Housni Benslimane

General Housni Benslimane (Arabic: حسني بن سليمان; born 14 December 1935, El Jadida) is a senior Moroccan Gendarmerie officer who has served 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 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	(1935-12-14) 14 December 1935 (age 89) El Jadida, Morocco
Spouse	Joudia Hassar-Benslimane
Occupation	Army officer Football/sports administrator Footballer
Military service
Allegiance	Morocco
Branch/service	Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
Years of service	1947–2018
Rank	General
Unit	Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie
Battles/wars	Western Sahara War
Association football career Position(s) Goalkeeper Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1958–1961 AS FAR * Club domestic league appearances and goals

Housni Benslimane played football for Moroccan club AS FAR serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.

Family

Housni Benslimane is also the nephew of Abdelkrim al-Khatib,^[4] uncle of Ismail Alaoui, the former president of the Party of Progress and Socialism. His wife is Moroccan archaeologist Joudia Hassar-Benslimane.^[5] His eldest son Mohamed Benslimane is married to Zineb Alaoui, daughter of Prince Moulay Abdallah and sister of Moulay Hicham Alaoui.^[6]

See also

• Abdelaziz Bennani