Mena Media Consulting

Mena Media Consulting or simply Mena Media is a Moroccan public relations firm owned by King of Morocco Mohammed VI's friend and influential advisor Fouad Ali El Himma.^[2][3]

Mena Media Consulting

Company type	Société anonyme
Industry	Public Relations Marketing
Founded	2004
Founder	Othman Al Omeir Fouad Ali El Himma
Headquarters	Rabat , Morocco
Area served	Morocco
Key people	Fouad Ali El Himma Karim Bouzida[1]
Owner	Fouad Ali El Himma

The company was founded by Saudi businessman Othman Al Omeir in late 2004. It was later cited as belonging to El Himma.^[4] Between 2008 and 2016, Othman El Ferdaous worked in the company as "director in charge of mission".^[5]

According to local activists, Mena Media consulting was involved in Moroccan social media surveillance,^[6] and went from "the simple aggregation of public information" to "listing and profiling of activists writing on blogs and social media platforms".^[7]

Work

• It held contracts with the Moroccan ministry of the Interior for the surveillance of social media platforms.^[8]
• It held contracts with the ONEE (Moroccan national office for electricity) for the promotion of its image.^[9]

See also

• Maroc Soir Group, media company editing Le Matin, the daily that promotes the image of the king in Morocco.