[2] He initially pursued commercial studies before leaving in 1951 to attend the Académie des arts de Fès.
[3] In 1954, he enrolled in the Beaux-Arts de Paris and also studied at the Académie Julian.
[3] In 1957, he exhibited his works at the Galerie du Bac in Paris and was invited to the Biennale d'Alexandrie.
[3] Upon his return to Morocco, Bennani worked for the national tourist office and Royal Air Maroc.
[4] He was a founding member of the Association Marocaine des Arts Plastiques in 1972 and became its first president, serving until 2003.