These personalities, from various backgrounds, were chosen after an internal survey conducted among some 300 journalists of the Agency, distributed between the Headquarters, the 12 regions of the Kingdom and the international hubs of MAP.
This poll is intended to elect the best personality/institution of the year 2022 in six different categories that distinguished itself by a project, an approach or an exceptional achievement during this year.
Moroccan producer Nadir Khayat (alias RedOne), who has brought the colors of Morocco to the top of the world music scene, was chosen in the category “Arts and Culture” for his realization of one of the official songs of the World Cup Qatar-2022, after his appointment by FIFA to the post of executive director of entertainment of this body.
In the “Sport” category, the national coach Walid Regragui was awarded for his exceptional achievement in getting the Atlas Lions to the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, a first in the history of national, Arab and African soccer.
In addition to the unprecedented achievement with the Atlas Lions at the World Cup, Walid Regragui won with the WAC the African Champions League in May 2022 and one month after the title of champion of Morocco.
In the “Economy and Finance” category, Bank Al Maghrib was chosen for its efforts to make the Moroccan economy more resilient and competitive despite the difficult international situation.
In the “Media, Communication, Internet and Social Networks” category, the title of MAP’s Personality of the Year went to the Moroccan yachtswoman Ihssane Benalluch, European Union Goodwill Ambassador, who won the “Best Influencer” award in the Arab world.
In the category, “Social action, civic initiative and human development”, it is the Moroccan international Hakim Ziyech, one of the architects of the exceptional career of the Atlas Lions in Qatar, who was elected personality of the year for his good works for the benefit of poor families and charities.
The journalists of MAP have also chosen, in the category “Politics and Governance”, Faouzi Lekjaa as personality of the year for his good governance of public finances and Moroccan soccer through the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF), as well as for his actions at the head of the budget department at the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Through the Personalities of the Year poll, the Moroccan Press Agency intends to highlight proven talents in fields as varied as the arts, culture, politics, economics-finance, sports, social action and the world of media and communication.
