André Azoulay

André Azoulay (; ; ; born 17 April 1941) is a Moroccan politician, activist and diplomat. He is a senior adviser to King Mohammed VI and previously advised his father, King Hassan II. He currently presides over the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures, based in Alexandria, Egypt. Azoulay is 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.

Early life Born in Essaouira, in 1941 to a Moroccan Sephardic Jewish family, Azoulay was educated in Paris where he studied economics, journalism, and international relations. Azoulay has largely contributed to the implementation of economic reforms that have been applied throughout the kingdom since their inception in the early 1990s.

In 2023, Azoulay was awarded the Israeli Presidential Medal of Honor, the country's highest civil medal, by President Isaac Herzog for making a "unique contribution to the Jewish people".

Essaouira

Alongside his wife Katia, also born in Essaouira, who published 2 books "Essaouira-Mogador : Parfums d’Enfance" and "Essaouira-Mogador : Passion partagée", Azoulay is the architect of the promotion and revival of the city. He is the founder and president of the Association Essaouira-Mogador, which was established in 1992 as an original approach to the sustainable development of the city based on its cultural diversity and spiritual legacy.

Honours Commander of the Legion of Honour Israeli Presidential Medal of Honour Commander of the Order of the Throne Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru Grand Cross of the Order of Merit (Portugal) Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry Grand Cross of the Civil Order of Alfonso X, the Wise Grand Cross of the Order of Civil Merit