List of Moroccans
Encyclopedia
Activists
- Mohamed RabbaeMohamed RabbaeMohamed Rabbae is a Dutch politician and activist of Moroccan descent.-Life:Rabbae fled in 1966 as a student from Morocco to the Netherlands, when activists against the regime of King Hassan II were taken prisoner...
, Dutch politician and activist - Abraham SerfatyAbraham SerfatyAbraham Serfaty was an internationally prominent Moroccan dissident, militant, and political activist, who was imprisoned for years by King Hassan II of Morocco, for his political actions in favor of democracy and development’s regime, during the Years of Lead...
, prominent Moroccan dissident, militant, and political activist - Christine Daure-SerfatyChristine Daure-SerfatyChristine Daure-Serfaty is a writer and a French human rights activist, who distinguished herself in Morocco where she embraced the fight of the victims of King Hassan II, during the "Years of Lead," and from afar, played a major role in the evolution of the regime and the human rights in Morocco...
, writer and a French human rights activist - Mordechai VanunuMordechai VanunuMordechai Vanunu ; is a former Israeli nuclear technician who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program to the British press in 1986. He was subsequently lured to Italy by a Mossad agent, where he was drugged and kidnapped by...
, revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons programNuclear weapons and IsraelIsrael is widely believed to be the sixth country in the world to have developed nuclear weapons and to be one of four nuclear-armed countries not recognized as a Nuclear Weapons State by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty , the others being India, Pakistan and North Korea...
to the British pressHistory of British newspapersDuring the 17th century, there were many kinds of publications, that told both news and rumours. Among these were pamphlets, posters, ballads etc. Even when the news periodicals emerged, many of these co-existed with them. A news periodical differs from these mainly because of its periodicity...
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Actors & Entertainers
- Yigal AzrouëlYigal AzrouëlYigal Azrouël is an Israeli American New York based fashion designer. He was born in Israel of French-Moroccan descent and currently lives in the United States.-Career:...
, fashion designer - Aure AtikaAure AtikaAure Atika is a French actress, writer and director. Born in Portugal to a Moroccan mother and a French father, Aure Atika grew up in Paris. She was born to Ode Atika Bitton and Michel Fournier who are also film actors and directors...
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
actress, writer and director - Karima AdebibeKarima AdebibeKarima Adebibe is an English actress and fashion model.- Biography :Adebibe was born in Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, London, England. Adebibe is of Moroccan origins....
, Current Lara CroftLara CroftLara Croft is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Square Enix video game series Tomb Raider. She is presented as a beautiful, intelligent, and athletic British archaeologist-adventurer who ventures into ancient, hazardous tombs and ruins around the world...
(Moroccan father, born and lived in Morocco until age of 7) - Fu'ad Aït AattouFu'ad Ait AattouFu'ad Aït Aattou is a French actor and model.Aattou grew up in the north of France. He went to Paris and attended acting school for three years. He worked as a model and went to acting auditions...
, French actor and model - Najib AmhaliNajib AmhaliNajib Amhali is a Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor.Najib Amhali was born in Nador. He has gained popularity partly because of his flawless command of Dutch and ability to show the Dutch how the life of immigrants and ethnic minorities in the Netherlands can be. 'Als Marokkaan kom...
, stand-up comedian and actor - Shiri ApplebyShiri ApplebyShiri Freda Appleby is an American film and television actress. She is best known for her leading role as Liz Parker in the television series Roswell...
, actress (Moroccan mother) - Moran AtiasMoran Atias-Early life and family:Atias was born in Haifa, Israel, to parents of Moroccan Jewish descent. Atias appeared on the youth TV show "Out of Focus" at age 15, although plans of serving in the Israeli Defense Forces were cut short with a diagnosis of meningitis at age 17...
, Israeli modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
, TV presenter, and actress - Lubna AzabalLubna AzabalLubna Azabal is a Belgian actress, born in Brussels to a Moroccan father and a Spanish mother. After studing at the Conservatoire royal of Brussels, she began a theatrical career in Belgium. In 1997, she took her first film role when Belgian film-maker Vincent Lannoo chose her to act beside Olivier...
, actress - Rachid BadouriRachid BadouriRachid Badouri is a Canadian comedian.He studied at College Montmorency in Laval, Quebec where he had his first experience on stage. In 1999, he had a major appearance at Just for Laughs festival in Montreal with a presentation about immigration...
, Quebec comedianComedianA comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience, primarily by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing situations, or acting a fool, as in slapstick, or employing prop comedy... - Ralph BenmerguiRalph BenmerguiRaphael Benmergui is a Canadian television and radio personality and political advisor. Most recently a morning host on JAZZ.FM91, he left the station on November 26, 2010, and currently holds the position of director of communications for Glen Murray, Minister of Research and Innovation.Born in...
, CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
television and radio personality - Juliette BinocheJuliette BinocheJuliette Binoche is a French actress, artist and dancer. She has appeared in more than 40 feature films, been recipient of numerous international accolades, is a published author and has appeared on stage across the world. Coming from an artistic background, she began taking acting lessons during...
, French actress with Moroccan ancestry - Miri BohadanaMiri BohadanaMiri Bohadana is an Israeli actress, model and presenter.-Career:Bohadana was born in Beer Sheva Israel on October 12, 1977 to Moroccan Jewish parents and raised in the town of Sderot. She took part in the "Miss Beer Sheva" contest at age 15. Two years later, in 1995, Bohadana was chosen first...
, actress, modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and presenter - Malika Borghese
- Emmanuelle ChriquiEmmanuelle ChriquiEmmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui is a Canadian film and television actress. She is perhaps best known for her role on HBO's Entourage as Sloan McQuewick, as well as the love interest of Adam Sandler in the movie You Don't Mess with the Zohan...
, actress (Moroccan parents) - Jamel DebbouzeJamel DebbouzeJamel Debbouze is an actor, comedian and producer of Moroccan descent.-Biography:Debbouze is the oldest of five brothers. He was born in Paris, France, but his family moved to Morocco the following year...
, actor, comedian and producer - Layla ElLayla ElLayla El is an English dancer, model and professional wrestler of Moroccan and Spanish descent. She is employed by WWE as a WWE Diva and appears on the SmackDown brand as Layla...
, dancer, model and professional wrestlerProfessional wrestlingProfessional wrestling is a mode of spectacle, combining athletics and theatrical performance.Roland Barthes, "The World of Wrestling", Mythologies, 1957 It takes the form of events, held by touring companies, which mimic a title match combat sport... - Alber ElbazAlber Elbaz-Biography:Alberto Elbaz was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel with his family at the age of ten and grew up in Holon. After serving in the Israeli Defense Forces, he studied at the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Ramat Gan...
, fashion designer - Gad ElmalehGad ElmalehGad Elmaleh is a French-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor. His latest show is called Papa est en haut . He has starred in several feature films, including Coco, Hors de prix, La Doublure and Midnight in Paris.- Early years :Elmaleh was born in Casablanca, Morocco...
, Entertainer - Nadia FarèsNadia FarèsNadia Farès is a French actress. She rose to international fame in the successful police thriller Les Rivières pourpres . She also appeared as Jade Agent Kinler in the 2007 action/thriller, War and as Pia in 2007 horror film Storm Warning.-External links:...
, French actress - Frédéric FekkaiFrédéric FekkaiFrédéric Fekkai is a French celebrity hairstylist.-Early life:Fekkai was born in Aix-en-Provence, France, and grew up in Aix-en-Provence and Paris...
, French hairdresserHairdresserHairdresser is a term referring to anyone whose occupation is to cut or style hair in order to change or maintain a person's image. This is achieved using a combination of hair coloring, haircutting, and hair texturing techniques... - Mehdi El GlaouiMehdi El GlaouiMehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui aka Mehdi El Glaoui is a French actor, the son of actress Cécile Aubry and Si Brahim El Glaoui, caïd of Telouet and grandson of T'hami El Glaoui, pasha of Marrakech....
, French actorActorAn actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity... - Hakim, SpanishSpanish peopleThe Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
singer - Touriya HaoudTouriya HaoudTouriya Haoud is a Dutch actress, model and singer of Macedonian and Moroccan heritage.-Biography:Haoud was born in in Rhenen, Utrecht, the Netherlands....
, actress, modelModel (person)A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
and singer - Maryam HassouniMaryam HassouniMaryam Hassouni is a Moroccan television and film actress. In 2006 she won an International Emmy Award for her role in Offers .-Biography:...
, television and film actress. Won an International Emmy Award for her role in OffersOffersOffers is a 2005 Dutch television film directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni and Jacob Derwig. The thriller film is a personal drama about suicide bombers and counter-terrorism in Western Europe.... - Moshe IvgyMoshe IvgyMoshe Ivgy is a Moroccan-born Israeli actor and director.-Biography:Moshe Ivgy was born in Casablanca, Morocco. He was married to actress Irit Sheleg. Their daughter Dana Ivgy is also an actress...
(born 1953), Israeli actor - Édouard LockÉdouard LockÉdouard Lock is a Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group, La La La Human Steps.In 1957 Édouard Lock's parents moved to Montreal, where he studied film and literature at Concordia University....
, CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
dance choreographer and the founder of the CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
dance group, La La La Human StepsLa La La Human StepsLa La La Human Steps is a Québécois contemporary dance group in Canada, known for its energetic, acrobatic style that often involves fast-paced and athletic physical contact... - Shiri MaimonShiri MaimonShiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.-Early life:...
, Israeli pop singerPop Singer"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
, TV show host and actress - Paul MarcianoPaul MarcianoPaul Marciano is a Moroccan fashion designer and co-founder of Guess? Inc. He is the mastermind behind the Guess? image and his sensual black-and-white advertisements have won numerous Clio awards...
