This list of Moroccan people includes people who were born in

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...

and people who are of Moroccan ancestry, who are significantly notable for their life and/or work.

Academics

Michel Abitbol Michel Abitbol ( he, מיכאל אביטבול; born 14 April 1943 in Casablanca, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Israeli historian. He is considered an expert on the history of Morocco and the history the Jews of North Africa. In the 80s, he gave cour ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli historian, professor and chair of the Department of African Studies at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. * Amyne E. Qasem, Moroccan

economist An economist is a professional and practitioner in the social science discipline of economics. The individual may also study, develop, and apply theories and concepts from economics and write about economic policy. Within this field there are ...

* Robert Assaraf (1936–2018), Moroccan-born French historian * David Assouline, Moroccan-born French historian and politician * Moshe Bar-Asher (Moshe Ben Harush), Moroccan-born Israeli linguist and the president of the Academy of the Hebrew Language in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. * Baruj Benacerraf (1920–2011), Venezuelan-born American immunologist,

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded yearly by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute for outstanding discoveries in physiology or medicine. The Nobel Prize is not a single prize, but five separate prizes that, accord ...

Paul Benacerraf Paul Joseph Salomon Benacerraf (; born 26 March 1931) is a French-born American philosopher working in the field of the philosophy of mathematics who taught at Princeton University his entire career, from 1960 until his retirement in 2007. He ...

, American philosopher working in the field of the

philosophy of mathematics The philosophy of mathematics is the branch of philosophy that studies the assumptions, foundations, and implications of mathematics. It aims to understand the nature and methods of mathematics, and find out the place of mathematics in peop ...

who has been teaching at

Princeton University Princeton University is a private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and one of the ...

Shlomo Ben-Ami Shlomo Ben-Ami ( he, שלמה בן עמי; born 17 July 1943) is a former Israeli diplomat, politician, and historian. Biography Shlomo Benabou (later Ben-Ami) was born in Tangiers, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at T ...

(born Shlomo Benabou), Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, diplomat and former politician * Samuel Benchimol (1923–2002), Brazilian economist, scientist and one of the leading experts on the Amazon region * Sara Bendahan (1906–1946), first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical studies in Venezuela *

Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac (April 19, 1928 – April 5, 2020) was a Venezuelan philologist, professor, writer and Jewish poet. During her career she was dedicated to studying sephardic culture, especially the Judeo-Spanish language of norther ...

, Venezuelan philologist, professor, writer and poet *

David Bensoussan David Bensoussan (born 1947) is a Moroccan-Canadian author and educator. Bensoussan has worked in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the École de technologie supérieure of the Université du Québec since 1980. He is best known for his h ...

, Moroccan-born Canadian historian, author, and educator *

Georges Bensoussan Georges Bensoussan (born 17 February 1952) is a French historian. Bensoussan was born in Morocco. He is the editor of the '' Revue d'histoire de la Shoah'' ("Shoah History Review"). He won the Memory of the Shoah Prize from the Jacob Buchman Found ...

, Moroccan-born French historian *

Latifa El Bouhsini Latifa El Bouhsini (Arabic: لطيفة البوحسيني) is a university professor at the Faculty of Education Sciences in Rabat, and has been a member of the National Office of the School of Citizenship for Political Studies, ECEP, in Rabat s ...

, Moroccan professor and scholar on the history of the Moroccan feminist movement and women's rights issues. *

Nadia Bouras Nadia Bouras (born 1981, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) is a Dutch historian of Moroccan descent. She graduated in history at the Free University of Amsterdam The Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (abbreviated as ''VU Amsterdam'' or simply ''VU'' wh ...

, Dutch historian *

David Cazès David Cazès (born 1851, Tétouan, Morocco, died 1913) was a Moroccan Jewish educator and writer. Early life Sent to Paris in his early youth, he was educated by the Alliance Israélite Universelle, and at the age of eighteen was commissioned to e ...

