Mustapha Faris

Mustapha Faris (December 17, 1933 – January 31, 2023) was a banker, statesman and Moroccan author.

Early life and education
Faris was born on December 17, 1933, in Casablanca, Morocco. He graduated from the École nationale des ponts et chaussées in 1959. He is the son of Sidi Abdelkader Faris (high official)

Career
He was Minister of Planning and Development in the Benhima government, Minister of Finance in the Lamrani II government, the Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform, acting Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Osman II government. He was wounded by bullets during the 1972 Moroccan coup attempt.

He was appointed Chairman and CEO of Banque marocaine pour le commerce et l'industrie (BMCI) in 1994, after 15 years as chairman of Banque nationale pour le développement économique (BNDE).

He has also held a number of positions in major financial institutions such as Bank Al Maghrib, BMCE, CIH Bank and SNI.

In 2018, he published the book Regards croisés sur l'amitié: La coopération technique franco-marocaine (L'Harmattan), in collaboration with Jacques Bourdillon.

Death
He died on January 31, 2023, in Rabat, Morocco.

Other responsibilities
Vice-Chairman of the Union des banques maghrébines.

Vice-President of the Word Food Council.

Vice-Chairman of the International Commission on Large Dams.

Vice-President of the Banque Arabe Internationale d'Investissement, in Paris.

Member of the Business Advisory Council of the International Finance Corporation.

Advisor to the Sovereign Order of Malta, from 2012 to 2019.

Chairman of the Honor and Support Committee of the Moroccan Philharmonic Orchestra.

Honorary Chairman of Ciments du Maroc.

Honorary Chairman of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas.

Member of the board of directors of BMCI Groupe BNP Paribas, Les Eaux Minérales d'Oulmès (LEMO), les Ciments du Maroc, Auto Nejma

Honours
Mustapha Faris is holder of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite, Morocco. He is also Commander of the National Order of the Legion of Honor (France), Grand Cross of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit and bearer of the Romanian National Order of Merit.