, fashion designer and co-founder of Guess? IncGuess?Guess is a American clothing line brand. Guess also markets other fashion accessories besides clothes, such as watches, jewelry and perfumes. The company also owns the line Marciano.-Founding:... - Olivier MartinezOlivier MartinezOlivier Martinez is a French film actor. He became known after roles in several French films such as Un, deux, trois, soleil , which garnered him the César Award for "Most Promising Actor", The Horseman on the Roof , and The Chambermaid on the Titanic...
, French film actor - Harel MoyalHarel MoyalHarel Moyal is a popular young Israeli pop singer-songwriter and stage actor who won the second season of the Israeli television series Kochav Nolad...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i stageTheatreTheatre is a collaborative form of fine art that uses live performers to present the experience of a real or imagined event before a live audience in a specific place. The performers may communicate this experience to the audience through combinations of gesture, speech, song, music or dance...
actor - Danny Nucci, American film and television actor
- Mimoun OaïssaMimoun OaïssaMimoun Oaïssa is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter. He graduated from Amsterdam Theatre School in 1999 and followed acting lessons abroad. He was a stage actor from 1998 till 2001 and then quit to start acting on screen. His major films include Hush Hush Baby and Schnitzel Paradise...
, Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter - Jean RenoJean RenoJean Reno is a French actor. Working in French, English, Spanish and Italian, he has appeared not only in numerous successful Hollywood productions such as The Pink Panther, Godzilla, The Da Vinci Code, Mission: Impossible, Ronin and Couples Retreat, but also in European productions such as the...
, FrenchFrench peopleThe French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
actor - Ze'ev RevachZe'ev RevachZe'ev Revach is an Israeli comedian, movie actor, and director. He is a star of the Israeli movie genre known as bourekas films.-Biography:...
(born 1940), Moroccan-born Israeli comedian, movie actor, and director - Laila RouassLaila RouassLaila Abdesselam Rouass is a British actress. She is best known for her role as Amber Gates in the British television drama Footballers' Wives and as Sarah Page in the third season of Primeval .-Career:...
, actress - Frank StephensonFrank StephensonFrank Stephenson is an automobile designer. He was born in Morocco, lived in Malaga, and went to high school in Madrid, Spain. Stephenson is a graduate of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California....
, automobile designer - Saïd TaghmaouiSaïd TaghmaouiSaïd Taghmaoui is a French actor and screenwriter. One of his defining screen roles was that of Saïd in the award winning 1995 French film La Haine directed by Mathieu Kassovitz...
, actor and screenwriter - Cyril TakayamaCyril TakayamaCyril Takayama is an American-Japanese illusionist of Japanese and French descent. He is perhaps best known for his magic performances around Japan.-Early life:...
, Illusionist best known for his magic performances around Japan - Ninet Tayeb, Moroccan Jewish actress
- Khleo Thomas, American actor, singer, and rapper
- Elisa TovatiElisa TovatiElisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer and television celebrity.- Early years :Elisa Tovati was born in 1976 of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, and her teenage years saw her co-presenting a French programme Y'a pas d'lézard...
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer and television celebrity
Artists
Amazigh Artists:ROUICHA MOHA: The first Amazigh the master and the only ever singer and Louter player of the world
Ahouzar Aziz: violin
Omguil Mostafa: Violin
Moha Olhossayn: Ahidoss
- Maghni moha: loutar
- Idir: Guitarist
- Olarbi: Guitarist
- Moha Olyazid: Violin
- Hada Oaki: Woman singer and poet
- Bouchaib AbdelhadiBouchaib AbdelhadiBouchaib Abdelhadi, a native of Casablanca, Morocco, has had a distinguished musical career on both sides of the Atlantic. As leader of the Orchestre Abdelhadi, he performed throughout the Kingdom of Morocco in the 1980s...
, singer - AmineAmineAmines are organic compounds and functional groups that contain a basic nitrogen atom with a lone pair. Amines are derivatives of ammonia, wherein one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by a substituent such as an alkyl or aryl group. Important amines include amino acids, biogenic amines,...
, French R&B singer - Appa (rapper)Appa (rapper)Rachid El Ghazoui a.k.a Appa is a Dutch rapper whose roots lie in the mountainous regions of North-Morocco. In 2002, he joined rap formation Tuindorp Hustler Click , but decided to go solo. He is known for the political content of his lyrics and criticism of nationalist MP Geert Wilders...
, Dutch rapper - Natacha AtlasNatacha AtlasNatacha Atlas is a Belgian singer known for her fusion of Arabic and Western electronic music, particularly hip-hop. She once termed her music "cha'abi moderne" . Her music has been influenced by many styles including Arabic, hip hop, drum 'n' bass and reggae.Atlas began her career as part of...
, Singer (Moroccan Father) - Ali BAli BAli B is a Dutch rapper of Moroccan descent. He has been noted as the first Moroccan-Dutch star in Dutch pop culture, "perhaps the most popular rapper in the Netherlands", and has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato.-Personal life:Ali B married his then-manager Breghje,...
, Dutch rapper and stand-up comedian - Malika AyaneMalika AyaneMalika Ayane is an Italian singer.-Career:Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, the daughter of a Moroccan father and an Italian mother...
, Italian singer - Isam BachiriIsam BachiriIsam Bachiri is a Danish vocalist, rapper and songwriter for the multi-award winning hip hop group Outlandish. His family hails from Nador in the north-eastern part of Morocco.-Early life:...
, Danish rapper and member of OutlandishOutlandishOutlandish is a multi-award–winning hip-hop group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consists of Isam Bachiri , Waqas Ali Qadri , and Lenny Martinez . All three members are religious, with Isam and Waqas being Muslims and Lenny being Catholic... - Laarbi BatmaLaarbi BatmaLaarbi Batman was a Moroccan musician and author, especially well known as the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane...
(1948–1998), leader of Nass El GhiwaneNass El GhiwaneNass El Ghiwane are a musical group established in 1971 in Casablanca, Morocco. Their song "Ya Sah" appears in the film The Last Temptation of Christ and on the associated album Passion – Sources. The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, has played an influential role in... - Rajae BelmlihRajae BelmlihRajae Belmlih also spelt Raja Belmalih was a well-known Moroccan singer.-Career:Belmlih's career began with the Moroccan talent show, Mawahib. Her first major hit in...
(1962–2007), Arabic singer - Najoua BelyzelNajoua BelyzelNajoua Belyzel is a French pop rock/electronic singer of Moroccan-Egyptian descent.- Biography :...
, French pop rockPop rockPop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
/electronicElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
singer - Nadja BenaissaNadja BenaissaNadja Benaissa is a German singer, songwriter and occasional actress, who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the successful all-female pop band No Angels, the "biggest-selling German girlband to date", according to the German media.After a series of commercially successful releases...
, German singer, songwriter and occasional actress. Member of No AngelsNo AngelsThe No Angels are an all-female pop trio from Germany, consisting of band members Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, and Jessica Wahls. Critically acclaimed, the band has won dozen of awards and prizes since their establishment in the early 2000s, including three ECHOs, a World Music Awards, a NRJ...
. - Amel BentAmel BentAmel Bent is a French singer.- Biography :Amel Bent grew up in the French commune of La Courneuve with her Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She has a brother and a sister...
, French singer - Amelle BerrabahAmelle BerrabahAmelle Berrabah is a British singer, songwriter and member of pop girl group the Sugababes. Since replacing founding member Mutya Buena in the group in December 2005, Berrabah has attained two UK number one singles, "About You Now" and "Walk This Way", as well as a number one album, Change...
, English singer and member of English girl band SugababesSugababesThe Sugababes are an English pop girl group based in London, consisting of members Heidi Range, Amelle Berrabah and Jade Ewen. The Sugababes were formed in 1998 with founding members Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. Their debut album, One Touch, was released in 2000 under London... - Isaac BittonIsaac BittonIsaac “Jacky” Bitton was the drummer for Les Variations, a French rock band that rose to stardom between 1967 and 1975, after which when they split up....
, was the drummer for Les VariationsLes VariationsLes Variations was a French rock band from the 1960s and 1970s that sang in English and was known for its rock guitar-based music. They were France's first band to headline the famed Olympia Theatre, the first to tour America, the first to sign with a US label and the first to achieve hit records... - Chico BouchikhiChico BouchikhiJahloul "Chico" Bouchikhi is a musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy Kings.-Personal:Bouchikhi was born in Arles to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother. He is married to the daughter of José Reyes, member of the The Gipsy Kings...
, musician and a co-founder of the Gipsy KingsGipsy KingsThe Gipsy Kings are a group of musicians from Arles and Montpellier, who perform in Spanish with an Andalucían accent. Although group members were born in France, their parents were mostly gitanos, Spanish Romani people who fled Catalonia during the 1930s Spanish Civil War. Chico Bouchikhi is of... - Maya BouskillaMaya Bouskilla-Biography:Maya Bouskilla was born to a religious Moroccan-Jewish family in Netanya, Israel. She was discovered by a scout for Helicon Records, one of Israel's best known record companies, who heard her singing in a karaoke bar...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i pop singerPop Singer"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies... - Hicham ChamiHicham ChamiHicham Chami is a Moroccan musician specializing in the qanun.- Background :Hicham was born in Tetuan, Morocco in 1977. He started playing qanun at the age of eight, when he enrolled in a class at the National Conservatory of Music and Dance in Rabat. The class was taught by Abdelkebir El Haddad,...
- Abdessadeq CheqaraAbdessadeq CheqaraAbdessadeq Cheqara , was a Moroccan singer of traditional Andalusian classical music and Moroccan folk music . Known as the grand master of al-Ala , he was also a violin and oud virtuoso.- Life :Abdessadeq Cheqara was born in Tetuan, Morocco, a city noted for its Andalusian influences...
- CilvaringzCilvaringzTarik Azzougarh, better known as Cilvaringz, is a rapper, manager and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang Clan.- Personal :Lives in Marrakech, Morocco...
, rapper and hip hop producer associated with the Wu-Tang ClanWu-Tang ClanThe Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group... - Cut KillerCut KillerAnouar Hajoui better known as DJ Cut Killer or just Cut Killer is a renowned French DJ of Moroccan origin with a versatile repertoire of hip hop and rap....
