Mustapha Faris

Faris was born on December 17, 1933, in Casablanca, Morocco. He graduated from the École nationale des ponts et chaussées in 1959. He is the son of Sidi Abdelkader Faris (high official). == Career ==

He was Minister of Planning and Development in the Benhima government, Minister of Finance in the Lamrani II government, the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Osman II government. He was wounded by bullets during the 1972 Moroccan coup attempt. He was appointed chairman and CEO of Banque marocaine pour le commerce et l'industrie (BMCI) in 1994, after 15 years as chairman of Banque nationale pour le développement économique (BNDE). == Death ==

He died on January 31, 2023, in Rabat, Morocco. == Other responsibilities ==

Vice-Chairman of the Union des banques maghrébines. Vice-President of the World Food Council. Vice-Chairman of the International Commission on Large Dams. Vice-President of the Banque Arabe Internationale d'Investissement, in Paris. Member of the Business Advisory Council of the International Finance Corporation. Advisor to the Sovereign Order of Malta, from 2012 to 2019. Chairman of the Honor and Support Committee of the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra. Honorary Chairman of Ciments du Maroc. Honorary Chairman of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas. Member of the board of directors of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas, Les Eaux Minérales d'Oulmès (LEMO), les Ciments du Maroc, Auto Nejma == Honours ==

Mustapha Faris was holder of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Morocco. He was also Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honor (France), Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit and bearer of the Romanian National Order of Merit. == References ==