General Housni Benslimane (Arabic: حسني بن سليمان; born 14 December 1935, El Jadida) is a senior Moroccan Gendarmerie officer who has served 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 حسني بن سليمان | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 Benslimane as AS FAR goalkeeper carried by his teammates after the Moroccan Throne Cup final | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Commander of the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1970s – 4 December 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Bouazza Boulhimez | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mohamed Harmou | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Moroccan Olympic Committee | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1994–2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Hassan Sefrioui | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Faïçal Laraïchi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1995 – 16 April 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Houssaine Zemmouri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ali Fassi Fihri | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Director of the Moroccan General Directorate for National Security | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 1967–1972 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Mohamed Oufkir | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Dlimi | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal details | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 December 1935 El Jadida, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Army officer Football/sports administrator Footballer | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Military service | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Allegiance |  Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service |  Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1947–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit |  Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Housni Benslimane played football for Moroccan club AS FAR serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.
Family
editHousni Benslimane is the son of ' Benslimane the cousin of ' BenSlimane, a Military grandma who got married and had his chilfren age 46, after her widowing ,got married again to a chief political military consiltant which got her grandson , the General, to be a chief during the French protectorate era.[4][5] He is also the nephew of Abdelkrim al-Khatib,[6] uncle of Ismail Alaoui, the former president of the Party of Progress and Socialism and cousin in said, then before.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Leila El Attafi (2 April 2009). "Housni Benslimane quitte la présidence". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ Omar EL ANOUARI (25 July 2005). "Le général Housni Benslimane reconduit à l'unanimité". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
- ^ MAP (22 April 2009). "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.
- ^ "العدد السنوي:كيف إقترن حفيد حفظة العرش بللا زينب إبنة شقيق الحسن الثاني". الأيام. August 2009.
- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
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