, French DJ, actor and hip-hop recording artist - Houda Echouafni, Noted theatre and Film actress, best known for playing Shahrazad in Tim Supple's "1001 nights"
- Sofia EssaïdiSofia EssaïdiSofia Essaïdi is a Moroccan singer. She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. She has a Moroccan father and a French mother.-Career:...
, French singer - FouradiFouradiFouradi is a Dutch hip hop duo from Amsterdam, Netherlands. The group is composed of Moroccan-Dutch brothers Mohamed and Brahim Fouradi. Their first single named "1 ding" was a national success. It reached a peak chart position of #11 in the Dutch Top 40...
, Dutch hip hopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
duoDuet (music)A duet is a musical composition for two performers. In classical music, the term is most often used for a composition for two singers or pianists; with other instruments, the word duo is also often used. A piece performed by two pianists performing together on the same piano is referred to as... - Senna GuemmourSenna GuemmourSenna Guemmour is a German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose.- Early life :Guemmour was born in Frankfurt to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Senna Guemmour's father died in 1992...
, German singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and a member of the popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
group MonroseMonroseMonrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar... - Mahmoud GuiniaMahmoud GuiniaEl Maallem Mahmoud Guinia El Maallem Mahmoud Guinia El Maallem Mahmoud Guinia (المعلم محمود ﯕينيا or المعلم محمود كينيا; also spelled Mahmoud Gania is a musician from Morocco. He has appeared on a number of recordings, most notably with Verve recording The Splendid Master Gnawa Musicians of Morocco....
, Gnawa musicGnawa musicGnawa music is a mixture of sub-Saharan African, Berber, and Sufi religious songs and rhythms. It combines music and acrobatic dancing. The music is both a prayer and a celebration of life...
maâlem - Hakim, Moroccan-Spaniard singer
- Hasna, Arabic singer
- Hind LaroussiHind LaroussiHind Laroussi Tahiri , known professionally as Hind, is a Dutch singer.-Biography:Hind Laroussi Tahiri was born on December 3, 1984 in Gouda, Netherlands. She has a Moroccan father and a Dutch mother....
, Dutch singer - David GuettaDavid GuettaPierre David Guetta , known professionally as David Guetta , is a French house music producer and DJ. Originally a DJ at nightclubs during the 1980s and 1990s, he co-founded Gum Productions and released his first album, Just a Little More Love, in 2002. Later, he released Guetta Blaster and Pop Life...
, French houseHouse musicHouse music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
and DJDisc jockeyA disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys... - Hassan HakmounHassan HakmounHassan Hakmoun is a Los Angeles-based Moroccan Gnawa musician.-Early life:Hakmoun was born to a family of musicians who introduced him to the musical world of the Gnawa. By age four, he performed alongside snake charmers and fire-breathers on Marrakech streets. His mother is known throughout the...
, Los Angeles-based MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
Gnawa musicGnawa musicGnawa music is a mixture of sub-Saharan African, Berber, and Sufi religious songs and rhythms. It combines music and acrobatic dancing. The music is both a prayer and a celebration of life...
ian - Shatha HassounShatha HassounShada Amjad Nasser Hassoun Alshamery better known as Shatha Hassoun is an Arabic singer from both Iraqi and Moroccan ancestry, who rose to fame as the winner of the 4th season of the pan-Arab television talent show Star Academy Arab World. She was the first female to win the competition...
, Arabic singer (Moroccan mother) - Ishtar (singer)Ishtar (singer)Ishtar is an Israeli-born pop singer who performs in Arabic, Hebrew, Bulgarian, French, Spanish, and English...
, Israeli-born pop singer - Jannat, Arabic singer
- Leila KLeila KLaila El Khalifi better known by her stage name Leila K, is a Swedish Eurodance singer and former rapper of Moroccan descent.-Biography:...
, Swedish EurodanceEurodanceEurodance is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in the late 1980s or early 1990s primarily in Europe. It combines many elements from House, Techno, Hi-NRG and especially Italo-Disco...
singer and former rapperRappingRapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”... - Khleo Thomas, American actor, singer, and rapper
- Sofia MestariSofia MestariSofia Mestari is a French singer of Moroccan origin, at the age of ten she moved to Paris with her family.In 2000 she performed in the Eurovision Song Contest for France with the song On aura le ciel, which placed 23rd out of 24 with 5 points....
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
singer - French MontanaFrench MontanaFrench Montana is an American rapper and singer of Moroccan and Somali descent. He is the founder of Cocaine City Records.-Background:Karim Kharbouch, better known by his stage name French Montana, was born in Rabat, Morocco...
, American rapper - Mor KarbasiMor KarbasiMor Karbasi is a singer-songwriter born in Jerusalem, and now based in London.One of her main projects is Ladino music, also known as Judezmo, Spanyolit, or Sephardic - the ancient language and music of the exiled Jews of Spain. She writes original material, as well as singing traditional songs...
, a singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the... - Imad KotbiImad KotbiImad Kotbi is a Moroccan radio presenter and a disk jockey. He is currently working for Casa FM radio station presenting a show called "Ze Kotbi Show"....
, a DJ and radio presenter - La FouineLa FouineLaouni Mouhid, commonly known by his alias La Fouine or Fouiskin , is a French rapper of Moroccan origins from the city of Trappes, Yvelines in the Paris western suburbs. He is a growing figure of French rap. La Fouine signed with Sony Records in 2003 and released his debut album, Bourré au son,...
, French rapper - La Caution, French hip-hop duo
- Shiri MaimonShiri MaimonShiri Maimon is an Israeli pop/R&B singer, TV show host and actress, who rose to fame as the runner-up in the TV show Kokhav Nolad. She represented Israel in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005.-Early life:...
, Israeli pop singerPop Singer"Pop Singer" is the début single from London-based glam rockers Rachel Stamp. It was released in February, 1996 through WEA. The single was released as a 2 track CD Single and limited edition pink 7" vinyl of 1000 copies...
, TV show host and actress - Sofia MarikhSofia MarikhSofia Marikh , also spelled Sophia El Mareekh is a musician and entertainer from Casablanca, Morocco. She was a contestant on Star Academy I.- Biography :...
, singer - Harel MoyalHarel MoyalHarel Moyal is a popular young Israeli pop singer-songwriter and stage actor who won the second season of the Israeli television series Kochav Nolad...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i popPop musicPop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
singer-songwriterSinger-songwriterSinger-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the... - Kobi OzKobi OzKobi Oz is the lead singer of Israeli group Teapacks.-Biography:Yaakov Oz was born in Sderot to Tunisian Jewish parents. He began playing music and composing at the age of 15...
, lead singer of IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i group TeapacksTeapacksTeapacks was an Israeli band that formed in 1988 in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. Originally the band was named after the correction fluid Tipp-Ex, but the name was then changed so as not to infringe on the well-known brand.... - Édith PiafÉdith PiafÉdith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...
, cultural icon and France's greatest popular singer - RedOneRedOneNadir Khayat , known by the stage name RedOne, is a Moroccan producer and songwriter. Renowned for co-producing hit singles such as "Just Dance", "Poker Face", "LoveGame", "Bad Romance", "Alejandro" and "Judas", he is attributed by some as the key to Lady Gaga's success...
, MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
–SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
producer for people such as Lady Gaga and Enrique IglesiasRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
/songwriter - Salah EdinSalah EdinAbid Tounssi, also known as Salah Edin , is a Dutch rapper. He was raised in Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands. He lived in Morocco for about 2 years...
, Dutch rapper, one of the most successful artist in Arabic Hip-hop - Samira SaidSamira SaidSamira Said is an Egyptian-Moroccan singer.-Early career:Samira Said was born and raised in Rabat. She began singing at the age of 9 and she was discovered on a music program on Royal Moroccan TV, "Mawaheb," alongside another popular singer, Aziza Jalal, when she was 17. She was quickly...
, Arabic singer - SaphoSaphoSapho may refer to:*Sapho , a French singer*Sapho , novel by Alphonse Daudet*Sapho , 1897 opera by Jules Massenet, based on Daudet's novel*Sapho , 1851 opera by Charles Gounod...
, French singer - SHI 360SHI 360SHI 360 ) ,is an Israeli hip hop artist, song writer and record producer.-Background:Shai was born to a Tunisian Jewish father and a Moroccan Jewish mother and his childhood was spent growing up in Haifa, Israel until his family moved to Montreal when he was eleven years old...
, Israeli rap artist and DJDisc jockeyA disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys... - SliimySliimySliimy is a French pop musician of Moroccan-Algerian descent who in 2009 released the album Paint Your Face, which reached number 2 in the French charts.-Discography:Paint Your Face track listing:...
, French pop musician - Chico SlimaniChico SlimaniYousseph "Chico" Slimani is a Welsh born singer of Moroccan descent who rose to prominence in the United Kingdom after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2005 series of the talent show The X Factor. In 2006, he had a number 1 hit on the British charts entitled "It's Chico Time"...
, WelshWalesWales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
singer of MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
descent - Ninet Tayeb, Moroccan Jewish–pop rockPop rockPop rock is a music genre which mixes a catchy pop style and light lyrics in its guitar-based rock songs. There are varying definitions of the term, ranging from a slower and mellower form of rock music to a subgenre of pop music...
singer - WallenWallenThis article is about the singer. For the famous red light district of Amsterdam, see De Wallen.Wallen is one of the first French R&B singer. Her stage name comes from the rearrangement of the letters of her first name.She was born in Saint-Denis, France, to Moroccan parents...
, French R&B singer of MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
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Business people
- Abdeslam AhizouneAbdeslam AhizouneAbdeslam Ahizoune is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Maroc Telecom; the Moroccan telecommunications company, and as such is a member of the Management Board of Vivendi corporation, MT's parent company....
- Alain J. P. BeldaAlain J. P. BeldaAlain J. P. Belda has been a Managing Director of Warburg Pincus since 2009. Previously he was the Chairman of the Board of Alcoa from January 2001; he was Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 until May 2008.-Business experience:...
