Fathallah Sijilmassi is a Moroccan politician and

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

. He is the current Secretary General of the secretariat of the

Union for the Mediterranean The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...

. He has a Ph.D. in

economics Economics () is the social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. Economics focuses on the behaviour and interactions of economic agents and how economies work. Microeconomics analyzes ...

from the

Grenoble Institute of Political Studies The Grenoble Institute of Political Studies (French: ''Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble'', IEP), also known as ''Sciences Po Grenoble'', is a French "grande école" of political science and more broadly of social sciences located in the c ...

. On November 22, 2004 he was appointed Moroccan ambassador to France, a position he held until December 2008 when he was succeeded by El Mostapha Sahel. Upon his return to Morocco, on July 2, 2009, King

Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to: * Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902 * Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922 * Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...

named him director of the Moroccan Investment Development Agency, the national body charged with promoting and developing investment to Morocco.About the Moroccan Investment Development Agency
/ref> He had previously been head of the Moroccan mission to the EU. He was also ambassador of Morocco in charge of the

Barcelona Process The Union for the Mediterranean (UfM; french: Union pour la Méditerranée, ar, الإتحاد من أجل المتوسط ''Al-Ittiḥād min ajl al-Mutawasseṭ'') is an intergovernmental organization of 43 member states from Europe and the M ...

and the Mediterranean dialogue of NATO. Within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation he was given the position as Director of Multilateral Cooperation (1999-2000) and Director of European Affairs (2001-2003). As Director of International Trade Relations at the

Ministry of Foreign Trade A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

from 1994 to 1999, Sijilmassi was responsible for negotiations of the Association Agreement with the European Union and the United States, and trade negotiations with several bilateral, multilateral and regional partners. Prior to his career in public service, Sijilmassi had worked within the

Banque Commerciale du Maroc Banque Commerciale du Maroc (BCM, ar, البنك التجاري المغربي, "Commercial Bank of Morocco") was a bank founded in 1911, shortly ahead of the establishment of the French protectorate in Morocco. The bank was initially controlled ...

(1989-1992) which he represented in Milan. Fathallah Sijilmassi has been awarded both the French orders

Legion of Honour The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

and

Ordre national du Mérite The Ordre national du Mérite (; en, National Order of Merit) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's estab ...

. In October 2021, Fathallah Sijilmassi was appointed Director General of the African Union Commission.

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