Housni Benslimane

Housni Benslimane
حسني بن سليمان
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	14 December 1935; 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
Position(s)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1961	AS FAR
	* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 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]

^ Leila El Attafi (2 April 2009). "Housni Benslimane quitte la présidence". Aujourd'hui le Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Omar EL ANOUARI (25 July 2005). "Le général Housni Benslimane reconduit à l'unanimité". La Gazette du Maroc. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ MAP (22 April 2009). "Message de fidélité et de loyalisme à S.M. le Roi du général de corps d'armée Housni Benslimane". Le Matin. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
^ Karim Douichi (18 February 2005). "La famille, le plus grand parti du Maroc". La vie économique. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
^ "وفاة جوديا حصار زوجة الجنرال حسني بنسليمان". 22 May 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
^ "Banquier d'affaires de la famille royale, Mohamed Benslimane s'invite chez Lydec". Africa Intelligence. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2025.