, Chairman of the Board of AlcoaAlcoaAlcoa Inc. is the world's third largest producer of aluminum, behind Rio Tinto Alcan and Rusal. From its operational headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Alcoa conducts operations in 31 countries... - Albert DadonAlbert DadonAlbert Dadon AM is an Australian businessman, philanthropist and musician. He was born in France of Moroccan-Jewishbackground, and lives in Melbourne, Australia. He is prominent in promoting cultural and business links between Australia and Israel...
- Victor DraiVictor DraiVictor Drai is a Las Vegas, Nevada nightclub owner and former movie producer .Drai helped design and develop XS and Tryst nightclubs, and was a co-owner of both establishments....
- Marc LasryMarc LasryMarc Lasry is an American billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder and chief executive officer of hedge fund Avenue Capital Group.-Career:...
, founder of Avenue Capital GroupAvenue Capital GroupAvenue Capital Group is an American investment firm focusing on distressed securities and private equity with regional teams focusing on opportunities in the United States, Europe and Asia. The firm operates as both a private equity firm and as a hedge fund... - Maurice LévyMaurice Lévy (Publicis)Maurice Lévy, born 18 February 1942 in Oujda, Morocco, is a leading French businessman currently the chief executive officer of Publicis and has served in that role since 1987.- Career :...
, CEO of PublicisPublicisPublicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising and communications company, headquartered in Paris, France. It is one of the world's three largest advertising holding companies . Its current president is Maurice Lévy. Publicis Groupe S.A... - Anthony Janszoon van SaleeAnthony Janszoon van SaleeAnthony Janszoon van Salee was the son of Salé President Jan Janszoon. He was an original settler of and prominent landholder, merchant, and creditor in New Netherlands. van Salee was New York's first Muslim, and arguably one of the first in the New World...
Crime, offenders or victims
- Samir AzzouzSamir AzzouzSamir Azzouz is a Dutch national of Moroccan descent. He is currently incarcerated in Nieuw Vosseveld on suspicion of attempting to procure heavy firearms and planning terrorist attacks...
- Said BahajiSaid BahajiSaid Bahaji was an alleged member of the Hamburg cell that provided money to the perpetrators of the September 11 attacks.-History:He is a German citizen, and was born to a Moroccan father and a German mother in 1975. The family moved to Morocco when he was nine years old. He came to Hamburg in...
- Racid BelkacemRacid BelkacemRachid Belkacem was a Dutch national, and a suspected member of the terrorist organisation Hofstad Network. He was never convicted in court. His nickname was Abu Fadel, he was a friend of Mohammed Bouyeri, the murderer of Dutch filmmaker Theo van Gogh.Belkacem was arrested in Whitechapel, London...
- Nordin Benallal, self-styled "escape king"
- Ibrahim Bin ShakaranIbrahim Bin ShakaranIbrahim Bin Shakaran is a citizen of Morocco who was held in extrajudicial detention in the United States's Guantanamo Bay detention camps, in Cuba.His Guantanamo Internment Serial Number was 587....
- Ahmed Bouchiki
- Mohammed BouyeriMohammed BouyeriMohammed Bouyeri is an Islamist Dutch–Moroccan and convicted murderer. He is currently serving a life sentence without parole for the assassination of Dutch film director Theo van Gogh. He holds both Dutch and Moroccan citizenship...
- Adil CharkaouiAdil CharkaouiAdil Charkaoui is a Morocco-born permanent resident of Canada who was arrested by the Canadian government under a security certificate in May 2003....
- Malika El AroudMalika El AroudMalika El Aroud is a Moroccan-born Belgian Muslim activist known for her Islamist writings on the internet....
- Nouredine el FahtniNouredine el FahtniNouredine el Fahtni , Moroccan, is a suspected member of terrorist organisation Hofstad Network, a Dutch organisation agitating for jihad against parliamentary democracy and the foundation of an islamic state....
- Farid EssebarFarid EssebarFarid Essebar is a Moroccan black hat hacker. He is also a Russian citizen. He was one of the two people behind the spread of the Zotob computer worm that targeted Windows 2000 operating systems in 2005...
- Zakariya EssabarZakariya EssabarZakariya Essabar is, according to the governments of the United States, Germany, and other countries, a member of al-Qaeda and an associate of many of the organizers of the September 11 attacks.-History:...
- Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-HayyariYounis Mohammad Ibrahim al-HayyariThe Moroccan Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari was #1 on Saudi Arabia's list of 36 "most wanted terrorist suspects" published on 28 June 2005. He was killed five days later in a Saudi raid in western Riyadh. His name in Arabic was...
- Mounir El MotassadeqMounir El MotassadeqMounir el-Motassadeq was accused of being a member of al-Qaeda and of assisting some of the organizers of the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was initially convicted of involvement in the attack, but his sentence was set aside on appeal, then reinstated on further appeal...
- Khalil el-MoumniKhalil el-MoumniKhalil el-Moumni is a Moroccan imam who preaches at the An-Nasr Mosque in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. He has been a center of controversy for his views on homosexuality, which brought him into open conflict with the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn.In Morocco he had been banned several times for -...
- Ilan HalimiIlan HalimiIlan Halimi was a young French Jewish man kidnapped on 21 January 2006 by a gang called "the Gang of Barbarians" and subsequently tortured, over a period of three weeks, resulting in his death...
- Zacarias MoussaouiZacarias MoussaouiZacarias Moussaoui is a French citizen who was convicted of conspiring to kill citizens of the US as part of the September 11 attacks...
- Abdelghani MzoudiAbdelghani MzoudiAbdelghani Mzoudi was an alleged member of al-Qaeda and an associate of Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the September 11 attacks who also served as the hijacker-pilot of American Airlines Flight 11....
- Younes Tsouli
Film and music directors
- Nabil AyouchNabil AyouchNabil Ayouch is a television and movie director, producer and writer of Moroccan origin.-Early life:He was born in Paris, although he spent a large part of his childhood in Sarcelles...
- Faouzi Bensaïdi
- Simone BittonSimone BittonSimone Bitton is a French-Israeli documentary filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for or won the César Award, the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Award, and the Sundance Film Festival, Special Jury Prize ....
- André ElbazAndré ElbazAndré Elbaz is a famous Moroccan painter and filmmaker.Elbaz studied art and theatre in Rabat and Paris from 1950 to 1961. He started painting only at the age of 21, until which age he had been interested mainly in theatre...
- Ismaël FerroukhiIsmaël FerroukhiIsmaël Ferroukhi is a French-Moroccan film director.Ferroukhi was born in Kenitra. He gained exposure with his 1992 short film L'Exposé, which won the Kodak Prize at the 1993 Cannes Film Festival...
- Sanaa HamriSanaa HamriSanaa Hamri is a Moroccan American music video and film director. She is one of the few prominent female film and music video directors of color.-Early life and breakthrough:...
- Laila MarrakchiLaila MarrakchiLaila Marrakchi is a Moroccan film maker most famous for the controversial film Marock. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival....
- Hakim NouriHakim NouriHakim Noury is a Moroccan television and film director.-Filmography:* L'Enfance volée - The stolen childhood* Le destin d’une Femme - The destiny of a woman* Le marteau et l’enclume -* Histoire d’amour - A love story...
- Heinz TietjenHeinz TietjenHeinz Tietjen was a German conductor and music producer born in Tangier, Morocco.- Biography :At age twenty-three, he held the position of producer at the Opera House in Trier and was appointed its director in 1907, holding the dual roles until 1922...
- Abdelhadi TaziAbdelhadi TaziAbdelhadi Tazi is a scholar, writer, historian and former Moroccan ambassador in various countries.Tazi was born in Fes, Morocco, and attended primary and secondary studies in his hometown...
Historians
- Ali Sidqi Azayko
- Robert AssarafRobert AssarafRobert Assaraf is a Moroccan Jewish historian and writer. He resides in Paris, France.-Career:In 1996 he established the Centre International de Recherche sur les Juifs du Maroc and co-founded l’Union mondiale du judaïsme marocain in 1999.He is also the president of Radio Shalom and...
- Nadia BourasNadia BourasNadia Bouras is a Dutch historian of Moroccan descent.She graduated with an MA degree in history from the Free University of Amsterdam and is working towards her PhD on "gender and migration" at Leiden University...
- Mohammed El IfraniMohammed al-IfraniMohammed al-Ifrani was a Moroccan historian. He is noted as the author of Safwat man intashar, a compilation of biographies of 17th century Morrocan saints, as well as his 1724 history of the Saadi Dynasty.-External Links:...
- Al-Marrakushi
- Abdelhadi TaziAbdelhadi TaziAbdelhadi Tazi is a scholar, writer, historian and former Moroccan ambassador in various countries.Tazi was born in Fes, Morocco, and attended primary and secondary studies in his hometown...
Historical Figures
- Muhammad Ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi
- AverroesAverroes' , better known just as Ibn Rushd , and in European literature as Averroes , was a Muslim polymath; a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics, Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy,...
- Ibn BattutaIbn BattutaAbu Abdullah Muhammad Ibn Battuta , or simply Ibn Battuta, also known as Shams ad–Din , was a Muslim Moroccan Berber explorer, known for his extensive travels published in the Rihla...
- Judah ben David HayyujJudah ben David HayyujJudah ben David Hayyuj was a Jewish linguist. He is regarded as the father of scientific grammar of Hebrew language. He was born in Fez, Morocco, about 945...
- Muhammad al-IdrisiMuhammad al-IdrisiAbu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti or simply Al Idrisi was a Moroccan Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court of King Roger II. Muhammed al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta then belonging to the Almoravid Empire and died in...
- Muhammad al-MuqriMuhammad al-MuqriMuhammad al-Muqri is more known as an adviser and grand vizier to several sultans of Morocco while that country was still under French colonial domination....
