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| '''Mounir Majidi''' ({{lang-ar|منير الماجيدي}} – born 10 January 1965, ])<ref>{{cite web|title=Immobiliere Orion S.A.|url=http://www.etat.lu/memorial/2003/C/Html/0678/C028908.3.2003.html|publisher=legilux.public.lu|accessdate=23 January 2014}}</ref><ref name=hebdo/> is a senior member of ]'s royal cabinet and the personal secretary of the monarch, in charge of managing the royal financial holdings (SIGER which holds participations in the ]).<ref name=hebdo>{{cite news|last=Mustapha Sehimi|title=Mounir majidi sort de sa coquille|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/marochebdo/78303|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=MarocHebdo|date=2008-03-14}}</ref><ref name=tel>{{cite news|title=Portrait-Enquête. Qui est vraiment Mounir Majidi ?|url=http://marocglobe.com/2012/03/27/portrait-enquete-qui-est-vraiment-mounir-majidi/|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=Telquel|date=2012-03-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Nicolas Marmié|title=La méthode Mohammed VI - Ombre et lumière sur les éminences grises|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Articles/Dossier/ARTJAJA2585p066-067.xml0/fes-usfp-fouad-ali-el-himma-mohammed-viombre-et-lumiere-sur-les-eminences-grises.html|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=Jeune Afrique|date=05/08/2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Le projet de Mounir Majidi pour le Fus|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/leconomiste/84604|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=L'Economiste|date=11 - 03 - 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=LAHOUCINE LAALEJ|title=Mohamed Mounir Majidi "affiche" son abus de pouvoir !|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/lagazette/1187|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=La Gazette du Maroc|date=2002-07-31}}</ref> | |||
| '''Mounir Majidi''' (full name Mohamed Mounir El Majidi, {{lang-ar|منير الماجيدي}} – born January 19, 1965, ]) is a Moroccan businessman. He has been the personal secretary of the King ] since 2000 and president of the royal holding, ], since 2002. He is also the president of Maroc Culture, the organization behind the ] festival, of the ] (FUS) Rabat, of the Mohammed VI soccer academy, and of the Cheikh Zaid hospital’s foundation. | |||
| Majidi has been described by a ] as one of the top-3 most influential people in ] (in addition to the King himself and ])<ref>{{cite news|title=PALACE COERCION PLAGUES MOROCCO'S REAL ESTATE SECTOR|url=http://dazzlepod.com/cable/09CASABLANCA226/?q=Mounir%20Majidi|accessdate=14 August 2012|newspaper=Consulate Casablanca|date=Dec 11, 2009}}</ref> | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
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| ⚫ | ==Early life== | ||
| The son of a civil servant, Mounir Majidi grew up in a low-income area of Rabat. He earned high marks in school, and was subsequently chosen to be homeschooled in the company of Mohammed VI's late cousin Naoufel Osman, the son of ] and Princess Lalla Nuzha (a sister of ]).<ref name="lepointafrique">{{cite web|url=http://afrique.lepoint.fr/economie/maroc-holding-royale-el-majidi-fixe-un-nouveau-cap-01-10-2014-1868330_2258.php|title=Maroc - Holding royale : El Majidi fixe un nouveau cap|date=1 October 2014|newspaper=Le Point Afrique|author=Malick Diawara|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
| Mounir Majidi was a classmate of Mohammed VI's late cousin "Nawfal Osman", the son of ] and ''Princess Lalla Nuzha'' (a sister of ]).<ref name=tel/> He studied computer science in ], ] where he worked at ] and settled for some years before going to ] where he completed an ] at the ].<ref name=tel/> Back to Morocco he worked at various ]-owned companies before founding an advertising company (FC COM or FC Holding). After the enthronement of Mohammed VI he was nominated at his current position.<ref name=tel/> | |||
| ==Business== | |||
| In 1985, Mounir Majidi moved to ], France, to study computer science at the Louis Pasteur Université. After graduating and working for a short period at ], he moved to ] where he completed an ] in finance at ].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/Site-Maroc-hebdo/archive/Archives_783/html_783/mounir.html|title=Mounir majidi sort de sa coquille|author=Mustapha Sehimi|newspaper=Maroc-hebdo.press.ma|language=fr}}</ref><ref name=maghrebinfo>{{cite web|url=http://maghreb-info.com/2014/10/16/mounir-el-majidi-le-sujet-economique-de-mohammed-vi/|title=Mounir EL Majidi, le sujet économique de Mohammed VI|date=16 October 2014|newspaper=Maghreb-info.com|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
| Mounir Majidi is involved in a number of businesses, most of them are related to his management of the King's shares at ONA and FC Com the advertising company.<ref name=tel/> Additionally, he heads the music festival of Rabat, ] – through the "Maroc Culture Association" which he presides –. He was also president of Rabat-based football club ],<ref name=tel/><ref>{{cite news|title=Le FUS a un business plan en béton|url=http://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/index.php/component/content/article/37-recherche-archive/3009-le-fus-a-un-business-plan-en-beton|accessdate=14 November 2013|newspaper=Maroc Hebdo|date=21 March 2008}}</ref> and the president and founder of Mohammed VI's football Academy (''Académie Mohammed VI de football'').<ref>{{cite news|last=Mustapha Sehimi|title=Majidi à la tête du sport roi|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/marochebdo/79214|accessdate=14 November 2013|newspaper=Maroc Hebdo|date=2008-05-16}}</ref> | |||