, Moroccan Jewish writer and educator * Merieme Chadid,

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...

and researcher *

Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli Rajaâ Cherkaoui El Moursli (born 12 May 1954) is a Moroccan Professor of nuclear physics, at the faculty of science within thMohammad V University of Rabat. She won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science for her work on the Higgs Boson ...

, Moroccan nuclear physicist. Winner of a L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science for her work on the Higgs Boson. * Sami Shalom Chetrit, Moroccan Israeli University professor, Hebrew poet and Peace activist. * Isaac Chocrón (1930–2011), Venezuelan economist, playwright and translator. *

Claude Cohen-Tannoudji Claude Cohen-Tannoudji (; born 1 April 1933) is a French physicist. He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips for research in methods of laser cooling and trapping atoms. Currently he is still an activ ...

, Algerian-born French physicist who won the 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics (with Steven Chu and William Daniel Phillips) * Henriette Dahan Kalev, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, founder of the Gender Studies Program at Ben Gurion University. *

Yossi Dahan Yossi Dahan (born 1954) is a law professor and the Head of the Human Rights Division at the College of Law and Business. He is the chairperson and cofounder of Adva Center, an editor and cofounder of Haokets.org, and teaches philosophy at the O ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, law professor, and the Head of the Human Rights Division at the College of Law and Business. * Yvette Duval (née Benchettrit) (1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian who specialized in North Africa during Antiquity. * Latifa Elouadrhiri, Moroccan experimental physicist and researcher * Mahdi Elmandjra, Moroccan futurologist * Zhor Gourram, Moroccan novelist and scholar on language, creativity and new media * Serge Haroche, Moroccan-born French physicist who was awarded the 2012

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* Saïda Hossini, Moroccan palaeontologist, specializing in frogs of the Pleistocene. * Eva Illouz, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, professor of Sociology at the

Hebrew University in Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...

. * Raphael Israeli, Moroccan-born Israeli scholar, Professor Emeritus of Middle Eastern, Islamic and Chinese history at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. *

Asma Lamrabet Asma Lamrabet ( Rabat, Morocco, 1961) is a Moroccan doctor, Islamic feminist, scholar and author. Personal life Asma Lamrabet was born in Rabat. She currently resides in Rabat, Morocco. She considers her education to be occidental. She is marr ...

, Moroccan doctor, scholar, Islamic feminist and author *

Marcelle Machluf Marcelle Machluf ( he, מרסל מחלוף) (Morocco, May 24, 1963) is an israeli biologist. Biography Machluf was born in Morocco and moved to Israel with her mother and grandmother when she was one year old. She grew up in Ashdod. Her mother ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli biologist, director of the Laboratory for Cancer Drug Delivery & Cell Based Technologies * Adnane Remmal, Moroccan biologist * Avraham ''Avi'' Simhon, Israeli economist * Hourya Benis Sinaceur, Moroccan philosopher *

Daniel Sivan Daniel Sivan (Hebrew: דניאל סיון, born August 21, 1949) is an Israeli Emeritus professor in the Department of Hebrew Language at the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Biography Daniel Sibboni (later Sivan) was born in Casablanca, Moro ...

, specialist of Hebrew language from

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

Moncef Slaoui Moncef Mohamed Slaoui (; ; ary, منصف السلاوي, ; born July 22, 1959) is a Moroccan-born Belgian-American researcher who served as the head of Operation Warp Speed (OPWASP) under President Donald Trump from 2020 to 2021. Slaoui is t ...

, chief adviser of

Operation Warp Speed Operation Warp Speed (OWS) was a public–private partnership initiated by the United States government to facilitate and accelerate the development, manufacturing, and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, therapeutics, and diagnostics. The firs ...