- Tariq ibn Ziyad
Journalists
- Abdelkader BenaliAbdelkader BenaliAbdelkader Benali is a Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist. He has been described as one of the Netherlands' leading writers....
- Ahmed BenchemsiAhmed BenchemsiAhmed Benchemsi is a Moroccan journalist.He is the founder and was the publisher and editor of TelQuel and Nishan magazines.- Education :Benchemsi attended high school in Casablanca. He spent his freshman years in Rabat’s Mohammed V University, before joining Paris 8 University, from which he...
- Karim Boukhari
- Kheredine IdessaneKheredine IdessaneKheredine Idessane is a Scottish football commentator for BBC Scotland. and a former athlete. He is commonly heard on Sportsound, providing live commentary of Scottish Premier League matches, but he can also be heard commentating on highlights of Scottish Cup matches for Sportscene...
, ScottishScotlandScotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
football commentator - Salim JaySalim JaySalim Jay is a Moroccan novelist, essayist and literary critic. He was born in Paris from a Moroccan father and a French mother. He has written about 20 books, numerous essays and more than thousand newspaper articles....
- Driss KsikesDriss KsikesDriss Ksikes is a Moroccan journalist. He was a former editor-in-chief of the francophone Tel Quel magazine. In 2006 , he left TelQuel to be the editor-in-chief and director of publication of the arabophone and darijophone Nichane magazine...
- Ali LmrabetAli LmrabetAli Lmrabet is a Moroccan journalist and a member of the Moroccan Association for Human Rights.He came from a modest Berber family, was born in a small village called Adouz near Al-Hoceima in north Morocco. He was schooled at the International Israelite Alliance which sponsored people from...
- Richard WolffeRichard WolffeRichard L. Wolffe is a journalist, MSNBC commentator, and author of the Barack Obama books Renegade: The Making of a President and Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House .-Background:Born to an English father and Moroccan mother in Birmingham, England, Wolffe is a 1992...
, journalist, MSNBCMSNBCMSNBC is a cable news channel based in the United States available in the US, Germany , South Africa, the Middle East and Canada...
political analyst, and author of the Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
book Renegade: The Making of a President (Crown, June 2009)
Painters
- Yto BarradaYto BarradaYto Barrada is a visual artist living and working in Tangier, Morocco.-Life and work:Yto Barrada is the daughter of French journalist Hamid Barrada...
, visual artist - Rachid Ben AliRachid Ben AliRachid Ben Ali is a controversial Dutch painter of Moroccan descent.-Biography and work:At the age of 15 he was sent by his parents to Holland,...
- Mahi BinebineMahi BinebineMahi Binebine is a Moroccan painter and novelist born in Marrakech in 1959. Binebine has written six novels which have been translated into various languages....
- ChaïbiaChaïbia Talal-Biography:Chaïbia was born in Chtouka, a small village near El Jadida, Morocco. She was married at the age of 14 before becoming a widow at 15. She was influenced by works of artists from the CoBrA painting movement.The painting of Chaïbia is considered as naïve...
- Bouchta El HayaniBouchta El HayaniBouchta El Hayani is a Moroccan artist who started his professional career in the 1970s. Since this period he has followed a successful path to become one of the leading and most famous Moroccan artists...
- Mohamed HamriMohamed HamriMohamed Hamri , commonly known as Hamri, was a self-described Painter of Morocco. He was a Moroccan painter and author and one of the few Moroccans to participate in the Tangier Beat scene....
- Albert AlmozninoAlbert AlmozninoAlbert Almoznino is an Israeli hand shadow artist. He gained international recognition in the years 1958-1975 when he performed his hand shadow skills in front of thousands of people at Radio City Music Hall New York, Paris Olympia, Reno Nevada, "The Ed Sullivan Show" and other...
, hand shadow artist
Ministers, militants, politicians and others
- Ahmed AboutalebAhmed AboutalebAhmed Aboutaleb is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He has been the Mayor of Rotterdam since January 5, 2009...
, mayor of RotterdamRotterdamRotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre... - Eli AflaloEli AflaloEli Aflalo is an Israeli politician who currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Kadima. Between July 2008 and March 2009 he was the country's Minister of Immigrant Absorption.-Biography:...
, member of KnessetKnessetThe Knesset is the unicameral legislature of Israel, located in Givat Ram, Jerusalem.-Role in Israeli Government :The legislative branch of the Israeli government, the Knesset passes all laws, elects the President and Prime Minister , approves the cabinet, and supervises the work of the government...
and Minister of Immigrant AbsorptionImmigrant Absorption Minister of IsraelThe Ministry of Immigrant Absorption of Israel , known until 1951 as the Ministry of Immigration , a ministry in the Israeli government.In co-ordination with local authorities, the Ministry is responsible for new immigrants for three weeks after they arrive...
in Israel - André AzoulayAndré AzoulayAndré Azoulay is a senior adviser to King Mohammed VI of Morocco. He previously advised Mohammed's father, King Hassan II. He currently presides over the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue Between Cultures, based in Alexandria, Egypt...
, Counsellor to late king Hassan II and king Mohammed VI (Jewish ethnicity) - Driss BasriDriss BasriDriss Basri was a Moroccan politician who served as Interior Minister from 1979 to 1999. After General Oufkir's death in 1972, and then Ahmed Dlimi's death in 1983, Driss Basri became Hassan II's right-hand man and number two of the regime from the beginning of the 1980s to the end of the 1990s...
, former Interior minister - Shlomo Ben-AmiShlomo Ben-AmiProf. Shlomo Ben-Ami is a former Israeli diplomat, politician and historian.-Biography:Ben-Ami was born in Tangiers, Morocco, and immigrated to Israel in 1955....
, former IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i diplomat, politician and historian - Mohamed BenaissaMohamed BenaissaMohamed Benaissa is a politician from Morocco who was the Minister of Foreign Affairs of that country from 1999 to 2007....
, foreign minister - Mehdi Ben BarkaMehdi Ben BarkaMehdi Ben Barka was a Moroccan politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces and secretary of the Tricontinental Conference...
, an assassinated politician - Abraham BentesAbraham BentesAbraham Ramiro Bentes was a Brazilian Army commander and linguist.Born in Itaituba, Pará State in Northern Brazil, he was the offspring of Jewish immigrants from Morocco. Bentes joined the Brazilian Army in the 1930s and after a long distinguished career reached the post of four-star general and...
, Brazilian ArmyBrazilian ArmyThe Brazilian Army is the land arm of the Brazilian Military. The Brazilian Army has fought in several international conflicts, mostly in South America and during the 19th century, such as the Brazilian War of Independence , Argentina-Brazil War , War of the Farrapos , Platine War , Uruguayan War ...
commander - Eric BessonÉric BessonÉric Besson is a French politician and Minister of Industry, Energy and the Digital economy under the Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry, Christine Lagarde...
, French politician, presently Minister of Immigration, Integration, National identity and Solidary development - Ahmed Boukhari, A former agent of the Moroccan Secret Service
- Abdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz BouteflikaAbdelaziz Bouteflika is the ninth President of Algeria. He has been in office since 1999. He continued emergency rule until 24 February 2011, and presided over the end of the bloody Algerian Civil War in 2002...
, President of AlgeriaPresident of AlgeriaThe President of Algeria is the head of state and chief executive of Algeria, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Algerian armed forces.-History of the office:... - Rachida DatiRachida DatiRachida Dati is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament, representing Île-de-France. Before her election, she held the cabinet post of Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice. She was a spokesperson for Nicolas Sarkozy during the French presidential election of 2007...
, first woman from a non-European immigrant background to occupy a key ministerial position in the French CabinetFrench government ministersThe Cabinet of France is a body of top administration members of the Prime Minister's Cabinet. In French, the word gouvernement generally refers to the "Administration", but in a narrower sense to the Cabinet.The Council is responsible to the French National Assembly... - Driss DebbaghDriss DebbaghDriss Debbagh , was a Moroccan ambassador to Italy and Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy, and a minister of commerce, industry, mining and merchant navy...
, former ambassador and minister. - Sari EssayahSari EssayahSari Miriam Essayah is a Finnish retired race walker and a politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2009. Her father is from Morocco....
, FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
member of the European ParliamentMember of the European ParliamentA Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,... - Abdellatif FilaliAbdellatif FilaliDr. Abdellatif Filali was a Moroccan politician and diplomat under King Hassan II.Filali was born in Beni Mellal, Morocco. He served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998...
, foreign minister 1985-1989; prime minister 1994-1998 - John FritcheyJohn FritcheyJohn Alden Fritchey, IV is an American attorney and politician. He is a Democratic member of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, representing the 12th District since 2010.-Early life:...
, DemocraticDemocratic Party (United States)The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the Illinois House of RepresentativesIllinois House of RepresentativesThe Illinois House of Representatives is the lower house of the Illinois General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois. The body was created by the first Illinois Constitution adopted in 1818. The state House of Representatives is made of 118 representatives elected from...
, representing the 11th District since 1996 - Omar KabbajOmar KabbajOmar Kabbaj is an advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco since 22 June 2006. He was the chairman of the African Development Bank from 26 August 1995 to 1 September 2005....
, a diplomat - Yehuda LancryYehuda LancryDr Yehuda Lancry is a former Israeli politician and ambassador to France and the United Nations.Born in Boujad in Morocco, Lancry studied at an alliance high school in Casablanca. He made aliyah to Israel in 1965 and gained a PhD in French literature from the University of Haifa and University of...
, former IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician and ambassador to FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and the United NationsUnited NationsThe United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace... - David Levy (Israeli politician)David Levy (Israeli politician)David Levy is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1969 and 2006, as well as Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Immigrant Absorption, Minister of Housing & Construction and as a Minister without Portfolio...
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician - Orly LevyOrly LevyOrly Levy-Abekasis is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for Yisrael Beiteinu and serves as Deputy Speaker of the Knesset.-Biography:...
