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Mounir Majidi
File:Mounir Majidi - FUS Rabat.jpg
Particular Secretary of Mohammed VI
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 February 2000
Preceded byRochdi Chraibi
CEO of Siger
Incumbent
Assumed office
2002
Preceded byDriss Jettou
President of Fath Union Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 March 2014
Preceded byAli Fassi Fihri
President of Maroc Culture
Incumbent
Assumed office
2007
CEO of FC Com
Incumbent
Assumed office
1996
President of Fath Union Sport
Incumbent
Assumed office
December 2007
Succeeded byAli Fassi Fihri
Personal details
Born (1965-01-10) January 10, 1965 (age 60)
Rabat, Morocco
OccupationBusinessman, civil servant
Known forRoyal Advisor, personal secretary of Mohammed VI

Mounir Majidi (full name Mohamed Mounir El Majidi, Template:Lang-ar – born January 19, 1965, Rabat) is a Moroccan businessman. He has been the personal secretary of the King Mohammed VI since 2000 and president of the royal holding, SIGER, since 2002. He is also the president of Maroc Culture, the organization behind the Mawazine festival, of the Fath Union Sport (FUS) Rabat, of the Mohammed VI soccer academy, and of the Cheikh Zaid hospital’s foundation.

Biography

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 Ahmed Osman and Princess Lalla Nuzha (a sister of Hassan II).

In 1985, Mounir Majidi moved to Strasbourg, France, to study computer science at the Louis Pasteur Université. After graduating and working for a short period at SAGEM, he moved to New York where he completed an MBA in finance at Pace University.

Mounir Majidi returned to Morocco and worked at the Banque Commerciale du Maroc, ONA and at the Caisse de dépôt et de gestion.

In 1997, he founded First Contact Communication (FC COM), a billboard advertising company with its own patented model of billboards.

Personal secretary of king Mohammed VI

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. In 2002, king Mohammed VI nominated Mounir Majidi president of the SIGER, 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. 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. This strategy aims to make Morocco a key economic player in northwestern area of Africa, and by extent across the continent.

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.

In 2005, the king Mohammed VI entrusted Mounir Majidi with the presidence of Maroc Cultures, the association behind the yearly Mawazine festival. 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. Among the notorious international artists that were on the festival’s stage are Whitney Houston (2008), Stevie Wonder (2009), Sting (2010), Mariah Carey (2012), Justin Timberlake (2014).

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 : renovation of the infrastructures, definition of a sports politic, and valorization of the FUS brand. He was reelected president in march 2014.

In 2008, king Mohammed VI announced the creation of the Mohammed VI soccer academy and nominated Mounir Majidi at the head of the project. Under his supervision, the academy opened its doors in september 2009, with brand new infrastructures entirely financed by private partners.

References

  1. ^ Malick Diawara (1 October 2014). "Maroc - Holding royale : El Majidi fixe un nouveau cap". Le Point Afrique (in French).
  2. Mustapha Sehimi. "Mounir majidi sort de sa coquille". Maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French).
  3. ^ "Mounir EL Majidi, le sujet économique de Mohammed VI". Maghreb-info.com (in French). 16 October 2014.
  4. "Irritée, FC COM monte au créneau". L'économiste (in French). 4 July 2001.
  5. ^ "Mounir Majidi poursuit le rêve africain du Maroc". La Revue de l'Afrique (in French). 2 October 2014.
  6. "HCZ, une référence sanitaire". Economie-entreprises.com (in French). March 2014.
  7. "MOHAMED MOUNIR EL MAJIDI". festivalmawawzine.ma. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. Anderson, Bill K. "Mawazine — The binding of cultures, the channeling of acceptance". Digital Journal. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. Nicolas Marmié (5 August 2010). "Ombre et lumières sur les éminences grises". Jeune Afrique (in French).
  10. Vivarelli, Nick. "Justin Timberlake To Open Morocco's Mawazine Music Fest". Variety. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. "Le projet de Mounir Majidi pour le Fus". L'économiste/Maghress.com (in French). 11 March 2008.
  12. Brahim Oubel (20 April 2009). "Les grands défis d'un club sexagénère". Le Matin (in French).
  13. "Le FUS a un business plan en béton". Maroc Hebdo. 21 March 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2013.
  14. Lahcen, Mawassi. "New Moroccan football academy hopes to train future stars". Magharebia. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  15. "Mohammed VI Soccer Academy" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  16. Mustapha Sehimi (16 May 2008). "Majidi à la tête du sport roi". Maroc Hebdo/Maghress.com.

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