* Mohammed Amine Smaili, theologian and author * Abdelhadi Tazi (1921–2015), scholar, writer, historian, and former Moroccan ambassador in various countries * Rachid Yazami, co-inventor of the lithium ion battery * Haim Zafrani, Moroccan historian, specialist of Moroccan and North African history and Mediterranean Jewish history

Activists

* Mustapha Adib, human rights activist *

Reuven Abergel Reuven Abergel ( he, ראובן אברג'ל, ar, رَؤوبين أبيرجل; born December 26, 1943) is a Moroccans, Moroccan-Israelis, Israeli social and political activist and a co-founder and former leader of the Black Panthers (Israel), Is ...

, Saadia Marciano and

Charlie Biton Charlie-Shalom Biton ( he, צ'רלי-שלום ביטון; born 11 April 1947) is an Israeli social activist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Hadash and the Black Panthers between 1977 and 1992. Biography Charlie Bi ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli activists, founders of the Israeli Black Panthers * Hélène Cazès-Benatar (1898–1979), Moroccan human rights activist and the country's first female lawyer * Fatna El Bouih, democracy activist who was imprisoned during the Years of Lead *

Kacem El Ghazzali Kacem El Ghazzali (, ; born 24 June 1990), is a Moroccan-Swiss secularist essayist and activist and is one of the few publicly atheist Moroccans. Kacem speaks English, as well as German, French, Arabic and Berber. Mostly known for his publicly voi ...

, secular blogger and activist * Carmen Elmakiyes, Amos, Israeli social and political activist, medical clown, and filmmaker * Lamya Essemlali, French environmental activist, chairperson of Sea Shepherd France * Latifa Ibn Ziaten, French-Moroccan activist * Miriam Peretz (née Ohayon), Moroccan-born Israeli educator and activist * Mohamed Rabbae, Dutch-Moroccan politician and activist *

Rudy Rochman Rudy Israel Rochman ( he, רודי ישראל רושמן; born ) is a Israeli Jews, Jewish-Israeli rights activist. Early life Rochman's maternal grandparents were Sephardi Jews, Sephardic Jews from North Africa and his paternal grandparents w ...

, French-born Israeli-Jewish rights activist * Abraham Serfaty, prominent dissident, militant, and political activist *

Mordechai Vanunu Mordechai Vanunu ( he, מרדכי ואנונו; born 14 October 1952), also known as John Crossman, is an Israeli former nuclear technician and peace activist who, citing his opposition to weapons of mass destruction, revealed details of Israe ...

, Israeli activist * Aladdin Meier, Swiss-Moroccan activist

Actors

Avital Abergel Avital Abergel ( he, אביטל אברג'יל; born June 10, 1977) is an Israeli film and TV actress. Abergel has appeared in such (Israeli) films as "Aaron Cohen's Debt" (Hebrew: ) and "Something Sweet" (Hebrew: ). Likewise, Abergel is also a s ...

, Israeli actress * Ahmed Salah Abdelfatah, Dutch actor * Yael Abecassis, Israeli actress * Loubna Abidar, Moroccan actress * Morjana Alaoui, Moroccan actress * Sanâa Alaoui, French-Moroccan actress * Fu'ad Aït Aattou, French actor *

Achmed Akkabi Achmed Akkabi (born 3 October 1983, in The Hague) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor. Akkabi was born and raised in The Hague into a family of six. His parents are both immigrants from Morocco. Akkabi became a national celebrity as 'Rachid the merchand ...

, Dutch actor * Natacha Amal, Belgian actress *

Oulaya Amamra Oulaya Amamra (born 12 November 1996) is a French actress known for starring in the 2016 films ''Divines'' and '' Tamara''. She won the César Award for Most Promising Actress and the Lumières Award for Most Promising Actress for ''Divines''. A ...

, French actress *

Najib Amhali Najib Amhali ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⵊⵉⴱ ⴰⵎⵀⴰⵍⵉ; born April 4, 1971) is a Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor. Life Najib Amhali (born Najim Amhali) was born in Nador Nador ( Riffian-Berber: ⵏⴰⴷⵓⵔ) i ...

