Housni Benslimane
Housni Benslimane حسني بن سليمان | |
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Head of the Royal Gendarmerie | |
In office 1970s – 4 December 2017 | |
Preceded by | |
Succeeded by | |
President of the Moroccan Olympic Committee | |
Assumed office 1993 | |
Preceded by | |
President of the Moroccan FA | |
In office 1994 – 16 April 2009 | |
Succeeded by | |
Personal details | |
Born | El Jadida, Morocco | 14 December 1935
Military service | |
Allegiance | Morocco |
Branch/service | Royal Gendarmerie |
Years of service | 1957–present |
Rank | General |
Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Gendarmerie |
Battles/wars | |
General Housni Benslimane (Arabic: حسني بن سليمان; born 14 December 1935, El Jadida) is a senior Moroccan Gendarmerie officer who has served since 1972 as the Commander-in-Chief of this unit. He also presides over the Moroccan Olympic Committee and was president of the Moroccan FA between 1994 and 2009.[1][2][3]
Housni Benslimane played football for Moroccan club FAR Rabat serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.
Family[]
Housni Benslimane is the son of Abdelkrim Benslimane the cousin of El Fatmi BenSlimane, the Pacha of Fes during the French protectorate era.[4][5] He is also the nephew of Abdelkrim al-Khatib,[6] uncle of , the former president of the Party of Progress and Socialism and cousin of Saad Hassar.[7]
One of his cousins (Mohamed Benslimane grandson of Fatmi Benslimane by his son Toufik and Lalla Badra, the daughter of Moulay Hassan, a friend of Mohammed V who married an alaouite princess)[4] is married to Princess Lalla Zineb, the sister of Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Leila El Attafi (2 April 2009). "Housni Benslimane quitte la présidence". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Omar EL ANOUARI (2005-07-25). "Le général Housni Benslimane reconduit à l'unanimité". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ MAP (2009-04-22). "Message de fidélité et de loyalisme à S.M. le Roi du général de corps d'armée Housni Benslimane". Le Matin. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ a b "العدد السنوي:كيف إقترن حفيد حفظة العرش بللا زينب إبنة شقيق الحسن الثاني". الأيام. August 2009.
- ^ a b "ما وراء الصورة الملكية الرسمية لزفاف مولاي إسماعيل". NadorCity. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
- ^ Karim Douichi (18 February 2005). "La famille, le plus grand parti du Maroc". La vie économique. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ^ "Saâd Hassar, le " Joker "". Maghreb-Intelligence. 2011-06-17. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.
- Living people
- 1935 births
- Moroccan generals
- People from El Jadida
- Sport in Morocco
- Morocco at the Olympics
- People of Moroccan intelligence agencies
- Moroccan people stubs