- Driss JettouDriss Jettou-Early life and education:Jettou was born in the town of El-Jadida. After secondary studies at El Khawarizmi college in Casablanca, he obtained a technical Baccalauréat in mathematics in 1964. He then joined the Faculty of Sciences of Rabat where he graduated in physics and chemistry in 1966...
, prime minister 2002–present - Mohammed MoussaouiMohammed MoussaouiMohammed Moussaoui is the president of the French Council of Muslim Faith.As of 2008 he is naturalizing as a citizen of France.On August 2, 2011 he gave an interview with French radio station RTL, where he stated that there are nearly 150 new mosques under construction in France, and that there are...
, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith - Omar NasiriOmar NasiriOmar Nasiri is the pseudonym of a Moroccan spy who infiltrated al-Qaeda, attending training camps in Afghanistan and passing information to the UK and French intelligence services...
, spySPYSPY is a three-letter acronym that may refer to:* SPY , ticker symbol for Standard & Poor's Depositary Receipts* SPY , a satirical monthly, trademarked all-caps* SPY , airport code for San Pédro, Côte d'Ivoire...
who infiltrated al-QaedaAl-QaedaAl-Qaeda is a global broad-based militant Islamist terrorist organization founded by Osama bin Laden sometime between August 1988 and late 1989. It operates as a network comprising both a multinational, stateless army and a radical Sunni Muslim movement calling for global Jihad... - Ahmed OsmanAhmed Osman (politician)Ahmed Osman was the Prime Minister of Morocco between November 2, 1972 and March 22, 1979. He is married to a daughter of King Mohammed V. He is also founder of the National Rally of Independents- References :...
, a former party leader - Fathallah OualalouFathallah OualalouFathallah Oualalou is the Finance and Economy minister of Morocco since 1998. He is a member of the Socialist Union of Popular Forces party and its president at the Assembly of Representatives of Morocco where the USFP counts 50 seats out of 325.-External links:*...
, a government minister - Amir PeretzAmir PeretzAmir Peretz is an Israeli politician and member of the Knesset for the Labour Party. He is a former Defense Minister of Israel and former leader of the Labour Party, having left those positions in June 2007....
, IsraelIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
i politician and former Defense Minister of Israel - Abraham SerfatyAbraham SerfatyAbraham Serfaty was an internationally prominent Moroccan dissident, militant, and political activist, who was imprisoned for years by King Hassan II of Morocco, for his political actions in favor of democracy and development’s regime, during the Years of Lead...
, a political activist (Jewish ethnicity) - Dominique de VillepinDominique de VillepinDominique Marie François René Galouzeau de Villepin is a French politician who served as the Prime Minister of France from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007....
, served as Prime Minister of FrancePrime Minister of FranceThe Prime Minister of France in the Fifth Republic is the head of government and of the Council of Ministers of France. The head of state is the President of the French Republic...
from 31 May 2005 to 17 May 2007. - Eli YishaiEli YishaiEliyahu "Eli" Yishai is an Israeli politician and head of the Shas party. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as both one of four Deputy Prime Ministers and Minister of Internal Affairs.- Political life :...
, IsraeliIsraelThe State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
politician - Abderrahmane YoussoufiAbderrahmane YoussoufiAbderrahmane Youssoufi is a Moroccan politician who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002.-Early life:...
, prime minister 1998-2002
Royal Family members
- Lalla MeryemPrincess Lalla Meryem of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Meryem of Morocco is first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou.After she obtained her Baccalaureat in 1981, Princess Lalla Meryem was appointed by her father as the President of Social Works of the Royal Army Forces.In...
, daughter of Hassan II - Moulay RachidPrince Moulay Rachid of MoroccoPrince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also known as Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan was born on 20 June 1970 in Rabat as the youngest male child of the late King Hassan II. He holds a doctorate in international politics and serves Morocco as a diplomat...
, son of Hassan II - Lalla Latifa HammouLalla Latifa HammouLalla Latifa Hammou is the widow of king Hassan II and the mother of Princess Lalla Meryem, King Mohammed VI, Princess Lalla Asma, Princess Lalla Hasna and Prince Moulay Rachid.. , Evening Times Although she never held the title of "Queen," she is referred to using terms such as "mother of the...
, mother of king Mohammed VI - Lalla AsmaPrincess Lalla Asma of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Asma of Morocco is the second daughter and third eldest child of Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou.Lalla Asma married Khalid Bouchentouf in 1987...
, daughter of Hassan II - Lalla HasnaPrincess Lalla Hasna of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Hasna of Morocco is the youngest daughter of the late King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. She is sister to the current king, Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid....
, daughter of Hassan II - Moulay AbdallahPrince Moulay Abdallah of MoroccoPrince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco was the brother of Hassan II, later King Hassan of Morocco and the son of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his wife Lalla Abla bint Tahar .-Family:...
, brother of Hassan II - Moulay HichamPrince Moulay Hicham of MoroccoMoulay Hicham of Morocco, born March 12, 1964, is the cousin of the current King Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid. Raised in Rabat, he is the son of Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, the late brother of former king Hassan II, and Princess Lalla Lamia as-Solh, daughter of Riad as-Solh, the...
, son of Moulay Abdallah - Lalla zineb, daughter of Moulay Abdallah
- Lalla Abla bint TaharLalla Abla bint TaharLalla Abla bint Tahar was the first wife of Mohammed V of Morocco.She was the daughter of Tahar ben Hasan, and married Mohammed V of Morocco in 1926...
, wife of Mohammed VMohammed V of MoroccoMohammed V was Sultan of Morocco from 1927–53, exiled from 1953–55, where he was again recognized as Sultan upon his return, and King from 1957 to 1961. His full name was Sidi Mohammed ben Yusef, or Son of Yusef, upon whose death he succeeded to the throne...
and mother of Hassan II
Religious leaders
- Ahmad ibn 'AjibaAhmad ibn 'AjibaAhmad ibn 'Ajiba was an 18th-century Moroccan saint in the Darqawa Sufi Sunni Islamic lineage.-Biography:He was born of a sharif family in the Berber Anjra tribe that ranges from Tangiers to Tetuan along the Mediterranean coast of Morocco...
- Ha-MimHa-MimHa-Mim is the short form of the name Ha-Mim ibn Mann-Allah ibn Harir ibn Umar ibn Rahfu ibn Azerwal ibn Majkasa, also known as Abu Muhammad; he was a member of the Majkasa sub-tribe of the Ghomara Berbers who proclaimed himself a prophet in 925 near Tetouan in Morocco...
- Ilyâs ibn SâlihIlyâs ibn SâlihIlyâs ibn Sâlih was the leader of the Berghouata in modern day Morocco from 792 to 842. He is said to have professed Islam publicly but Salih's religion secretly, and died in the 50th year of his reign....
- Isaac AlfasiIsaac Alfasifor other Al-Fasi's see Al-Fasi disambiguationIsaac ben Jacob Alfasi ha-Cohen - also known as the Alfasi or by his Hebrew acronym Rif , was a Talmudist and posek...
- Muhammad al-JazuliMuhammad al-JazuliSidi Muhammad ibn Sulayman al-Jazuli al-Simlali , often known as "Imam al-Jazuli", was a Moroccan Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah. He is especially famous for compiling the Dala'il al-Khayrat, an extremely popular Muslim prayer book...
- Raphael BerdugoRaphael BerdugoRaphael Berdugo , is a son of Rabbi Mordecai Berdugo, was a dayan, a scholar, and one of the greatest rabbis of Morocco.Raphael was respected by his contemporaries, and his decisions continue to be a source of inspiration to Moroccan rabbis...
- Salih ibn TarifSalih ibn Tarif' was the second king of the Berghouata Berber kingdom, and proclaimed himself a prophet of a new religion. He appeared during the caliphate of Hisham ibn Abd al-Malik in 744 AD...
- Sidi Ahmed al-TidjaniSidi Ahmed al-TidjaniMawlana Ahmed ibn Mohammed Tijani al-Hassani al-Maghribi , in Arabic سيدي أحمد التجاني is the founder of the Tijaniyya Sūfī order...
Scientist, Philosophers
- Muhammad al-IdrisiMuhammad al-IdrisiAbu Abd Allah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani al-Sabti or simply Al Idrisi was a Moroccan Muslim geographer, cartographer, Egyptologist and traveller who lived in Sicily, at the court of King Roger II. Muhammed al-Idrisi was born in Ceuta then belonging to the Almoravid Empire and died in...
- Mohammed Abed Al-JabriMohammed Abed al-JabriMohammed Abed Al-Jabri was a contemporary Moroccan critic and professor of philosophy and Islamic thought in Mohammed V University in Rabat. He was also an expert in Arabic and Arabic literature. He is considered to have been one of the major intellectual figures in the contemporary Arab world. He...
- AverroesAverroes' , better known just as Ibn Rushd , and in European literature as Averroes , was a Muslim polymath; a master of Aristotelian philosophy, Islamic philosophy, Islamic theology, Maliki law and jurisprudence, logic, psychology, politics, Arabic music theory, and the sciences of medicine, astronomy,...
- Paul BenacerrafPaul BenacerrafPaul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf is an American philosopher working in the field of the philosophy of mathematics who has been teaching at Princeton University since he joined the faculty in 1960. He was appointed Stuart Professor of Philosophy in 1974, and recently retired as the James S....
, philosopher (Moroccan father) - Baruj BenacerrafBaruj BenacerrafBaruj Benacerraf was a Venezuelan-born American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell surface protein molecules important for the immune system's distinction between self and...
, immunologist nobel prize (Moroccan father) - Georges BurouGeorges BurouGeorges Burou was a French gynecologist who managed a clinic in Casablanca, Morocco and is widely credited with innovating modern sex reassignment surgery for trans women.Notable patients include Coccinelle, April Ashley and Jan Morris....
, gynecologist who is widely credited with innovating modern sex reassignment surgerySex reassignment surgerySex reassignment surgery is a term for the surgical procedures by which a person's physical appearance and function of their existing sexual characteristics are altered to resemble...
for transwomen - Merieme ChadidMerieme ChadidMerieme Chadid is a Moroccan astronomer and researcher at Dome C, Concordia Research Station in Antarctica. She is considered the first astronomer in the world to have been committed to install a large astronomical observatory in Antarctica.-References and notes:...
