Driss is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *

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, D ...

(1938–2007), Moroccan politician, Interior Minister 1979–1999 *

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 ...

, former partner and head of Goldman Sachs trading *

Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi Driss ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) is the alias for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller, some of whose stories have been translated by Paul Bowles from Moroccan Arabic to English. His book, '' A Life Full of Holes'' was tape-recorded and t ...

(born 1937), the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller *

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), M ...

, chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco *

Driss Benzekri (activist) Driss Benzekri (1950–2007) was a Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist. Benzekri was born into a modest Berber family in Aït Ouahi, near Khémisset. Quite young, he participated in the short-lived marxist-leninist movement ...

(1950–2007), Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist *

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 ...

(born 1970), retired Moroccan football goalkeeper *

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 an ...

, (1926–2007), Moroccan author *

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, min ...

(died 1986), Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) *

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 Cr ...

(born 1974), French long-distance runner *

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 ...

, Moroccan novelist *

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 s ...

(born 1945), the Prime Minister of Morocco 2002–2007 *

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 ...

, Moroccan journalist *

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 ...

(born 1969), French 1500 metres runner *

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 n ...

(born 1988), boxer from Morocco *

Driss Seghir Driss Seghir is a Moroccan short-story writer. He was born on May 21, 1948 in Kenitra, Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Medite ...

, Moroccan short-story Writer *

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 H ...

, Moroccan American published Author and a Community Organizer *

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 ...

, Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre

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