, Moroccan-born Dutch stand-up comedian and actor * Reymond Amsalem, Israeli actress *

Richard Anconina Richard Anconina (; born 28 January 1953) is a French actor. He won the César Award for Best Supporting Actor in 1983, and for Best Actor in 1989. Filmography *1977 : ''Comment se faire réformer'' directed by Philippe Clair *1978 : ''Les Réfo ...

, French actor *

Shiri Appleby Shiri Freda Appleby (born December 7, 1978) is an American actress and television director. She is best known for her leading roles as Liz Parker in the WB/UPN science fiction drama series '' Roswell'' (1999–2002) and Rachel Goldberg in the L ...

, American actress *

Moran Atias Moran Atias ( he, מורן אטיאס; born 9 April 1981) is an Israeli actress and model. She gained fame in the Italian films ''Gas'', '' Oggi sposi'', and '' Mother of Tears''. She is best known for her work with Paul Haggis in the 2008 TV ...

, Israeli actress * Aure Atika, French actress * Amal Ayouch (born 1966), stage and film actress *

Mohammed Azaay Mohammed Azaay (born 1 July 1976 in Tétouan, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor. Azaay graduated from arts college Amsterdamse Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in 2000 as actor. Together with Karim El Guennouni he has a project called "De Varkensfabr ...

, Moroccan-born Dutch actor * Lubna Azabal, Belgian actress *

Shmil Ben Ari Shmil Ben Ari ( he, שמיל בן ארי; born February 7, 1952) is an Israeli actor.Shmil Ben Ari’s ...

, Israeli actor * Samuel Benchetrit, French actor, scenarist, writer and director *

Marc Bendavid Marc Bendavid (born June 12, 1986) is a Canadian film, television and stage actor. Early life Bendavid was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to a Belgian-born mother and a Moroccan-Jewish father. He attended Unionville High School and was subs ...

, Canadian actor *

Amador Bendayán Amador Jacobo Bendayán Bendayán en-dah-IAN(November 11, 1920 – August 8, 1989) was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer. Biography The son of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Bendayán was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, and was raised and educ ...

, Venezuelan actor and comedian *

Omar Berdouni Omar Berdouni (born 20 July 1979) is a Moroccan actor. He has starred in a number of feature films including '' The Hamburg Cell'', '' United 93'', "The Situation", '' The Kingdom'' and ''Extraordinary Rendition'', directed by Jim Threapleton ...

, Moroccan actor *

Raquel Bitton Raquel Bitton (born in Marrakesh, Morocco) is a French singer, actress and playwright. Biography In 1970, as a teenager, Bitton moved to San Francisco with her parents and brothers. She began to learn the songs from the French L'Âge d'or ('Gold ...

, singer, French actress, scenarist, writer, producer *

Miri Bohadana Miri Bohadana ( he, מירי בוהדנה; born October 12, 1977) is an Israeli actress, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Israel 1995. Biography Miriam (Miri) Bohadana was born in Beersheba, Israel, to Morocca ...

, Israeli actress and TV presentator. * Mohammed Chaara, Dutch actor *

Emmanuelle Chriqui Emmanuelle Sophie Anne Chriqui ( ; born 10 December 1975) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her performance on HBO's '' Entourage'' as Sloan McQuewick, Claire Bonner in '' Snow Day'', Dalia in '' You Don't Mess with the Zohan'', Lorelei ...

, Canadian actress *

Philippe Clair Prosper Charles Bensoussan professionally known as Philippe Clair (14 September 1930 – 28 November 2020) was a Moroccan-French actor, director, producer, screenwriter, and popular humorist. Along with fellow French directors Max Pécas and Ri ...

(Charles Bensoussan), Moroccan-born French actor, director, producer and screenwriter *

Paul Danan Paul Danan (born 2 July 1978) is an English actor who played Sol Patrick in the UK teen soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' between 1997 and 2001. In 2005, Danan appeared as a contestant on the first series of '' ITV's Celebrity Love Island'', and returne ...

, British actor *

Gérard Darmon Gérard Darmon (born 29 February 1948) is a French- Moroccan actor and singer. Personal life He was the second husband of actress Mathilda May (mother of his two youngest children). He has three children: Virginie (born 1968) and, by May, daug ...

, Algerian-born French actor. He was granted the Moroccan citizenship in 2012. * Nasrdin Dchar Dutch actor and presenter * Adam Deacon, British actor and rapper *

Vincent Elbaz Vincent Elbaz (born 3 February 1971) is a French actor. He has appeared in many French television shows and films. His first major role was in the 1994 film '' Le péril jeune''. Elbaz received the 1998 Jean Gabin Prize. Elbaz was born in Pari ...

, French actor * Jérémie Elkaïm, French actor *

Houda Echouafni Houda Echouafni is a Moroccan actress. Houda Echouafni is a British/Arab actress her theatre work includes The RSC, The National Theatre and The Globe Theatre. Houda began filming Penny Woolcock's ''The Death of Klinghoffer'' in Malta while she wa ...

, Moroccan actress *

Mehdi El Glaoui Mehdi El Mezouari El Glaoui (born 26 May 1956), also known as Mehdi El Glaoui, is a French former actor, director and screenwriter. He is the son of actress Cécile Aubry and Si Brahim El Glaoui, caïd (local administrator) of Telouet and grandson ...

, French actor * Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli actress * Ouidad Elma, French-Moroccan actress * Mamoun Elyounoussi, Dutch actor *

Nabil Elouahabi Nabil Elouahabi (born 6 February 1975), often credited as Nabil Elouhabi, is a British- Moroccan actor, known for his role as Tariq Larousi in ''EastEnders'' from 2003 to 2005, as Rashid "Gary" Mahmoon in "Strangers on the Shore" (the 2002 Chris ...

, British actor *

Nadia Farès Nadia Farès (Arabic: نادية فارس , born 20 December 1968 in Marrakech, Morocco) is a French actress. She made her film debut in 1992, with '' My Wife's Girlfriends''. She rose to fame with the police thriller ''Les Rivières pourpres' ...

, French actress *

Nora Fatehi Nora Fatehi (born 6 February 1992) is a Canadian actress, model, dancer, singer, and producer who is predominantly known for her work in the Indian film industry. She has appeared in Hindi, Telugu, Tamil and Malayalam films. She made her debut ...

, Canadian actress and dancer who works in

Indian cinema The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, ...

* Jenette Goldstein, American actress * Tzachi Halevy, Israeli actor, singer and musician *

Evelin Hagoel Evelin Hagoel ( he, אוולין הגואל; born 27 January 1961) is an Israeli actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2001. Selected filmography References External links * 1961 births Living people Israeli film a ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli actress * Touriya Haoud, Dutch actress * Maryam Hassouni, Dutch actress *

Aharon Ipalé Aharon Ipalé (December 27, 1941 – June 27, 2016) was an Israeli-American actor, known for his roles in American and British film and television productions. His credits included '' Fiddler on the Roof'' (1971), '' Innocent Bystanders'' (1 ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli actor *

Dana Ivgy Dana Ivgy ( he, דאנה איבגי; born April 3, 1982) is an Israeli actress and the daughter of actor Moshe Ivgy. Career As a child, Ivgy appeared in several television and film productions. Since graduating from acting school she has appeared ...

, Israeli actress *

Moshe Ivgy Moshe Ivgy ( he, משה איבגי; born 29 November 1953) is an Israeli actor and director. Biography Moshe Ivgy was born in Casablanca, Morocco, to a Moroccan Jewish family. He was married to actress Irit Sheleg. Their daughter Dana Ivgy is ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli actor * Touriya Jabrane (Saadia Kraytif), Moroccan actress, theatre director and politician *

Paul Karo Paul Karo (born ) is a New Zealand-born Australian former actor of Moroccan Jewish descent, best known for his role in telefilms and TV series including as Lee Whiteman in the 1970s television soap opera '' The Box''. In 1967 he received the B ...

, Australian actor * Shlomi Koriat, Israeli actor and comedian *

Yasmine Lafitte Yasmine Lafitte (Arabic: ياسمين لافيت) is a French former pornographic actress who performed under the mononym Yasmine. Life and career Born in an observant Muslim family in Thar Es-Souk, a small village of Morocco, Lafitte moved t ...

(Hafida El Khabchi), Moroccan-born French pornographic actress *

Karen Lancaume Karen Lancaume (born Karine Bach, 19 January 1973 – 28 January 2005) was a French pornographic film actress. She appeared in over 83 pornographic films between 1996 and 2000. She starred as Nadine in the 2000 film, '' Baise-moi'', a mainstrea ...

(Karine Bach), French pornographic actress *

Inbar Lavi Inbar Lavi ( he, ענבר לביא, born October 27, 1986) is an actress. She is known for portraying Raviva on the 2012 MTV series '' Underemployed'', Vee on the 2014 Fox television series '' Gang Related'', and Sheba on the Fox series '' Pr ...

, Israeli actress *

Danny Nucci Daniel Nucci (born September 15, 1968) is an American actor. He is best known for his supporting roles in blockbuster films, including his roles as Danny Rivetti in ''Crimson Tide'' (1995), Lieutenant Shepard in ''The Rock'' (1996), Deputy Monr ...

, Italian-American actor *

Mimoun Oaïssa Mimoun Oaïssa (born 11 March 1975) is a Moroccan-Dutch actor and screenwriter. Education and career He was born in Beni Said, Nador Province, Morocco and graduated from Amsterdam Theatre School in 1999 and followed acting lessons abroad. He ...

, Moroccan-born Dutch actor * Mimoun Ouled Radi, Dutch actor * Zineb Oukach, Moroccan actress and model * Ze’ev Revach, Moroccan-born Israeli actor, comedian and director *

Laila Rouass Laila Rouass (née Abdesselam) is a British actress. She is best known for her portrayals of Amber Gates in ''Footballers' Wives'' (2004–2006) and Sahira Shah in '' Holby City'' (2011–2012, 2021). She has also starred in '' Primeval'' and ...

, British actress *

Daniela Ruah Daniela Sofia Korn Ruah (born December 2, 1983) is an American-Portuguese actress and film director best known for playing NCIS Special Agent Kensi Blye in the CBS police procedural series '' NCIS: Los Angeles''. Early life Ruah was born in Bo ...

, Portuguese-American actress * Agam Rudberg, Israeli actress and model * Nasser Saleh, Spanish actor * Rosalinda Serfaty, Argentinian actress *

Leila Shenna Leila Shenna ( ar, ليلى شنّا; born Morocco) is a Moroccan former actress who featured on film mostly in the 1970s. She is most commonly remembered in English speaking countries for her role as a ''Bond girl'' in the 1979 film '' Moonrak ...

, Moroccan former actress *

Benjamin Siksou Benjamin Siksou (born 8 February 1987) is a French singer-songwriter and actor. He sings in a "jazz blues" style and plays the guitar, piano, and the violin. Early years Benjamin Siksou was born to a visual-artist mother and media consultant ...

, French actor and singer * Noah Schnapp, American-Canadian actor *

Saïd Taghmaoui Saïd Taghmaoui (born 19 July 1973) is a French-American actor and screenwriter. One of his major screen roles was that of Saïd in the 1995 French film ''La Haine'', directed by Mathieu Kassovitz. Taghmaoui has also appeared in a number of En ...

, French and American actor *

Elisa Tovati Elisa Tovati born Elisa Touati is a French singer, actress and television personality. Early years Elisa Tovati was born in 1976 to parents of Russo-Moroccan Jewish origins in Paris, France. She showed interest in theatre early in her life, an ...