, astronomerAstronomerAn astronomer is a scientist who studies celestial bodies such as planets, stars and galaxies.Historically, astronomy was more concerned with the classification and description of phenomena in the sky, while astrophysics attempted to explain these phenomena and the differences between them using...
and researcher - Marcelle MachlufMarcelle MachlufProf. Marcelle Machluf is a senior lecturer at the Technion Faculty of Biotechnology and Food Engineering in Israel. Her research interests include: Developing nano-particles for the delivery of anti cancer drugs to the brain and other organs; developing nano-delivery system for DNA vaccination;...
Athletes
- Saïd AouitaSaid AouitaSaïd Aouita is a former Moroccan athlete, winner of 5000 meters at the 1984 Summer Olympics, 5000 meters at the 1987 World Championships in Athletics, 3000 meters at the 1989 IAAF World Indoor Championships, and former world record holder at 1500m , 2000m , 3000m , and twice at 5000m [ and ]...
- Hasna BenhassiHasna BenhassiHasna Benhassi is a Moroccan middle distance athlete.She first came to international prominence at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, winning a surprise silver medal behind Kelly Holmes. She repeated this feat by winning silver at the 2005 World Athletics Championships in Helsinki,...
- Abdellah BéharAbdellah BéharAbdellah Béhar is a retired Moroccan-born French runner who specializes in the 5000 metres and cross-country running.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*3000 metres - 7:35.80 min *5000 metres - 13:13.33 min...
- Nezha BidouaneNezha BidouaneNezha Bidouane is a retired Moroccan hurdler.She won the 400 m hurdles gold medal at the 1997 World Championships in Athens...
- Brahim BoulamiBrahim BoulamiBrahim Boulami is a Moroccan athlete who had set two world records in the 3,000 meter steeplechase, 7:55.28 and 7:53.17. The latter was overturned because he tested positive for the banned performance enhancing drug EPO...
- Hind DehibaHind DehibaHind Dehiba is a Moroccan-French runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.Her first podium finish at the 2005 European Athletics Indoor Championships came with controversy. She took the bronze medal but impeded fourth-placed Helen Clitheroe in the final stages of the 1500 m...
- Hicham El GuerroujHicham El GuerroujHicham El Guerrouj "King of the Mile" is a Moroccan former middle distance runner...
- Driss El HimerDriss El HimerDriss El Himer is a French long-distance runner.He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th....
- Nawal El MoutawakelNawal El MoutawakelNawal El Moutawakel is a Moroccan hurdler, who won the inaugural women's 400 m hurdles event at the 1984 Summer Olympics, thereby becoming the first female Muslim born on the continent of Africa to become an Olympic champion. She was also the first Moroccan and the first woman from a Muslim...
- Yousef El NasriYousef El NasriYousef El Nasri Serhani is a Spanish long-distance runner.He finished fifth in the 3000 metres at the 1999 IAAF World Indoor Championshipsand eleventh in the short race at the 2003 World Cross Country Championships....
, Spanish retired long distance runner - Sari EssayahSari EssayahSari Miriam Essayah is a Finnish retired race walker and a politician, Member of the European Parliament since 2009. Her father is from Morocco....
, FinnishFinlandFinland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
retired race walkerRace walkingRacewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance athletic event. Although it is a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times... - Jaouad GharibJaouad GharibJaouad Gharib is a Moroccan long-distance runner who competes in the marathon. Winner of the 2003 World Championships and 2005 World Championships over the distance, he is also notable because he only began running seriously at the age of twenty-two...
- Bouchra GhezielleBouchra GhezielleBouchra Ghézielle, née Ben Thami is a Moroccan-French track and field athlete, now competing for France. She competes mainly on the 1500 m distance but also on 800 m and 3000 m distances....
- Salah HissouSalah HissouSalah Hissou is a long-distance runner from Morocco, who won the gold medal over 5000 m at the 1999 World Championships in Athletics in Seville. With 26:38.08 he also set a world record over 10,000 m in Brussels in 1996 and won a bronze medal over 10,000 m at the 1996 Summer Olympics in...
- Adil KaouchAdil KaouchAdil Kaouch is a Moroccan middle distance runner.In 1998 he won the World Junior Championships over 1500 metres...
- Abderrahman Ait KhamouchAbderrahman Ait KhamouchAbderrahman Ait Khamouch is a Paralympic athlete from Spain competing mainly in category T46 middle distance events.He competed in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, China. There he won a silver medal in the men's 1500 metres - T46 event and a bronze medal in the men's 800 metres - T46...
, Spanish paralympic athlete - Khalid KhannouchiKhalid KhannouchiKhalid Khannouchi is a Moroccan American marathoner. He was born in Meknes, Morocco. He is the former world record holder for the marathon and held the former road world best for the 20 km distance. He is one of only five men to break the marathon world record more than once, and one of only four...
, MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
American marathoner - Brahim LahlafiBrahim LahlafiBrahim Lahlafi is a retired long-distance runner who represented Morocco during his active career. He acquired French citizenship on 6 April 2002, but represented Morocco again from 15 March 2007....
- Driss MaazouziDriss MaazouziDriss Maazouzi is a French 1500 metres runner who won a bronze medal at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton. He won the 2003 IAAF World Indoor Championships....
- Mohamed OuaadiMohamed OuaadiMohamed Ouaadi is a retired French long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.-Achievements:-Personal bests:*5000 metres - 13:44.8 minutes *10,000 metres - 28:33.59 minutes...
- Zahra OuazizZahra OuazizZahra Ouaziz is a retired Moroccan long-distance runner. She was the African record holder at 3000 metres and 5000 metres.-Career:Ouaziz broke the 5000 metres African Record in 1998, timing 14:40.19...
- Rashid RamziRashid RamziRashid Ramzi is a Moroccan-Bahraini track and field athlete competing internationally for Bahrain in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. Ramzi was investigated by the IAAF after the 2008 Summer Games and was stripped of his gold medal for doping.Ramzi was born in Asfi, Morocco...
- Ismaïl SghyrIsmaïl SghyrIsmaïl Sghyr is a French runner who won a bronze medal at the over 3000 metres at the 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships. In 5000 metres he finished fourth at the World Championships the same year, as well as winning a bronze medal at the 2002 European Championships...
- Khalid SkahKhalid SkahKhalid Skah is a Moroccan athlete, winner of 10 000 m at the 1992 Summer Olympics.Born in Midelt, Morocco, Khalid Skah established himself first as a good cross country runner by winning the IAAF World Cross Country Championships in 1990 and 1991.His first major tournament on track was 1991 World...
- Achraf TadiliAchraf TadiliAchraf Tadili is a Canadian athlete competing over 800 metres. He was born in Casablanca, Morocco.-Achievements:-External links:**...
- Mounir YemmouniMounir YemmouniMounir Yemmouni is a French middle distance runner who specializes in the 1500 metres.He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2005 World Championships without reaching the finals...
- Kamal ZianiKamal ZianiKamal Ziani is a retired Spanish long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon.He finished seventh at the 2002 European Championships...
, retired Spanish long-distance runner
Boxers
- Abdelhak AchikAbdelhak AchikAbdelhak Achik is a former Moroccan amateur boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.-Olympic results:*1st round bye...
- Mohammed AchikMohammed AchikMohamed Abdelhak Achik is a former Moroccan amateur boxer who won a bronze medal in the men's bantamweight category at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.- Olympic results :*Defeated Dieter Berg 3-0...
- Ali HallabAli HallabAli Hallab is a boxer from France. He is best known for having won the bronze medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
- Driss MoussaidDriss MoussaidDriss Moussaid is a boxer from Morocco who won Bronze at the World Junior Championships 2006 and qualified for the Olympics 2008 at junior welter.-Career:...
- Mahdi OuatineMahdi OuatineMahdi/Mehdi Ouatine is a Moroccan amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics by winning the 1st AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in the featherweight division. He lost his Olympic debut 1:10 to Mongolian Zorigtbaataryn Enkhzorig.-External links:*...
- Nordine OubaaliNordine OubaaliNordine Oubaali is a French amateur boxer of Moroccan descent best known to win a Bronze medal at light flyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
- Khalid RahilouKhalid RahilouKhalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou Khalid Rahilou (born June 19, 1966 in Argenteuil, Val-d'Oise, France was a French boxer of a Moroccan origin.-Professional career:Rahilou began his professional career in 1988 and won the WBA Light Welterweight title by defeating Frankie Randall by TKO in 1997...
- Tahar TamsamaniTahar TamsamaniTahar Tamsamani is a Moroccan boxer who participated in three Olympic tournaments. He was born in Marrakech.-Olympic Games performances:...
- Najib DahoNajib DahoNajib Daho was a Moroccan-born English boxer, Commonwealth Lightweight Champion, and British Super-featherweight champion boxer.-Career:...
Footballers
- Adil RamiAdil RamiAdil Rami is a French international footballer who currently plays for Spanish club Valencia CF in La Liga. He plays in central defence for the club and is known for his physical strength, free kicks, and imposing height standing at nearly 6 ft 3 in .Rami began his football career...
- Mbark BoussoufaMbark BoussoufaMoubarak "Mbark" Boussoufa is a Dutch-born Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Anzhi Makhachkala and the Moroccan national team.-Early career:...
- Ibrahim AfellayIbrahim AfellayIbrahim Afellay is a Dutch professional footballer who plays for FC Barcelona as an attacking midfielder or winger.He has played for the Dutch national youth team and is now part of the senior Dutch national team, which he represented at UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 FIFA World Cup, the latter of...
- Mimoun AzaouaghMimoun AzaouaghMimoun Azaouagh is a Moroccan-born German footballer. He currently plays for the Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.- Early career:...
