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Omar Kabbaj
Omar Kabbaj is Advisor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco since 22 June 2006. He was the President of the African Development Bank from 26 August 1995 to 1 September 2005. Before that, he was a member of the board of the International Monetary Fund (1980–1993) and member of the board of directors of the World Bank (1979–1980) and minister delegate to the prime minister of Morocco, in charge of affairs economic, from 1993 to 1995. Omar Kabbaj is also a Knight of the Order of the Throne of Morocco. He holds a master's degree in management from Toulouse Business School.
Omar Kabbaj graduated from the Toulouse Business School (Class of 1963).
He began his career in July 1963 at the Bureau de Recherches et de Participation Minières (BRPM) as the head of the mineral marketing department in the investment division of this organization.
In 1966, he was recruited to the National Bank for Economic Development (BNDE) first as an attaché in the credit control department. He was then appointed Director of the financial department of this institution.
In 1970, he was appointed by King Hassan II as General Director of the National Sugar Factory of Tadla (SUNAT), where he oversaw its construction and presided over the launch of its activities. Simultaneously, Kabbaj was attached to the general secretariat of the Ministry of commerce, Industry, Mines, and Merchant Marine.
In 1974, King Hassan II appointed Omar Kabbaj as the general director of the National Sugarcane Factory of Sebou (SUNACAS), the first sugarcane factory in Morocco, while also assigning him a mission at the cabinet of the Minister of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Merchant Marine.
In 1977, he was appointed chief of staff to the Minister of Finance, a position he held until 1979, when he joined the World Bank Group as a member of its board of directors, representing, in addition to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Iran, Ghana, Oman, Afghanistan, and Yemen.
In 1980, he was appointed a member of the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran, Ghana, Oman, and Afghanistan.
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Omar Kabbaj
Omar Kabbaj is Advisor to His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco since 22 June 2006. He was the President of the African Development Bank from 26 August 1995 to 1 September 2005. Before that, he was a member of the board of the International Monetary Fund (1980–1993) and member of the board of directors of the World Bank (1979–1980) and minister delegate to the prime minister of Morocco, in charge of affairs economic, from 1993 to 1995. Omar Kabbaj is also a Knight of the Order of the Throne of Morocco. He holds a master's degree in management from Toulouse Business School.
Omar Kabbaj graduated from the Toulouse Business School (Class of 1963).
He began his career in July 1963 at the Bureau de Recherches et de Participation Minières (BRPM) as the head of the mineral marketing department in the investment division of this organization.
In 1966, he was recruited to the National Bank for Economic Development (BNDE) first as an attaché in the credit control department. He was then appointed Director of the financial department of this institution.
In 1970, he was appointed by King Hassan II as General Director of the National Sugar Factory of Tadla (SUNAT), where he oversaw its construction and presided over the launch of its activities. Simultaneously, Kabbaj was attached to the general secretariat of the Ministry of commerce, Industry, Mines, and Merchant Marine.
In 1974, King Hassan II appointed Omar Kabbaj as the general director of the National Sugarcane Factory of Sebou (SUNACAS), the first sugarcane factory in Morocco, while also assigning him a mission at the cabinet of the Minister of Commerce, Industry, Mines, and Merchant Marine.
In 1977, he was appointed chief of staff to the Minister of Finance, a position he held until 1979, when he joined the World Bank Group as a member of its board of directors, representing, in addition to Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Iran, Ghana, Oman, Afghanistan, and Yemen.
In 1980, he was appointed a member of the board of directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), representing Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Iran, Ghana, Oman, and Afghanistan.