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Driss Ait Mbarek
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 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 f ... [...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] |
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 as ... [...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 , of which he wrote: "À cette époque, j'ai commencé à jouer des rôles secondaires dans le th ... [...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 in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Seghir
Driss Seghir is a Moroccan short-story writer. He was born on May 21, 1948 in Kenitra, Morocco. Works Author of : *«Curse & The Blue Words» short stories 1976 *«Odious Time», novel 1983 *«Of Children & Homeland» short stories in 1985 *«Terrifying Faces in A Terrifying Street» short stories, 1985 *«Great River Concerto» novel in 1990 *«Dreams Of The Beautiful Butterflies» a play in 1995 *«Last-Chance Harbour» novel co-authored with Abdel Hamid El Gharbaoui in 1995 *«His Excellency The Minister» short stories in 1999 Co-Author of *«A Dialogue Between Two Generations» short stories co-authored with Mohamed Said Raihani References *«The Three Keys», An Anthology published in Arabic in Three Volumes by Mohamed Said Raihani Mohamed Saïd Raïhani ( ar, محمد سعيد الريحاني) is a Moroccan translator, novelist and short-story writer born on December 23, 1968 in Ksar el Kebir, north of Morocco. He is a member of ''Moroccan Writers’ Union'', holde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Moussaid
Driss Moussaid (born March 29, 1988) is a boxer from Morocco who won bronze at the World Junior Championships 2006 and qualified for the Olympics 2008 at junior welter. Career He won a bronze medal in 2006 at the world junior championship in his native country when he lost the semi to eventual Hungarian winner Balazs Bacskai. At the Olympic qualifier he edged out All Africa champ Hastings Bwalya and also beat Hamza Hassini. Moussaid beat Todd Kidd of Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... in the Men's Light Welter (64 kg) on the second day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. References External linksQualifier [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss Maazouzi
Driss Maazouzi ( ar, ادريس معزوزي, link=no; born 15 October 1969 in Meknès) 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. Maazouzi represented Morocco up to and during the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, ..., but as a naturalised citizen of France he switched nationality shortly afterwards. References * * 1969 births Living people People from Meknes Moroccan male middle-distance runners French male middle-distance runners Olympic athletes of France Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2000 Summer Olympics World Athletics Championships athletes for France World Athle ... [...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. He ... [...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 populati ... 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 Ben-Brahim
Driss Ben-Brahim (born 1964) is a Moroccan-Austrian trader and investor based in London, England. Early life Ben-Brahim is an engineer and mathematician by education. He graduated from École Centrale Paris (1987), studied Artificial Intelligence at the Max Planck Institut Munich, and received an MBA from INSEAD Fontainebleau (1990). Career Early in his career, Ben-Brahim served as a Treasury Officer at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) in London. In 1994 Ben-Brahim joined Goldman Sachs. During his tenure he ran several businesses including global macro proprietary trading and emerging market trading and principal investments. He became a partner in 2004. News reports indicate he was one of Goldman's highest paid traders. Ben-Brahim is a former employee of GLG Partners, where he developed and managed the Atlas Macro fund platform. Personal life Ben-Brahim has a personal interest and is an active investor in technology and education Education is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Driss El Himer
Driss El Himer ( ar, ادريس الهمِر) (born 4 April 1974 in Kezazna, Morocco) is a French long-distance runner. He competed in the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, finishing 68th. He finished 6th in the long race at the 2001 IAAF World Cross Country Championships, 11th in the 5000 m final at the 2001 World Championships in Edmonton, and 8th in the 10,000 m final at the 2006 European Athletics Championships in Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has .... Achievements External links * 1974 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 2004 Summer Olympics French male long-distance runners French male marathon runners French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Olympic athletes of France 21st-century French people {{France-longdis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
