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Driss
Driss is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Driss Basri (1938–2007), Moroccan politician, Interior Minister 1979–1999 *Driss Ben-Brahim, former partner and head of Goldman Sachs trading *Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (born 1937), the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller * Driss Benhima, chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco * Driss Benzekri (activist) (1950–2007), Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist * Driss Benzekri (footballer) (born 1970), retired Moroccan football goalkeeper * Driss Chraïbi, (1926–2007), Moroccan author *Driss Debbagh (died 1986), Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) *Driss El Himer (born 1974), French long-distance runner *Driss El Khouri, Moroccan novelist *Driss Jettou (born 1945), the Prime Minister of Morocco 2002–2007 *Driss Ksikes, Moroccan journalist *Driss Maazouzi (born 1969), French 1500 metres runner *Driss Moussaid (born 1988), boxer from Moroc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Chraïbi
Driss Chraïbi (July 15, 1926 – April 1, 2007) was a Moroccan author whose novels deal with colonialism, culture clashes, generational conflict and the treatment of women and are often perceived as semi-autobiographical. Born in El Jadida and educated in Casablanca, Chraïbi went to Paris in 1945 to study chemistry before turning to literature and journalism. Life Driss Chraïbi was born to a merchant family in French Morocco but was later raised in Casablanca. He attended the Koranic school before joining the M'hammed Guessous School in Rabat, followed by the Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca. In 1945 he went to university in Paris, where, in 1950, he earned a degree in chemical engineering. After obtaining his degree, he abandoned science before the doctorate. Instead, he earned his living from a string of odd jobs, before turning to literature and journalism. He produced programmes for France Culture, frequented poets, taught Maghrebian literature at Laval University in Que ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bordj Omar Driss
Bordj Omar Driss is a town and commune in In Amenas District, Illizi Province, Algeria. According to the 2008 census it has a population of 5,736, up from 3,547 in 1998, and an annual population growth rate of 5.0%. Its postal code is 33210 and its municipal code is 3304. Geography Bordj Omar Driss lies at an elevation of at the south-western end of the Hamada de Tinrhert Desert, a vast rocky region of the Sahara Desert that extends eastwards into Libya. To the south of the town is an area of sand dunes, beyond which lies the mountain range Djebel Essaoui Mellene, an extension of the Tassili n'Ajjer range. Climate Bordj Omar Driss has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification ''BWh''), with long and extremely hot summers with averages high temperatures well above 40 °C (104 °F) during June, July and August and brief and very warm winters with averages low temperatures below 4 °C (39.2 °F) in January, the coldest month of the year as well ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Benhima
Driss Benhima ( ar, إدريس بنهيمة; born 28 May 1954) is a Moroccan businessman. Former chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco. Career Benhima joined Office Cherifien des Phosphates (OCP), Moroccan state-owned phosphate world leader, as a junior field engineer in Khouribga. After the first 6 years he spent there, he became Mining Facilities Manager. He was appointed in 1990 CEO of Casablanca-based Société Marocaine d'Oxygène et d' Acétylène, Moroccan subsidiary of Air Liquide group, world leader in industrial gases. On 19 March 1994, he was appointed CEO of Office National de l'Electricité (ONE), Morocco's national power authority. He has notably tackled the issue of insufficient access to electricity in rural communities. The global rural electrification program's objective was to generalize access before 2010. His successor Ahmed Nakkouch pushed further the initiative: the program is due to reach its target in 2007. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Temsamani
Driss R. Temsamani ( ar, إدريس التمسماني; born 1966) is a Miami-based Moroccan American diaspora activist, public speaker, author, and managing director at Citigroup in his role as Latin America Regional Digital Channels and Data Head. Early life Temsamani was born in Tangier, Morocco. He is the grand son of General Driss Riffi Temsamani who was named Pasha of the Rif Republic in 1926 then Asila, Larache and Tetuan. Driss emigrated to the United States in 1986. where he established TelQuel Magazine. Years later, Temsamani enrolled himself in business studies. He is a holder of an MBA from Ohio State University, an Executive MBA in Industrial marketing from IAE Universidad Austral in Buenos Aires, Argentina and an Executive Leadership from Harvard. He is currently based in Miami, Florida where he lives with his wifes. Authorship and lecturing Temsamani writes about a broad range of topics. In 2004, he was one of the first Moroccan Americans to publish a book ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Basri
Driss Basri ( ar, إدريس البصري ', 8 November 1938 in Settat – 27 August 2007) 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. His name has been associated with the Years of Lead.Mort de Driss Basri, symbole des années de plomb '' RFI (audio interviews of Basri) 's decision to end his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Debbagh
