Born in Fez, Morocco in 1959. A graduate in medicine and a postgraduate degree in management from HEC, he was project manager in a communications consultancy agency in Paris and head of cultural and humanitarian sponsorship for the Danone group. He has made several films or documentary series since 1998, including "Life in 8", in 2000 "Books of life, memoirs of the humble", "Travels in the Mediterranean", "Fils de son père", in 2001 "French from here , peoples from elsewhere", in 2002 "Casa Marseille, inch'Allah" and "Little maids" in 2003.