Omar Bekkali Takes Helm of Morocco’s Capital Investment Association

Marrakech – Omar Bekkali won a unanimous vote to lead the Moroccan Association of Capital Investors (AMIC) following the organization’s General Assembly on Monday. He succeeds Hassan Laaziri, who held the presidency for two years.

Bekkali serves as Associate Director at AfricInvest, one of the leading pan-African private equity managers with more than $2.3 billion in funds raised. He brings 19 years of experience in investment and financing, 16 of them at AfricInvest, where he contributed to raising and deploying both local and regional investment vehicles.

His involvement with AMIC itself runs deep. He sat on the board of directors during the two previous terms and participated directly in the bureau’s strategic work.

The new president signaled continuity as the guiding principle of his mandate. He outlined plans to advance existing strategic initiatives, strengthen the role of AMIC’s commissions, and position the association as a more agile body serving its members. His stated goal centers on building a private equity industry that drives value for the Moroccan economy.

A new bureau will support Bekkali’s leadership. Meriem Zairi, Managing Partner at EmergingTech Ventures, takes on the role of Vice President. Najate Berrada, Director General at Upline Investments, assumes the position of Treasurer.

Only body representing Morocco’s capital investment industry

The General Assembly also renewed the full board of directors. Laaziri remains as a board member in his capacity as Director General of CDG Invest Growth.

Joining him are Khaoula Ramdi, Managing Partner at Atlas Capital Private Equity; Nabil Hayat of Attijari Capital Management; and Mohammed Nasset, Director General of Red Med Capital Private Equity. The board also appointed two observers: Tarik Haddi, Director General of Azur Innovation Management, and Omar Laalej, Director General of Al Mada Ventures.

Laaziri, for his part, attributed the progress made during his tenure to the collective effort of AMIC’s membership, its board, its commissions, and its institutional partners. He extended his support to the incoming bureau.

The transition comes at a significant moment for Morocco’s private equity sector. Over 25 years, AMIC has accompanied 370 companies and mobilized more than MAD 40 billion ($4 billion) to finance enterprises and infrastructure projects, generating both financial returns and measurable ESG impact.

The association, founded in 2000, holds recognition from the Moroccan Capital Markets Authority (AMMC) as the sole professional body representing the country’s capital investment industry.

Bekkali now faces the task of sustaining that trajectory while expanding private equity’s role as a financing lever for the broader Moroccan economy.