Yahya Bennani

Yahya Bennani
Ambassador of Morocco to Kuwait
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2011
Consult General of Morocco in Colombes
In office 2007 – December 2011
Adviser in the cabinet of the Minister of Foreign affairs
In office 2003–2007
Adviser in the Cabinet of the Director of the DGED
In office 1996–2003
Personal details
Born	(1962-12-03) 3 December 1962 (age 62)

Yahya Bennani, also spelled Yahia Bennani (Arabic: يحيى بناني; born 3 December 1962) is a Moroccan diplomat who was appointed as the ambassador of Morocco to Kuwait in 2011.[1] Yahya Bennani is the son of General Abdelziz Bennani.[2][3]

Career

Bennani is a graduate of the Moroccan school of administration ENA (Ecole Nationale d'Administration).[4] In 1992 he worked as a division chief in the Moroccan external intelligence agency, the DGED.[4] In 1994 he held the position of adviser in the Moroccan embassy in Paris, before being appointed as an adviser in the cabinet of the DGED's director in 1996, a position he held until 2003, where he became a member of the cabinet of the minister of foreign affairs Mohammed Benaissa.[4]

Between 2007 and 2011 he was Consul General in Colombes. In 2011 he became ambassador of Morocco to Kuwait.[4]

References

1. "Nomination de nouveaux ambassadeurs du Maroc". La Vie Eco. 7 December 2011. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
2. "Un ambassadeur du Maroc aux Emirats qui ne parle pas l'arabe". bladi.net. 30 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
3. "Yahia Bennani". Maghreb Confidentiel. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
4. "M. Yahia BENNANI Ambassadeur de Sa Majesté le Roi au Koweit" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2014.