Fadel Benyaich Explained

Fadel Benyaich or Benaich (ar|فاضل بن يعيش; born 1963 in Rabat, Morocco) is a senior member of the royal cabinet of King Mohammed VI, reportedly in charge of relations with Spain.^{[1] [2] [3]} He studied at the Collège Royal with Mohammed VI.^{[3] [4]}

Diplomatic career

Fadel Benyaich became the Moroccan ambassador to Spain in February 2014, replacing Ahmed Ould Souilem.^[5] In February 2015, he met with a Moroccan national, Mustapha El Yakoubi, who was requesting regularization in Spain. El Yakoubi refused the proposed conditions and later set himself on fire in front of the Moroccan embassy in December 2016.^[6]

In 2017, he was replaced in this position by his sister, Karima Benyaich.^{[7] [8] [9]} Initially considered for the position of Moroccan ambassador to Romania,^{[10] [11]} he was ultimately not confirmed for this post.

Business

Benayaich holds the franchise of French traiteur and pastry chef Patrick Lenôtre and runs boutiques in Rabat and Casablanca.^[12]

Personal life

Fadel Benyaich is the son of a surgeon who worked as the personal physician of Hassan II and was shot dead during the failed coup attempt in 1971,^[3] in addtittion to being the nephew of Colonel Ben Aïch, a close collaborator of General Moulay Hafid Alaoui, and who held this military rank without any military training.^{[13] [14]}

His mother is Spanish from the region of Granada and his sister, Karima Benyaich, is the Ambassador of Morocco to Portugal.^{[3] [15]} Another of sister of his, Inane Benayaich is the director of the Centre Régional d'Investissement de Rabat.^[12]

Benyaich also holds Spanish citizenship.^[4]

See also

• Fouad Ali El Himma
• Mounir Majidi
• Yassine Mansouri

Notes and References

1. News: Le membre du cabinet royal Fadel Benyaich donne conférence à New York. 26 November 2013. Slate Afrique. 22 March 2013.
2. News: Qui veut saboter l'opération Canaries ?. 26 November 2013. Aujourd'hui le Maroc. 27 October 2004. Omar DAHBI.
3. News: Les dessous du retour de Fadel Benyaich . 26 November 2013 . Maghreb Intelligence . 17 September 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131122084705/http://www.maghreb-intelligence.com/portrait/3479-les-dessous-du-retour-de-fadel-benyaich.html . 22 November 2013 .
4. News: El rey Mohamed VI nombra a un gran amigo suyo embajador en España. 12 December 2013. El Pais. 11 December 2013. Ignacio Cembrero.
5. News: Cembrero . Ignacio . 2013-12-13 . El rey Mohamed VI nombra a un gran amigo suyo embajador en España . 2024-09-11 . El País . es . 1134-6582.
6. Web site: 2016-12-08 . L’ambassade du Maroc en Espagne suit de près l’état de santé d’un ressortissant marocain qui a tenté de s’immoler par le feu à Madrid . 2024-09-11 . Maroc Diplomatique . fr-FR.
7. Web site: 2017-12-07 . Comment Nasser Bourita a choisi Fadel Benyaïch et Taieb Fassi-Fihri pour « montrer ses biceps » . 2024-09-11 . Maghreb Intelligence . ar-AR.
8. Web site: Karima Benyaich remplace son frère Fadel Benyaich à l’ambassade du Maroc en Espagne . 2024-09-11 . bladinet . fr.
9. Web site: 2018-04-20 . Fadel Benyaïch n’ira pas en Roumanie . 2024-09-11 . Le1 . fr-FR.
10. Web site: Diplomatie: Fadel Benyaich passe de Madrid à Bucarest, un déclassement? . 2024-09-11 . Telquel.ma . fr.
11. Web site: Fadel Benyaich condamné au purgatoire roumain . 2024-09-11 . Le Desk . fr-FR.
12. News: Adil Boukhima. Fadel Benyaich. Le mystérieux ami du roi. 19 January 2014. Telquel. 15 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140119042230/http://www.telquel-online.com/content/fadel-benyaich-le-myst%C3%A9rieux-ami-du-roi. 19 January 2014. dead.
13. Book: Mahjoub Tobji. Les officiers de sa majesté. 2006.
14. Book: Oufkir, un destin marocain. 2002. Stephan Smith.
15. News: Révélations. Îlot Leila. Ce qui s'est vraiment passé. 26 November 2013. Telqeul N° 218. Ignacio Cembrero. https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002147/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/218/couverture_218_1.shtml. 3 December 2013. dead.