Mohamed Benchaaboun

Mohamed Benchaaboun (born 12 November 1961, Casablanca) is a Moroccan banker, politician, and diplomat. He is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Maroc Telecom (appointed February 2025, term March 2025–March 2027). His career spans leadership in banking, telecommunications regulation, government finance, and diplomacy.

Education & Early Career

• École Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications, Paris (1984): Engineering and telecommunications training.

• Alcatel-Alsthom Morocco: Director of Strategy, Development, and Management Control. Later oversaw industrial management of five plants and 800 employees for a decade.

Career Timeline

• 1996: Director of the Customs and Indirect Tax Administration.

• 2003: Appointed head of the National Telecommunications Regulatory Agency (ANRT) by King Mohammed VI.

• 2008–2018: President & CEO of Banque Centrale Populaire du Maroc (BCP).

  • Also chaired Chaabi Bank of Morocco.

  • Director of the Union of Arab and French Banks.

  • Chairman of Maroc Leasing (since 2010).

  • Director of Nexans Maroc.

• 2012–2015: President of the International Confederation of Popular Banks.

• 2018–2021: Minister of Economy, Finance and Administration Reform of Morocco.

• 2021–2023: Ambassador of Morocco to France (appointed October 2021, took office January 2022, terminated January 2023).

• 2022–2025: Director General of the Mohammed VI Investment Fund.

• 2025–2027: Chairman of the Board of Directors, Maroc Telecom, succeeding Abdeslam Ahizoune.

Other Roles & Memberships

• Member of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council.

• Board member of the Mohammed V Foundation for Solidarity.

• Board member of the Mohammed VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.

• President of the Francophone Telecommunications Regulation Network (FRATEL) (2005–2006).

Personal Life

• Marital Status: Married.

• Children: Two.

Honors

• Knight of the Order of the Throne (Morocco).

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