Driss Debbagh (in Arabic : إدريس الدباغ) (born November 7, 1921 in Marrakech, Morocco – 1986), was a Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) and a Minister (government), minister of commerce, Industrial sector, industry, mining and merchant navy (from June 1963 to November 1963). He was also vice-president and chairman of Banque Commerciale du Maroc through a private company NAMIRI S.A. of which he owned 93% of the shares. Driss Debbagh was the son of Tayed ibn Brahim Debbagh and his second wife Zahra bint Mohammed Soussi. He was fluent in Berber, Arabic, French, English and Italian. He lived in France in the end of the 1940s and he received a bachelor in chemical engineering in 1950 from L'École Nationale Supérieur des Arts et Industries Textiles de Roubaix, France. He returned to Morocco and became the president of the royal federation of aeronautic sports in 1957, and president of the CJP (Centre des Jeunes Patrons) the same year. Awards *Knight of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Jettou
Driss Jettou ( ar, إدريس جطو; born 24 May 1945) is a Moroccan politician, who served as the Prime Minister of Morocco from 2002 to 2007. Early life and education Jettou was born in the town of El Jadida on 24 May 1945. 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 University where he graduated in physics and chemistry in 1966. He also received a diploma of adjustment and management of company of Cordwainers Colleges of London in 1967. Career Between 1968 and 1993, Jettou occupied many managerial positions of several Moroccan companies. He then chaired the Moroccan Federation of industries of leather (FEDIC) and was a member of the General Confederation of the Companies in Morocco (CGEM) and later became the vice-president of the Moroccan Association of Exporters (ASMEX). He holds the Wissam of the Throne (Grand Chevalier). In 2008 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss El Khouri
Driss El Khouri (1939 – 14 February 2022) was a Moroccan novelist who was one of the most acclaimed in the country. Life and career El Khouri's books convey strongly the feel of everyday Moroccan life in coffee shops and other urban settings and show a firm commitment to representing the voices of marginalized members of society. The poetry festival in Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ar, الرِّبَاط, er-Ribât; ber, ⵕⵕⴱⴰⵟ, ṛṛbaṭ) is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan populatio ... in 2004 was held in honour of El Khouri. El Khouri died at his home in Salé on 14 February 2022, at the age of 83. Novels *''Al-Bidayat'' (''Beginnings'') (1980), *''Al-’ayyam wa Allayali'' (''Days and Nights'') (1982) *''Madinat Atturab'' (''City of Dirt'') (1988). External links (both in French) ''Hommage to Driss el Khouri at the festival in Rabat (2004)''''Hommag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Benzekri (footballer)
Driss Benzekri ( ar, ادريس ابن زكري; born 31 December 1970) is a retired Moroccan football goalkeeper who played most of his career at RS Settat RS Settat, also called Renaissance Sportive de Settat is a Moroccan football club located in the Moroccan city of Settat. Founded in 1946 the current Chairman is Rachid Azmy and the current manager is Abdellatif Killech. Honours * Botola : 1 .... He played for the Morocco national football team and was the starting goalkeeper of the national team during the 1998 FIFA World Cup. References * 1970 births Moroccan footballers Morocco international footballers Living people 1998 FIFA World Cup players 1998 African Cup of Nations players 2002 African Cup of Nations players Association football goalkeepers Botola players Ittihad Khemisset players {{Morocco-footy-goalkeeper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Ksikes
Driss Ksikes (born 1968 in Casablanca) is a Moroccan journalist. Career He had been an 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. Ksikes wrote two plays ( "Ils" and " Le Saint des Incertains" and published a novel: ''Ma boite noire''. His article "L’image (délicate) des Prophètes" was the subject to several complaints of antisemitism in Belgium and France whereby he accused the Jews to have as religion business and politics. In December 2006, Ksikes and another journalist, Sanaa al-Aji, were prosecuted for "defaming Islam and damaging morality" after the publication of a subject treating the Moroccan Humour. The religious sides of some first time published jokes referring to the Islamic religion, Muhammad and Hassan II, the late king of Morocco. He received a three-year suspended sentence and was ordered to pay fines of $8,000. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Driss
Mohamed Driss (born 1944) is a Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre. Since 1988 he has been the director of the National Theatre of Tunisia. He began his career in 1961 and is, subsequently, an actor, both amateur and professional, a student in Tunis and Paris, producer, and director.Session 2005 des Journées théâtrales de Carthage (JTC) From 1969 to 1972, he was an actor and stage assistant at the Théâtre de la Tempête led by Jean-Marie Serreau
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Ouled Driss District
Ouled Driss is a district in Souk Ahras Province, Algeria. It was named after its capital, Ouled Driss. Municipalities The district is further divided into 2 municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...: * Ouled Driss * Aïn Zana Districts of Souk Ahras Province {{SoukAhras-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |