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Number 30 on the 2024 list
Kamal Rahal Essoulami is a president from Morocco, named to the AFN 100 in 2024 for staging the Bocuse d'Or Afrique and Africa's top chef contests in Marrakech.
As president of the Tournoi Officiel des Chefs Afrique and director general of Rahal Events, Kamal Rahal Essoulami staged Africa's top chef contests in Marrakech in September 2024, under the patronage of King Mohammed VI. The tournament hosted the Bocuse d'Or Afrique on 12 September, with teams from Egypt, Ghana, Mauritius, Morocco and Senegal, followed by the Coupe d'Afrique de Pâtisserie with eight countries. Its winners went on to the 2025 final in Lyon.