Fouad Ali El Himma

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Fouad Ali El Himma ({{langx|ar|فؤاد عالي الهمة}}; 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 in November 1999, he has played a prominent role in the Moroccan State. In 2008, he founded the Authenticity and Modernity Party.{{Cite news|url=http://www.economist.com/node/13964243|title=The king's friend|date=2009-07-02|newspaper=The Economist|issn=0013-0613|access-date=2016-10-08}}

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.{{Cite news |date=2016-06-21 |title=Fouad Ali El Himma : l'homme-orchestre de Mohammed VI - JeuneAfrique.com |url=http://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/333963/politique/fouad-ali-el-himma-lhomme-orchestre/ |access-date=2016-10-08 |newspaper=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}} 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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

His training period in the Ministry of the Interior was 1986–1990.{{Cite news|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2011/12/18203/king-mohammed-vi-appoints-fouad-ali-el-himma-as-his-advisor/|title=King Mohammed VI Appoints Fouad Ali El Himma As His Advisor|date=2011-12-07|newspaper=Morocco World News|access-date=2016-10-08}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

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.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

In 2008, El Himma established the Authenticity and Modernity Party.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Since December 2011, El Himma has been serving as Counselor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}}

Business

According to media reports, El Himma owns the firm Mena media consulting{{cite news |author=Mireille Duteil |date=14 October 2010 |title=El-Himma, le joker du roi |url=http://www.lepoint.fr/villes/el-himma-le-joker-du-roi-14-10-2010-1252455_27.php |access-date=26 November 2013 |newspaper=Le Point}} which held contracts with the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior.{{cite news |title=Telquel: Le Maroc tel qu'il est |url=http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/508/lessentiel_508.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203001242/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/508/lessentiel_508.shtml |archive-date=3 December 2013 |access-date=26 November 2013 |newspaper=Telquel N° 508}} According to the press, the company conducts surveillance and intelligence gathering over social media platforms.