André Azoulay
André Azoulay | |
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أندري أزولاي ⴰⵏⴷⵔⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵍⴰⵢ | |
Azoulay in 2014 | |
| Senior Advisor to the King of Morocco | |
| Assumed office 1991 | |
| Monarchs | |
| President of the Euro-Mediterranean Anna Lindh Foundation | |
| Assumed office 2008 | |
| Executive Vice-President of Paribas | |
| In office 1986–1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 April 1941 Essaouira, Morocco |
| Spouse | Katia Azoulay |
| Children | Audrey Azoulay |
| Alma mater | Centre de formation des journalistes |
André Azoulay (Arabic: أندري أزولاي, Berber languages: ⴰⵏⴷⵔⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵍⴰⵢ, Hebrew: אנדרה עזולאי, born 17 April 1941) is a Moroccan politician, activist and diplomat. He is a senior adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco. Azoulay previously advised Mohammed's father, king Hassan II. He currently presides over the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures, based in Alexandria, Egypt. Azoulay as the President of the executive committee of the Foundation for the Three Cultures and the Three Religions, based in Seville, Spain.
He is a founding member of the C-100 Davos Forum for the Dialogue of Civilisations and religions, and was formerly Executive Vice-president of the BNP Paribas, Paris. Azoulay's daughter is UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay. Hailing from the Moroccan Jewish community, he is referred to as one of the most powerful Jews of the Muslim world.