Abdelaziz Hilali

Abdelaziz Hilali is a Moroccan Internet-governance figure whose current relevance is now concrete: AFRINIC lists him as Seat 1 director for Northern Africa and vice-chairman of the board. The public record also ties him to ISOC Maroc, INPT, the IGF MAG, AFRALO and ICANN At-Large work. The signal is not personal command of Africa's number registry; it is the governance weight of a North African academic and community organiser entering AFRINIC's post-crisis board layer.

Abdelaziz Hilali's public profile has moved from long-running Internet-governance participation to a formal AFRINIC board role. AFRINIC's current board page lists Prof Abdelaziz Hilali as Seat 1 director for Northern Africa, vice-chairman and a three-year term holder. AFRINIC's appointment notice says the chairman and vice-chairman roles followed the board election held on 12 September 2025.

The role sits on top of a deeper Moroccan and African governance record. AFRINIC's candidate material identifies Hilali as Moroccan, affiliated with ISOC Maroc and active in Internet governance across Africa. The same public material and the IGF member list connect him to INPT, Internet Society Morocco, the IGF MAG, AFRALO, FMAI and ICANN At-Large work.

That makes the profile useful for registry-watch readers because AFRINIC's recovery depends on legitimacy as much as technical service delivery. A vice-chairman with academic, ISOC and At-Large roots can help signal regional inclusion and policy-community continuity. The limit is equally important: public sources do not show Hilali directing allocations, routing outcomes or day-to-day registry operations.

The practical watchpoint is whether this board role produces visible stabilisation: clearer member engagement, credible committee work, progress around receivership transition, policy-development confidence, and stronger North African participation in AFRINIC's institutional rebuilding.