Mustapha Faris

Mustapha Faris
Minister of Finance
In office
April 1972 – November 1972
MonarchHassan II of Morocco
Prime MinisterMohammed Karim Lamrani
Preceded byMohammed Karim Lamrani
Succeeded byBensalem Ghessous

Mustapha Faris (December 17, 1933 – January 31, 2023)[1][2] was a banker,[3] statesman and Moroccan author.

Early life and education

Faris was born on December 17, 1933, in Casablanca, Morocco. He graduated from the École nationale des ponts et chaussées in 1959. He is the son of Sidi Abdelkader Faris (high official)

Career

He was Minister of Planning and Development in the Benhima government, Minister of Finance in the Lamrani II government, the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Osman II government.[4] He was wounded by bullets during the 1972 Moroccan coup attempt.

He was appointed Chairman and CEO of Banque marocaine pour le commerce et l'industrie (BMCI) in 1994, after 15 years as chairman of Banque nationale pour le développement économique (BNDE).[4]

He has also held a number of positions in major financial institutions such as Bank Al Maghrib, BMCE, CIH Bank and SNI.

In 2018, he published the book Regards croisés sur l'amitié: La coopération technique franco-marocaine (L'Harmattan), in collaboration with Jacques Bourdillon.[5]

Death

He died on January 31, 2023, in Rabat, Morocco.[6][7][8]

Other responsibilities

Vice-Chairman of the Union des banques maghrébines.

Vice-President of the World Food Council.

Vice-Chairman of the International Commission on Large Dams.

Vice-President of the Banque Arabe Internationale d'Investissement, in Paris.

Member of the Business Advisory Council of the International Finance Corporation.

Advisor to the Sovereign Order of Malta, from 2012 to 2019.

Chairman of the Honor and Support Committee of the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra.

Honorary Chairman of Ciments du Maroc.

Honorary Chairman of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas.[9]

Member of the board of directors of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas, Les Eaux Minérales d'Oulmès (LEMO),[10] les Ciments du Maroc, Auto Nejma[11]

Honours

Mustapha Faris is holder of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Morocco. He is also Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honor (France), Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit and bearer of the Romanian National Order of Merit.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Décès de Mustapha Faris, ancien PDG de la BMCI". L'Economiste (in French). 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  2. ^ L'Opinion. "Décès de Mustapha Faris, ancien commis de l'Etat". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  3. ^ "Maroc : pour Mohamed Hassan Bensalah (Holmarcom), une garde très rapprochée – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  4. ^ a b "BMCI Mustapha FARIS". Les Echos (in French). 1994-06-24. Retrieved 2019-08-22.
  5. ^ Alaoui, Hassan (2018-06-16). "« Regards croisés sur l'amitié », souvenirs intempestifs de Mustapha Faris et Jacques Bourdillon". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-05.
  6. ^ "برقية تعزية ومواساة من جلالة الملك إلى أفراد أسرة المرحوم مصطفى فارس – ماپ إكسپريس". www.mapexpress.ma. Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  7. ^ "SM le Roi adresse un message de condoléances et de compassion à la famille de feu Mustapha Fares". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2023-02-04.
  8. ^ الرباط.. برقية تعزية ومواساة من جلالة الملك إلى أفراد أسرة المرحوم مصطفى فارس [Rabat.. A telegram of condolences and sympathy from His Majesty the King to the family members of the late Mustafa Fares], M24TV, February 3, 2023, retrieved 2023-09-07 – via YouTube
  9. ^ "Mourad Chérif prend les rênes de la BMCI | Aujourd'hui le Maroc". aujourdhui.ma. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  10. ^ "Notre gouvernance". Les Eaux Minérales d'Oulmès (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  11. ^ VirtualConnect. "AUTO NEJMA | AMMC". www.ammc.ma. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
  12. ^ Libé. "Mort de Raymond Aubrac". Libération (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-24.