| He is the CEO of ], a holding company which belong to Mohammed VI and controls shares in companies such as ] and ]. | |||
| Mounir Majidi returned to Morocco and worked at the ], ] and at the ].<ref name=maghrebinfo/> | |||
| ==Controversy== | |||
| In 1997, he founded First Contact Communication (FC COM), a billboard advertising company with its own patented model of billboards.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.leconomiste.com/article/irritee-fc-com-monte-au-creneau|title=Irritée, FC COM monte au créneau|date=4 July 2001|newspaper=L'économiste|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
| Mounir Majidi was accused of several million-dollar corruption cases by French newspaper "Le Monde" and by Moroccan independent newspapers, but no trial was brought against him in Morocco. | |||
| <ref>http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2012/06/25/la-grande-corruption-regne-en-maitre-au-maroc_1724410_3232.html</ref> | |||
| ===Personal secretary of king Mohammed VI=== | |||
| <ref>http://fr.lakome.com/index.php/societe/330</ref> | |||
| In 2000, king Mohammed VI nominated him his personal secretary. He is in charge of reorganizing the management of the king’s palace and the royal stewardship.<ref name=maghrebinfo/> In 2002, king Mohammed VI nominated Mounir Majidi president of the ], the royal holding, with the goal to modernize and consolidate it. By extension, he leads the development strategy of the ONA and the Société Nationale d’Investissement (SNI) : those two companies became the armed wings of the national shift of the economy.<ref name=revueafrique>{{cite web|url=http://revue-afrique.com/mounir-majidi-poursuit-le-reve-africain-du-maroc/|title=Mounir Majidi poursuit le rêve africain du Maroc|date=2 October 2014|newspaper=La Revue de l'Afrique|language=fr}}</ref> Majidi’s mission is to establish a new economic governance around “national champions,” specifically in high-growth sectors such as telecommunications, energy, transportation, banking, health, tourism, real estate and retail.<ref name=lepointafrique/> This strategy aims to make Morocco a key economic player in northwestern area of Africa, and by extent across the continent.<ref name=revueafrique/> | |||
| ===Other Activities=== | |||
| In 2003, the king Mohammed VI nominated Mounir Majidi president of the Cheikh Zaid foundation to handle the operations and the development of the Cheikh Zaid hospital in Rabat. Mounir Majidi designed and deployed a new economic model for the hospital, which led to the recovery of a financial stability and autonomy. From 2003 to 2012, the turnover jumped from 2,9 million euros to 24,6 million euros.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.economie-entreprises.com/hcz-une-reference-sanitaire/|title=HCZ, une référence sanitaire|date=March 2014|newspaper=Economie-entreprises.com|language=fr}}</ref> | |||
| In 2005, the king Mohammed VI entrusted Mounir Majidi with the presidence of Maroc Cultures, the association behind the yearly ] festival.<ref>{{cite web|title=MOHAMED MOUNIR EL MAJIDI|url=http://www.festivalmawazine.ma/mohamed-mounir-elmajidi|website=festivalmawawzine.ma|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref> Majidi turned the festival into an international event by bringing a new economic model for the event, which led to higher profits, all-the-while providing quality shows and gratuity for 95% of the attendees.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Bill K.|title=Mawazine — The binding of cultures, the channeling of acceptance |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/a-and-e/music/mawazine-the-binding-of-cultures-the-channeling-of-acceptance/article/385686|website=Digital Journal|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/Articles/Dossier/ARTJAJA2585p066-067.xml0/fes-usfp-fouad-ali-el-himma-mohammed-viombre-et-lumiere-sur-les-eminences-grises.html|title=Ombre et lumières sur les éminences grises|date=5 August 2010|author=Nicolas Marmié|newspaper=Jeune Afrique|language=fr}}</ref> Among the notorious international artists that were on the festival’s stage are ] (2008), ] (2009), ] (2010), ] (2012), ] (2014).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Vivarelli|first1=Nick|title=Justin Timberlake To Open Morocco’s Mawazine Music Fest|url=http://variety.com/2014/music/news/justin-timberlake-to-open-moroccos-mawazine-music-fest-1201112457/|website=Variety|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref> | |||
| In december 2007, Mounir Majidi is nominated as president of the Fath Union Sport of Rabat and launched a modernization program destined to become a national model for other sports teams :<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/leconomiste/84604|title=Le projet de Mounir Majidi pour le Fus|date=11 March 2008|newspaper=L'économiste/Maghress.com|language=fr}}</ref> renovation of the infrastructures, definition of a sports politic, and valorization of the FUS brand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lematin.ma/supplement/sport/2009/Tour-du-Maroc_La-boucle-est-bouclee/FUS-de-Rabat_Les-grands-defis-d-un-club-sexagenere/111830.html|title=Les grands défis d'un club sexagénère|date=20 April 2009|author=Brahim Oubel|newspaper=Le Matin|language=fr}}</ref> He was reelected president in march 2014.<ref>{{cite news|title=Le FUS a un business plan en béton|url=http://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/index.php/component/content/article/37-recherche-archive/3009-le-fus-a-un-business-plan-en-beton|accessdate=14 November 2013|newspaper=Maroc Hebdo|date=21 March 2008}}</ref> | |||
