Driss Benhima
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| Driss Benhima | |
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| In office February 15, 2006 – Unknown |
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| Preceded by | Mohammed Berrada |
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| Born | May 28, 1954 |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Political party | No Party Affiliation |
Driss Benhima (Arabic: إدريس بنهيمة) is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco.
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[edit] Career
Benhima joined OCP (Office Cherifien des Phosphates), Moroccan state-owned phosphate world leader, as a junior field engineer in Khouribga. After the first 6 years he spent there, he became Mining Facilities Manager. He was appointed in 1990 CEO of Casablanca-based Société Marocaine d'Oxygène et d'Acétylène, Moroccan subsidiary of Air Liquide group, world leader in industrial gases. On March 19, 1994, he was appointed CEO of ONE (Office National de l'Electricité), the Morocco's National Power Authority. He has notably tackled the issue of insufficient access to electricity in rural communities. The global rural electrification program's objective was to generalize access before 2010. His successor Ahmed Nakkouch pushed further the initiative: the program is due to reach its target in 2007. During his CEO mandate, he has been a member of the transition government led by Dr. Abdellatif Filali (between August 1997 and March 1998) in preparation of the Alternance, the Socialist Union of Popular Forces and socialist Abderrahmane Youssoufi coming to power. Benhima was then Minister of Transport, Energy, Tourism, Mining and Merchant Navy. From July 2001 to March 26th, 2004, Mr Benhima assumed the office of Governor of the Wilaya of Great Casablanca. He was appointed Director of the APDN (Agency for the Promotion and the Economic and Social Development of the Northern Prefectures and Provinces of the Moroccan Kingdom) in March 2004.
[edit] Appointment
He was appointed to the position of Royal Air Maroc's CEO by King Mohammed VI on February 15, 2004.
[edit] Education
After secondary studies at Lycée Descartes (French-system college) in Rabat, he obtained a scientific Baccalauréat in 1971. He then joined Lycée Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles where he successfully prepared engineering schools entry exams.
He graduated with engineering degrees from the École Polytechnique in 1978 (X1974, Major among foreign applicants) with last year's specialisation at the École des Mines de Paris.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Benhima was born on May 28, 1954.
He has received the Wissam Al-Arch (وسام العرش) order distinction, equivalent to the French Légion d'Honneur.
Between 1995 and 1999, he was member of the G14, a think tank established by King Hassan II.
In 1999, Hassan II assigned to Benhima the promotion of the Moroccan bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup.
Mr Benhima has launched a cinema club during his time in Khouribga and wrote film interpretation essays. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation.
He is the president of Hawd Assafi, Safi-based non-profit organization (حوض ٱسفي).
