Hakim Hajoui

Moroccan diplomat (born 1983)
Hakim Hajoui
Official portrait
Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 July 2020
Preceded byAbdesselam Aboudrar
Personal details
Born (1983-02-10) 10 February 1983 (age 41)
Rabat, Morocco
Children3
Parent
  • Mohamed Hajoui (father)
Alma materConcordia University
Telecom Paris

Hakim Hajoui (born 10 February 1983) is a Moroccan diplomat. He was appointed ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom in 2020.

Biography

Education

He is a graduate of Concordia University in Montreal, where he gained a Bachelor of Computer Engineering, and Telecom Paris, studying a Master of Science in Networked Computer Systems.[1]

Career

Hajoui began his career in 2008 in strategy and organizational consulting at Capgemini Consulting in Paris. During his five years there, he worked on the transformation of large industrial and financial companies.[2]

He joined OCP in 2012 as project officer in the Chairman's office, before taking on positions focused on the company's strategy and corporate development. He led OCP's expansion in Africa and oversaw, in particular, the development of South-South cooperation partnerships in several countries such as Côte d'Ivoire, Senegal and Ghana. In 2015, he worked on the creation of the OCP Africa subsidiary and led operations in West Africa[3] before being appointed chief of staff.

Previously, Hakim Hajoui held the position of the OCP Group’s chief of staff for the company's Chairman & CEO Mostafa Terrab from 2016.[4] In this role, he also managed the public affairs of the phosphate mining and fertilizer world leader.[5]

Hakim Hajoui was appointed ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom by King Mohammed VI of Morocco on July 6, 2020.[6]

Personal life

Born in 1983 in Rabat, Hajoui is married and a father of 3 children.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Ces moins de 40 ans qui changeront le Maroc : Hakim Hajoui, le diplomate" [These under 40s who will change Morocco: Hakim Hajoui, the diplomat].
  2. ^ "Biographie de M. Hakim Hajoui, nouvel ambassadeur de SM le Roi auprès du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du nord". MAP Express (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  3. ^ "Le groupe OCP revoit sa stratégie en Afrique subsaharienne – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2016-03-14. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  4. ^ "Participants 2016". Policy Center for the New South (in French). 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  5. ^ tarik (8 July 2020). "Diplomatie : Le directeur de cabinet du PDG du Groupe OCP nouvel ambassadeur du Maroc au Royaume-Uni – Infomédiaire" (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  6. ^ "Le Roi nomme les ambassadeurs". L'Economiste (in French). 2020-07-06. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
  7. ^ Le360 (2020-07-08). "Diplomatie. Qui est Hakim Hajoui, le plus jeune des ambassadeurs, nommé à Londres?". Le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 2020-07-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)