▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Executive ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Foundation ▁for ▁the ▁Three ▁Cult ures ▁and ▁the ▁Three ▁Relig ions , ▁based ▁in ▁Se ville , ▁Spain , ▁a ▁found ing ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C - 1 0 0 ▁Dav os ▁Forum ▁for ▁the ▁Dialog ue ▁of ▁Civil is ations ▁and ▁relig ions , ▁and ▁was ▁formerly ▁Executive ▁Vice - Pres ident ▁of ▁the ▁B NP ▁Par ib as , ▁Paris . ▁His ▁daughter ▁is ▁UN ES CO ▁Director - General ▁Aud rey ▁Az oul ay . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Born ▁in ▁Ess a ou ira , ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁to ▁a ▁Ber ber , ▁as ▁he ▁declared ▁it ▁himself , ▁ ▁Mor oc can ▁Jewish ▁family , ▁André ▁Az oul ay ▁was ▁educated ▁in ▁Paris ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁econom ics , ▁journal ism ▁and ▁international ▁relations . ▁Pre viously ▁to ▁his ▁current ▁position ▁as ▁Coun s ell or ▁to ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Mor oc co , ▁Az oul ay , ▁had ▁a ▁long ▁career ▁within ▁the ▁Par ib as ▁Bank ▁in ▁Paris ▁( 1 9 6 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁where , ▁as ▁Executive ▁Vice - Pres ident , ▁he ▁covered ▁the ▁Middle ▁East ▁and ▁North ▁Africa ▁Region ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁heading ▁the ▁bank ’ s ▁Public ▁Affairs ▁department . ▁ ▁As ▁Coun s ell or ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁King ▁Hass an ▁II ▁from ▁( 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 9 ), ▁and ▁since ▁then ▁of ▁king ▁Moh ammed ▁VI , ▁André ▁Az