Fouad Ali El Himma (; born 6 December 1962, in
Ben Guerir, Morocco) is a Moroccan politician and senior advisor for
Mohammed VI of whom he is said to be a very close friend. Since he became Secretary of State in the
Ministry of the Interior
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in November 1999, he has played a prominent role in the Moroccan State. In 2008, he founded the
Authenticity and Modernity Party
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (; ; , PAM) is a political party in Morocco. It was founded in 2008 by Fouad Ali El Himma, an advisor to the king Mohammed VI, and it has been perceived by its opponents and the press as being backed and dir ...
.
Education
El Himma was a classmate of Mohammed VI at the
Collège Royale and was the director of his cabinet when he was crown prince. He earned a BSc of law from
Mohammad V University in Rabat in 1986. He earned a Post Graduate Diploma in Political Science in 1988 and a Post Graduate Diploma in Administrative Science in 1989.
His training period in the
Ministry of the Interior
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was 1986–1990.
Political career
From 1992 to 1997, El Himma served as the elected President of the Municipal Council for
Ben Guerir. During the same period, he also held the position of Parliamentary Deputy for Rahamneh constituency.
In 1997, El Himma was appointed as the Head of the Court of the Crown Prince. From 1999 to 2000, he held the position of Secretary of State in the Ministry of the Interior. In 2002, he served as the Minister Delegate to the Interior. In August 2007, El Himma resigned from the Ministry of Interior to contest in the parliamentary election held in September 2007.
In 2008, El Himma established the
Authenticity and Modernity Party
The Authenticity and Modernity Party (; ; , PAM) is a political party in Morocco. It was founded in 2008 by Fouad Ali El Himma, an advisor to the king Mohammed VI, and it has been perceived by its opponents and the press as being backed and dir ...
.
Since December 2011, El Himma has been serving as Counselor to His Majesty
King Mohammed VI.
Business
According to media reports, El Himma owns the firm
Mena media consulting which held contracts with the Moroccan
Ministry of the Interior
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.
According to the press, the company conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering over
social media
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platforms.
See also
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Mounir Majidi
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Yassine Mansouri
References
External links
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1962 births
Living people
Politicians from Marrakesh
Government ministers of Morocco
Authenticity and Modernity Party politicians
People from Ben Guerir
Moroccan businesspeople
Advisors of Mohammed VI of Morocco
Alumni of the Royal College (Rabat)
Mohammed V University alumni
Members of the Royal Cabinet of Mohammed VI of Morocco
People of Moroccan intelligence agencies