Faïçal Laraïchi (1961–present) is president of the

Moroccan Olympic Committee The Moroccan National Olympic Committee ( ar, اللجنة الأولمبية الوطنية المغربية, french: Comité National Olympique Marocain, es, Comité Olímpico Nacional Marroquí, abbreviated as CNOM) is a non-profit organizati ...

and president of the Société National de la Radio Télévision (SNRT).

Early life

He was born

Meknès Meknes ( ar, مكناس, maknās, ; ber, ⴰⵎⴽⵏⴰⵙ, amknas; french: Meknès) is one of the four Imperial cities of Morocco, located in northern central Morocco and the sixth largest city by population in the kingdom. Founded in the 11th ...

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

. Laraïchi earned his diploma in engineering from

École Spéciale des Travaux Publics École Spéciale des Travaux Publics, du bâtiment et de l'industrie (ESTP Paris) is a French engineering school and grande école located in Paris. History The ESTP was founded in 1891 by Léon Eyrolles and was officially recognized by the St ...

in Paris. He earned a Master of Science from Stanford University. In 2009, he was the president of the Royal Moroccan Tennis Federation. In June 2017, he was appointed president of the Moroccan Olympic Committee. He is also the Executive Vice President of the Marrakesh International Film Festival Foundation.

References

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