Othman Slimani

Othman Slimani (13 October 1941 – 2 April 2004 ) was a Moroccan economist and banker. He was minister of economics in the Moroccan government between 1977 and 1979 and later president of CIH Bank. He was indicted for embezzlement and misappropriation of public funds but was cleared posthumously.

Early life and education Slimani came from a modest background, but being a bright student allowed him to attend French-speaking schools in Morocco, and later obtain a scholarship to study in France. After earning a degree in economics at a French university he returned to Morocco and worked in the Ministry of Economics.

Personal life Slimani was married to an otorhinolaryngologist Béatrice-Najat Dhobb-Slimani; one of his three daughters is the French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.

Slimani was very interested in the arts and sports. He had been a friend of the Moroccan painter Mohamed Bennani for 30 years and he was among the first who acquired a work of the painter Chaïbia Talal. In 1976, the year in which Morocco won the Africa Cup, he was president of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation.