million to Earthquake Fund after an earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 Mw hit Marrakesh-Safi region of Morocco.

From Wikipedia’s article on Moulay Hafid Elalamy (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Awards

  • 2026honorary doctor of the University of Sherbrooke10
  • 2007Knight of the Legion of Honour10