| In 2008, king Mohammed VI announced the creation of the Mohammed VI soccer academy and nominated Mounir Majidi at the head of the project.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Lahcen|first1=Mawassi|title=New Moroccan football academy hopes to train future stars|url=http://magharebia.com/en_GB/articles/awi/features/2008/05/19/feature-03|website=Magharebia|accessdate=29 December 2014}}</ref> Under his supervision, the academy opened its doors in september 2009, with brand new infrastructures entirely financed by private partners.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Mohammed VI Soccer Academy|url=http://archnet.org/system/publications/contents/9466/original/DTP101949.pdf?1396879985}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/marochebdo/79214|title=Majidi à la tête du sport roi|date=16 May 2008|author=Mustapha Sehimi|newspaper=Maroc Hebdo/Maghress.com}}</ref> | |||
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| Mounir Majidi | |
|---|---|
| File:Mounir Majidi - FUS Rabat.jpg | |
| Particular Secretary of Mohammed VI | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 17 February 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Rochdi Chraibi |
| CEO of Siger | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Driss Jettou |
| President of Fath Union Sport | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 30 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ali Fassi Fihri |
| President of Maroc Culture | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2007 | |
| CEO of FC Com | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1996 | |
| President of Fath Union Sport | |
| In office December 2007 – December 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Ali Fassi Fihri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1965-01-10) January 10, 1965 (age 60) Rabat, Morocco |
| Occupation | Businessman, civil servant |
| Known for | Royal Advisor, personal secretary of Mohammed VI |
Mounir Majidi (Template:Lang-ar – born 10 January 1965, Rabat) is a senior member of Mohammed VI's royal cabinet and the personal secretary of the monarch, in charge of managing the royal financial holdings (SIGER which holds participations in the Société Nationale d'Investissement).
Majidi has been described by a leaked diplomatic cable as one of the top-3 most influential people in Morocco (in addition to the King himself and Fouad Ali El Himma)
Early life
Mounir Majidi was a classmate of Mohammed VI's late cousin "Nawfal Osman", the son of Ahmed Osman and Princess Lalla Nuzha (a sister of Hassan II). He studied computer science in Strasbourg, France where he worked at Sagem and settled for some years before going to New York where he completed an MBA at the Pace University. Back to Morocco he worked at various ONA-owned companies before founding an advertising company (FC COM or FC Holding). After the enthronement of Mohammed VI he was nominated at his current position.
Business
Mounir Majidi is involved in a number of businesses, most of them are related to his management of the King's shares at ONA and FC Com the advertising company. Additionally, he heads the music festival of Rabat, Mawazine – through the "Maroc Culture Association" which he presides –. He was also president of Rabat-based football club FUS Rabat, and the president and founder of Mohammed VI's football Academy (Académie Mohammed VI de football).
He is the CEO of SIGER, a holding company which belong to Mohammed VI and controls shares in companies such as Les Domaines Agricoles and SNI.
Controversy
Mounir Majidi was accused of several million-dollar corruption cases by French newspaper "Le Monde" and by Moroccan independent newspapers, but no trial was brought against him in Morocco.
References
- "Immobiliere Orion S.A." legilux.public.lu. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
- ^ Mustapha Sehimi (2008-03-14). "Mounir majidi sort de sa coquille". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- ^ "Portrait-Enquête. Qui est vraiment Mounir Majidi ?". Telquel. 2012-03-27. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- Nicolas Marmié (05/08/2010). "La méthode Mohammed VI - Ombre et lumière sur les éminences grises". Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - "Le projet de Mounir Majidi pour le Fus". L'Economiste. 11 - 03 - 2008. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - LAHOUCINE LAALEJ (2002-07-31). "Mohamed Mounir Majidi "affiche" son abus de pouvoir !". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "PALACE COERCION PLAGUES MOROCCO'S REAL ESTATE SECTOR". Consulate Casablanca. Dec 11, 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
- "Le FUS a un business plan en béton". Maroc Hebdo. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- Mustapha Sehimi (2008-05-16). "Majidi à la tête du sport roi". Maroc Hebdo. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
- http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2012/06/25/la-grande-corruption-regne-en-maitre-au-maroc_1724410_3232.html
- http://fr.lakome.com/index.php/societe/330