- Nabil BahaNabil BahaNabil Baha is a Moroccan footballer who plays for CE Sabadell FC in Spain, as a striker.Both his parents come from Douar Guerzine, near Fes.-Club career:...
- Yossi BenayounYossi BenayounYosef Shai "Yossi" Benayoun is an Israeli international footballer who plays for Arsenal on loan from Chelsea.Benayoun plays as an attacking midfielder, often occupying the space just behind the striker. In Israel, he is sometimes nicknamed "The Diamond from Dimona". He is also the captain of the...
, parents emigrated from Morocco - Larbi BenbarekLarbi BenbarekLarbi Benbarek or Larbi Ben Barek was a Moroccan football player...
, one of the finest players ever to represent France - Aziz BouderbalaAziz BouderbalaAbdelaziz Bouderbala El-Idrissi is a former Moroccan footballer. Aziz Bouderbala started his professional career at Wydad Casablanca, before moving to FC Sion, Switzerland and French Olympique Lyon later. the former player worked as a technical director at his first club Wydad Casablanca. He...
- Nourdin BoukhariNourdin BoukhariNourdin Boukhari is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for the Turkish club Kasımpaşa.-Club career:He started his career for Sparta where he stood out for his technical skill and subsequently signed for Ajax where he made his debut against FC Groningen on 1 September 2002. In 2006, he...
- Khalid BoulahrouzKhalid BoulahrouzKhalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
- Marouane ChamakhMarouane ChamakhMarouane Chamakh is a French-Moroccan footballer who plays for English club Arsenal in the Premier League and the Moroccan national team as a striker. He is described as a prototypical target man and is noted for his "tall stature" and "excellent heading ability".Chamakh started his career...
- Manuel da Costa (footballer)Manuel da Costa (footballer)Manuel Marouane da Costa Trindade Senoussi , known as Manuel da Costa, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a centre-back for FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Da Costa was born in France, but qualifies to play for Portugal, through his parents .-AS Nancy:Da Costa began his career at Ligue 1 club AS Nancy...
- Saïd EnnjimiSaïd EnnjimiSaïd Ennjimi is a French-Moroccan football referee. He is registered as a Fédéral 1 referee in France meaning he is eligible to officiate Ligue 1 and Ligue 2 matches, as well as matches in the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue....
, FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
-MoroccanMoroccoMorocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
football referee - Tarik ElyounoussiTarik ElyounoussiTarik Elyounoussi is a Norwegian footballer playing for Norwegian Tippeligaen club Fredrikstad .-Career:...
- Mounir El HamdaouiMounir El HamdaouiMounir El Hamdaoui is a Dutch-Moroccan footballer. He currently plays as a forward for Ajax in the Netherlands...
- Bouchaib El MoubarkiBouchaib El MoubarkiBouchaib El Moubarki is a Moroccan footballer. He currently plays for Raja Casablanca.-Club career:He also played for the famous Qatari side, Al-Sadd Sports Club and Grenoble....
- MohaMohamed El YaagoubiMohamed El Yaagoubi , aka Moha, is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Girona FC as a left midfielder.Due to the many years spent in Spain - his entire professional career, which spanned nearly 15 years - he also holds a passport from that country....
- Nabil El ZharNabil El ZharNabil El Zhar is a French-born Moroccan footballer and currently plays for Levante. He also has eight caps for Morocco. El Zhar is known for his pace and dribbling ability-Club career:...
- Naym
- Marouane FellainiMarouane FellainiMarouane Fellaini-Bakkioui is a Belgian footballer who plays for Everton and the Belgium national football team. Fellaini is of Moroccan descent.-Early career:...
- Just FontaineJust FontaineJust "Justo" Fontaine is a former French football player.-Football career:He holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World Cup finals tournament, with 13 in 1958...
, holds the record for most goals scored in a single FIFA World CupFIFA World CupThe FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...
finals tournament, with thirteen in 1958 - Mustapha HadjiMustapha HadjiMustapha Hadji in Ifrane, Souss-Massa-Draâ, Morocco is a former Moroccan footballer.-Early life:Hadji was born in Ifrane, Morocco. He immigrated with his family to France.-Club career:Mustapha Hadji began playing football there...
- Youssef Hadji
- Helenio HerreraHelenio HerreraHelenio Herrera Gavilán was a Franco-Argentine football player and manager.Although born in Argentina, Herrera's parents were both Spanish, his father being a well-known Spanish anarchist in exile...
, French-ArgentineArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
footballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player and manager - Younes KaboulYounes KaboulYounès Kaboul is a French footballer who currently plays as a centre back for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He can also play at right back or in defensive midfield.-Auxerre:...
- Houssine KharjaHoussine KharjaHoussine Kharja is a France born, Moroccan footballer who plays for Serie A club Fiorentina. He is tall and weighs .- Career :...
- Hoda LattafHoda LattafHoda Lattaf is a French soccer player who plays in attack. She currently plays for Montpellier in the top French league and is one of the leading players for the France national team, and was seen as the preferred partner for Marinette Pichon until the latter decided to retire from international...
- Noureddine Naybet
- NayimNayimMohammed Ali Amar , commonly known as Nayim, is a retired Spanish footballer who played as a central midfielder....
- Adil RamziAdil RamziAdil Ramzi is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for the Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade.-International career:He was a member of the Moroccan national team. So far, he has played 26 international matches for Morocco, and scored twice. He also played in 1997 FIFA World Youth...
- Hoalid Regragui
- Youssef SafriYoussef SafriYoussef Safri is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Qatar SC in the Qatari League.-Career:Safri had played for Coventry City from 2001 to 2004 where he made his name in the English game after a transfer from Raja Casablanca of Morocco. This time was not without controversy however...
- Adel TaarabtAdel TaarabtAdel Taarabt is a Moroccan footballer who plays for Queens Park Rangers as an Attacking midfielder and can also be used as a winger....
- Jawad Zairi
- Badou ZakiBadou ZakiEzzaiki Badou, nicknamed "Zaki" was the manager of the Morocco national football team from 2002 to 2005. Before coaching, he was a noted goalkeeper, appearing as the keeper for the Morocco national football team at the 1984 Summer Olympics and at the 1986 FIFA World Cup. He was named by France...
- Merouane ZemmamaMerouane ZemmamaMerouane Zemmama is a Moroccan football player who currently plays for English Championship club Middlesbrough. Zemmama represented Morocco at the 2004 Summer Olympics and was first capped at full international level in 2008....
Kickboxers
- Cyril AbidiCyril AbidiCyril "Marseille Bad Boy" Abidi is a French former super heavyweight kickboxer. His road to fame started in 2000 when he entered K-1 and created a huge upset with a first round knockout win over legendary Peter Aerts....
, SavateSavateSavate , also known as boxe française, French boxing, French kickboxing or French footfighting, is a French martial art which uses the hands and feet as weapons combining elements of western boxing with graceful kicking techniques. Only foot kicks are allowed unlike some systems such as Muay...
Champion and Muay ThaiMuay ThaiMuay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
World Champion - Badr HariBadr HariBadr "The Golden Boy" Hari is a Moroccan-Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 finalist. As of May 2011, Hari is ranked the #2 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com...
, K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World GP 2008 finalist - Chalid ArrabChalid ArrabChalid "Die Faust" Arrab is a German kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.-Biography and career:...
- Naoufal BenazzouzNaoufal BenazzouzNaoufal " Iron Leg" Benazzouz is a French-Moroccan kickboxer training at Siam Gym in Valkenswaard, Netherlands.- Biography and career :...
- Faldir ChahbariFaldir Chahbari"Fast" Faldir Chahbari is Moroccan-Dutch welterweight kickboxer, fighting out of Brummen, Netherlands. He a x2 Muay Thai amateur world champion and is the former W.F.C.A...
- Chahid Oulad El HadjChahid Oulad El HadjChahid "The Pitbull" Oulad El Hadj is a Moroccan-Dutch welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands....
- Aziz JahjahAziz JahjahAziz "Boutahar" Jahjah is a Belgian-Moroccan super heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands and is trained by Ramon Dekkers...
Martial artists
- Lee MurrayLee MurrayLee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray is an English-Moroccan mixed martial artist and convicted bank robber. He was sentenced to 10 years in jail in June 2010 for masterminding a 2006 £53 million armed raid in Kent, UK...
, MMA-fighter - Frank MirFrank MirFrancisco Santos Miranda is an American mixed martial artist, as well as a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kenpō Karate, who competes in the heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is a former UFC Heavyweight Champion and a former UFC Interim Heavyweight Champion...
, MMA-fighter - Nordin Asrih, MMA-fighter
- Khalid IsmailKhalid IsmaïlKhalid Ismaïl Mubarak is a UAE football player who played as a midfielder for the UAE national football team and Al-Nasr Club in Dubai...
, MMA-fighter
Rugby footballers
- Abdelatif BenazziAbdelatif BenazziAbdelatif Benazzi is a French-Moroccan rugby union footballer who represented both Morocco and France. He played as a lock or back row forward....
- Jamal FakirJamal FakirJamal Fakir is a Moroccan-Frenchrugby league player for the Catalans Dragons club in the European Super League competition. A fiery, strong-running second-rower....
- Adel FellousAdel FellousAdel Fellous is a rugby league player for Lezignan Sangliers club in the French Elite One Championship.His usual position is prop-forward, and he is an experienced French international who has played for Catalans Dragons and Toulouse Olympique.France forward Adel Fellous has joined injury-hit Hull...
- Djalil NarjissiDjalil NarjissiDjalil Narjissi is a Moroccan rugby union footballer who currently plays in the Top 14, for Agen, France. He joined Agen in 2004, having previously played for Castres. Narjissi also acts as the captain for the Morocco national team....
- Younes KhattabiYounes KhattabiYounes Khattabi is a Moroccan rugby league player currently playing for Carpentras in the French Elite One Championship competition. He is famous for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at...
See also
- Moroccans
- List of Morocco-related topics
- List of Moroccan Dutch people
- People born in Casablanca