Housni Benslimane
Housni Benslimane حسني بن سليمان | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Allegiance | Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Branch/service | Royal Moroccan Armed Forces | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years of service | 1947–2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Rank | General | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unit | Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Housni Benslimane played football for Moroccan club AS FAR serving as goalkeeper between 1958 and 1961.