Khalil Hachimi Idrissi
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi | |
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خليل الهاشمي الإدريسي | |
| Born | 14 August 1956 |
| Died | 8 April 2023 |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Education | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist Former Director-General of Maghreb Arabe Press |
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi (خليل الهاشمي الإدريسي; 14 August 1956 – 8 April 2023)[1][2] was a Moroccan journalist, editor, and media executive. He founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc and served as Director General of the Maghreb Arabe Press from 2011 until his death in 2023.
Early life and education
[edit]Idrissi was born in Casablanca.[1] He studied geography at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. In the early 1980s, he participated in the development of intercultural and community media in France, collaborating with several radio stations.[3]
Career
[edit]Idrissi began his journalism career as a columnist and reporter before becoming editor-in-chief of the weekly Maroc Hebdo International. In 2000, he founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc.[3]
In 2007, Idrissi was appointed President of the Jury of the Grand National Press Prize. The following year, he was elected President of the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FMEJ), a position he held until 2011.[3]
In 2011, Idrissi was appointed Director General of Morocco’s Press Agency (MAP) by King Mohammed VI. During his tenure, he led a number of reforms and initiatives that transformed MAP into a major public news institution with expanded production and regional influence.[3]
Idrissi authored several works, including Billets Bleus: Chroniques marocaines 1994–2000.[3]
Personal life
[edit]Idrissi was married and had two daughters.[4]
Death
[edit]Idrissi died on 8 April 2023, after a long illness. He is buried at the Chouhada Cemetery in Rabat.[5]
Bibliography
[edit]- Hachimi Idrissi, Khalil (2005). Billets Bleus: chroniques marocaines (in French). ISBN 9954838929.
- Hachimi Idrissi, Khalil (2012). À la conquête de rien (in French). ISBN 9789954103487.
- Hachimi Idrissi, Khalil (2017). La foi n'est convoquée que les jours de fête (in French). ISBN 9789954106037.
- Hachimi Idrissi, Khalil (2017). Subterfuges ou les détours des rimes rebelles (in French).
References
[edit]- ^ a b Rahhou, Jihane (9 April 2023). "Director general of Morocco press agency dies". Morocco World News. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ MT (9 April 2023). "Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, the Director General of the MAP, passed away". Morocco Telegraph. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e MASAITI, Amira EL (9 April 2023). "Funeral of late writer-Journalist Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, MAP Director Genera". HESPRESS English. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ "Les « BILLETS BLEUS » : panorama d'une période charnière". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 31 March 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ^ MASAITI, Amira EL (9 April 2023). "Funeral of late writer-Journalist Khalil Hachimi Idrissi, MAP Director Genera". HESPRESS English. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
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