Khalil Hachimi Idrissi
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Former Director-General of Maghreb Arabe Press
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi | |
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خليل الهاشمي الإدريسي | |
| Born | 14 August 1956 |
| Died | 8 April 2023 (aged 66) |
| Education | Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University |
| Occupations | Journalist Former Director-General of Maghreb Arabe Press |
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi (خليل الهاشمي الإدريسي; 14 August 1956 – 8 April 2023)[1][2] was a Moroccan journalist, editor, and media executive. He founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc and served as Director General of the Maghreb Arabe Press from 2011 until his death in 2023.
Idrissi was born in Casablanca.[1] He studied geography at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. In the early 1980s, he participated in the development of intercultural and community media in France, collaborating with several radio stations.[3]
Career
Idrissi began his journalism career as a columnist and reporter before becoming editor-in-chief of the weekly Maroc Hebdo International. In 2000, he founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc.[3]
In 2007, Idrissi was appointed President of the Jury of the Grand National Press Prize. The following year, he was elected President of the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers (FMEJ), a position he held until 2011.[3]
In 2011, Idrissi was appointed Director General of Morocco’s Press Agency (MAP) by King Mohammed VI. During his tenure, he led a number of reforms and initiatives that transformed MAP into a major public news institution with expanded production and regional influence.[3]
Idrissi authored several works, including Billets Bleus: Chroniques marocaines 1994–2000.[3]
