Naziha Belkeziz

Naziha Belkeziz is a Moroccan banker who is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at Banque Centrale Populaire SA and a Treasurer and Director at Education For Employment Maroc.

Early life and education Belkeziz was born in Rabat in 1968 to the Moroccan diplomat Moulay Abdallah Belkeziz, an ambassador to Tunisia and Algeria who held ministerial positions under the late King Hassan II.

Naziha Belkeziz earned her undergraduate degree in Management Sciences from Université Paris Dauphine-PSL and a graduate degree in accounting from the French engineering school Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers. She received her doctorate in Morocco from Hassan II University of Casablanca.

Her earlier career positions included strategic roles at Attijariwafa Bank as chief economist and manager of marketing communications. the BCP Group said her responsibilities will include a focus on national economic financing and maintaining the bank's presence in 32 countries. She is tasked with boosting BCP's core businesses and leading future expansion especially in sub-Saharan Africa through its subsidiary Banque Atlantique.