Career
He holds a degree in public law. He used to be minister of fishing. His successor was Chakib Benmoussa.
After leaving the government he held the position of advisor to King Mohamed VI until his death.
Mostapha Sahel was also the Chief Executive Officer of the Tourism and Real estate firm SOMED. In 1964 he obtained a literary Baccalauréat from the Lycée Mohammed V of Casablanca in 1964 and graduated in 1967 from the Mohammed V University in Rabat with a Licence degree. In 1969 he obtained a Data Encryption Standard (Diplôme d"études supérieures) from France, a defunct French degree which was required for the Concours of civil service.
In 1970 he joined the Inspection General de Finances.