Housni Benslimane

Housni Benslimane
حسني بن سليمان
Housni Benslimane; حسني بن سليمان
	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 (age 88); El Jadida, Morocco
Occupation	Army officer; Football/sports administrator; Footballer
Military service
Allegiance	Morocco
Branch/service	Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
Years of service	1957–present
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
Battles/wars	Western Sahara War
Position(s)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1961	AS FAR
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

General Housni Benslimane (Arabic: حسني بن سليمان; born 14 December 1935, El Jadida) is a senior Moroccan Gendarmerie officer who has served since 1972 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 played football for Moroccan club AS FAR serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.

Family[edit]

Housni Benslimane is the son of Abdelkrim Benslimane the cousin of El Fatmi BenSlimane, the Pacha of Fes 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 of Saad Hassar.^[7]

One of his cousins (Mohamed Benslimane grandson of Fatmi Benslimane by his son Toufik and Lalla Badra, the daughter of Moulay Hassan, a friend of Mohammed V who married an alaouite princess)^[4] is married to Princess Lalla Zineb, the sister of Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco.^[5]

References[edit]

^ Leila El Attafi (2 April 2009). "Housni Benslimane quitte la présidence". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Omar EL ANOUARI (2005-07-25). "Le général Housni Benslimane reconduit à l'unanimité". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ MAP (2009-04-22). "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.
^ ^a ^b "العدد السنوي:كيف إقترن حفيد حفظة العرش بللا زينب إبنة شقيق الحسن الثاني". الأيام. August 2009.
^ ^a ^b "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. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "Saâd Hassar, le " Joker "". Maghreb-Intelligence. 2011-06-17. Archived from the original on 29 August 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2012.