Driss Benhima (Arabic: إدريس بنهيمة) is the Chairman of the Board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco. Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. ... For other uses of chair, see chair (disambiguation). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Arabic ( or just ), is the largest member of the family of Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew, Amharic, and Aramaic. ... The phrase Chairman of the Board has several meanings: Chairman of the Board is the term used to denote the leader of a corporations board of directors. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. ...

Career

Mr Benhima joined OCP (Office Cherifien des Phosphates), Moroccan state-owned phosphate world leader, as a junior field engineer in Khouribga. After the first 6 years he spent there, he became Mining Facilities Manager. Office Cherifien des Phosphates (Acronym:OCP) is the national Moroccan phosphates company. ... Public ownership (also called government ownership or state ownership) is government ownership of any asset, industry, or corporation at any level, national, regional or local (municipal). ... Above is a ball-and-stick model of the inorganic hydrogenphosphate anion (HPO42−). Colour coding: P (orange); O (red); H (white). ... Khouribga : a city in Morocco with a population of 152,090. ...

He was appointed in 1990 CEO of Casablanca-based Société Marocaine d'Oxygène et d'Acétylène, Moroccan subsidiary of Air Liquide group, world leader in industrial gases. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... For other uses, see Casablanca (disambiguation). ... General Name, Symbol, Number oxygen, O, 8 Chemical series Nonmetals, chalcogens Group, Period, Block 16, 2, p Appearance colorless (gas) very pale blue (liquid) Atomic mass 15. ... Acetylene (IUPAC name: ethyne) is the simplest alkyne hydrocarbon, consisting of two hydrogen atoms and two carbon atoms connected by a triple bond. ... Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. ...

On March 19, 1994, he was appointed CEO of ONE (Office National de l'Electricité), the Morocco's National Power Authority. 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Public ownership (also called government ownership or state ownership) is government ownership of any asset, industry, or corporation at any level, national, regional or local (municipal). ...

He has notably tackled the issue of insufficient access to electricity in rural communities. The global rural electrification program's objective was to generalize access before 2010. His successor Ahmed Nakkouch pushed further the initiative: the program is due to reach its target in 2007. 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD (or CE) era. ...

During his CEO mandate, he has been a member of the transition government led by Dr. Abdellatif Filali (between August 1997 and March 1998) in preparation of the Alternance, the National Union of Popular Forces and socialist Abderrahmane Youssoufi coming to power. Benhima was then Minister of Transport, Energy, Tourism, Mining and Merchant Navy. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... Dr. Abdellatif Filali (born January 26, Moroccan politician and diplomat under King Hassan II. Filali was born in Fes, Morocco. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... The UNFP or Union Nationale des Forces Populaires was founded in 1959 in Morocco by Mehdi Ben Barka and his entourage because they found that Istiqlal (meaning Independence) wasnt radical enough. ...

From July 2001 to March 26th, 2004, Mr Benhima assumed the office of Governor of the Wilaya of Great Casablanca. 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A wilaya is an administrative subdivision of several countries, including Algeria, Morocco, Sudan, and Oman. ... Ville de Casablanca Grand Casablanca Grand Casablanca (Arabic: جهة الدار البيضاء الكبرى) is one of the sixteen regions of Morocco. ...

He was appointed Director of the APDN (Agency for the Promotion and the Economic and Social Development of the Northern Prefectures and Provinces of the Moroccan Kingdom) in March 2004.

Appointment

He was appointed to the position of Royal Air Maroc's CEO by King Mohammed VI on February 15, 2004. Royal Air Maroc (commonly called RAM) is the national airline of Morocco, based in Casablanca. ... US President George W. Bush talks with His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco in the Oval Office Tuesday, 23 April 2002 King Mohammed VI (Arabic: الملك محمد السادس للمغرب), also King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan is the current King of Morocco. ... February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Education

After secondary studies at Lycée Descartes (French-system college) in Rabat, he obtained a scientific Baccalauréat in 1971. He then joined Lycée Sainte-Geneviève in Versailles where he successfully prepared engineering schools entry exams. Mausoleum of Mohammed V through mosque ruins NASA image of Rabat Rabat (Arabic الرباط, transliterated ar-Rabāṭ or ar-Ribāṭ), population 1. ... For other uses of Baccalaureate, see Baccalaureate (disambiguation). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Versailles (pronounced , in French), formerly the de facto capital of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...

He graduated with engineering degrees from the École Polytechnique in 1978 (X1974, Major among foreign applicants) with last year's specialisation at the École des Mines de Paris. The Arms of the École Polytechnique The cadets of Polytechnique rushed to the defense of Paris against the foreign armies in 1814. ... The École nationale supérieure des Mines de Paris (also known as ENSMP, les Mines, Mines Paris) is one of the French generalist and most prominent engineering Grandes Ecoles. ...

Miscellaneous

Benhima was born on May 28, 1954. May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Year 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

He has received the Wissam Al-Arch (وسام العرش) order distinction, equivalent to the French Légion d'Honneur. Chiang Kai-sheks Légion dhonneur. ...

Between 1995 and 1999, he was member of the G14, a think tank established by King Hassan II. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... This article is about the institution. ... ...

In 1999, Hassan II assigned to Benhima the promotion of the Moroccan bid to host the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Hassan II (July 9, 1929-July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 to his death. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The FIFA World Cup Trophy, which has been awarded to the world champions since 1974. ...

Mr Benhima has launched a videoclub during his time in Khouribga and wrote film interpretation essays. He is currently a member of the board of directors of the Marrakech International Film Festival Foundation.

He is the president of Hawd Assafi, Safi-based non-profit organization (حوض ٱسفي). Asfi (french Safi) is a city located in western Morocco, by the Atlantic Ocean. ...