SOMED (french: Société Maroco-Emiratie de Développement) is a
conglomerate company based in Morocco. Its active in a range of sectors such as mining, construction material dealership,
tourism
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,
real estate development
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,
food processing
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and
Car dealership
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. Its capital is composed of
Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to:
* Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902
* Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922
* Mohammed VI of Morocco
Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...
's holding company
SNI SNI may refer to:
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, Emirati private funds and the Moroccan state.
Ownership
In February 2008, the
SNI SNI may refer to:
Science and technology
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entered in the capital of the company, buying an equivalent of 1.24 billion Dirhams of shares. The partition then became:
* 32.9% SNI
* 33.9% Private Emirati funds
* 33.25% Trésor Marocain (Moroccan state)
Former Morocco's Minister of the Interior,
Mostapha Sahel Mostapha Sahel (5 May 1946 in Ouled Frej, El Jadida – 7 October 2012 in Rabat) was the minister of the interior of Morocco. He holds a degree in public law. He used to be minister of fishing. His successor was Chakib Benmoussa. After leaving ...
was the CEO of the firm.
Activities
The SOMED developed the ''Mazagan Beach Resort, Casino, Golf and Spa'' which it sold to the state-owned institution
CDG CDG may refer to:
Transport
* Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA code), Paris, France
* Chandigarh railway station
* ComfortDelGro, a Singaporean multinational land transport company
* Shandong Airlines (ICAO code), based in Shandong, China
* French ...
in 2010 for an undisclosed amount.
Subsidiaries
The companies official websites mentions the following subsidiaries:
*Hotels
**Sheraton Casablanca
**Hôtel Pullman Marrakech Resort and Spa
**Atlas Almohades Casablanca
**Atlas Almohades Agadir
**Atlas Almohades Tanger
**Hôtel Barcelo Fès
**Hôtel Wahate Aguedal Marrakech
**Hôtel
Atlas Hospitality Morocco Rabat
*Real-estate
**SOMED Développement
*Diversified
**
Zellidja (Rebab company); subsidiaries:
***Al Ain, Fénie Brossette, SFP Zellidja, Atlantis, Africa Palace Maroc, Rebab Company, Delma (owner of
Sheraton Casablanca),
Daewoo Rabat (owner of
Hilton Rabat)
[
*Food Processing and fishing
**SOPROLIVES
**UMEP
**OLICO
*Construction, distribution and Industry
** SFP Zellidja (Société des Fonderies de Plomb de Zellidja)
** Fénie Brossette (Fénie Brossette)
**Société de Développement Automobile (Exclusive distributor of ]Maserati
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in Morocco)
*Education
**Université Internationale de Casablanca (Laureate SOMED Education Holding)
See also
* Les Domaines Agricoles
* Attijariwafa Bank
*SONASID
Sonasid (french: société nationale de sidérurgie) is a steel manufacturing company jointly owned by ArcelorMittal and the SNI, the holding company of king Mohammed VI.
Founded as a state-owned company, SONASID was privatised in 1997 when it was ...
References
External links
SOMED.ma
{{Mohammed VI
Conglomerate companies of Morocco
Food and drink companies of Morocco
Hospitality companies of Morocco
Real estate companies of Morocco
Mining companies of Morocco
Education companies of Morocco
Société Nationale d'Investissement