, French actress and singer * Zineb Triki, French-Moroccan actress *

Jake Weber Jake T. Weber (born 12 March 1963) is an English actor, known in film for his role as Michael in '' Dawn of the Dead'' and for his role as Drew in '' Meet Joe Black''. On television, he is best-known for playing Joe DuBois, the sleep-deprived ...

, British actor *

Roschdy Zem Roschdy Zem (born 27 September 1965) is a French actor and filmmaker of Moroccan descent. He shared the award for Best Actor for his role in the film '' Days of Glory'' at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. Career Versatile and determined to not ...

, French actor and director

Beauty pageant

* Linor Abargil, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned

Miss Israel Miss Israel ( he, מַלְכַּת הַיֹּפִי, , ) is a national beauty pageant in Israel. The pageant was founded in 1950, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. The pageant was also existing to send delegates to Miss World, Miss I ...

1998 and Miss World 1998. * Kim Edri, Israeli beauty pageant winner who runner-up at

2011 *

Sara Chafak Sara Chafak (born 25 October 1990) is a Finnish beauty pageant winner of Moroccan origin who was crowned Miss Finland 2012 and represented Finland in Miss Universe 2012. Early life Chafak was born on 25 October 1990 in Helsinki, Finland, to a ...

, Finnish beauty pageant winner who was crowned

Miss Finland Miss Suomi ( Finnish for ''Miss Finland'') is a national beauty pageant in Finland. The pageant was founded in 1931, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. History Miss Suomi was held for the first time in 1931. Between 1952 and 1955 t ...

2012 and represented Finland in

Miss Universe 2012 Miss Universe 2012 was the 61st Miss Universe pageant, held at the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on December 19, 2012. At the end of the event, Leila Lopes of Angola crowned Olivia Culpo of t ...

* Halima Chehaima, Belgian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Brussels 2007 and represented Belgium in

Miss World 2007 Miss World 2007, the 57th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 1 December 2007 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. It was hosted by Fernando Allende and Angela Chow. Zhang Zilin of China won the crown and succeeded ...

* Maroua Kharbouch, Gibraltarian beauty pageant winner who was crowned

Miss Gibraltar Miss Gibraltar is a national beauty pageant in Gibraltar. History The first Miss Gibraltar pageant was held in 1959, however, it did not resume until 1964. The winner represents her nation at Miss World annually. Miss Universe The winners o ...

2013 and was named at

Miss World 2013 Miss World 2013, the 63rd edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 September 2013 at Bali International Convention Center, South Kuta, Bali, Indonesia. It was the first time in Southeast Asia and it also was the first time in the page ...

Shani Hazan Shani Hazan ( he, שני חזן; born ) is an Israeli model, singer, and a beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned Miss Israel 2012, and subsequently competed in the Miss World 2012 pageant representing her homeland. She also represented Israe ...

, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned

2012, and represented Israel in

* Mor Maman, Israeli beauty pageant winner who was crowned

2014

Business people and entrepreneurs

* Sylvain Abitbol, Canadian engineer and entrepreneur in the telecommunications industry as CEO of NHC Communications Inc * Abdeslam Ahizoune, businessman, the chairman and chief executive officer of

Maroc Telecom Maroc Telecom (Acronym: IAM, ar, اتصالات المغرب) is the main telecommunications company in Morocco. Currently employing around 11,178 employees, it is the largest telecommunications network in the country with 8 regional delegations ...

Aziz Akhannouch Aziz Akhannouch (; ; born 1961) is a Moroccan politician, businessman, and billionaire who is currently the Prime Minister of Morocco since his government took office on 7 October 2021. He is the CEO of Akwa Group and also served as Minister of A ...

, businessman and current Minister of Agriculture * Modar Alaoui, Moroccan-American serial entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley, California in the United States * Nezha Alaoui, Moroccan entrepreneur and founder of the Mayshad brand * David Amar (1920–2000), Moroccan businessman, leader of the Moroccan Jewish community, politician, and philanthropist *

Richard Attias Richard Attias (born 19 November 1959) is a Moroccan events producer, founder and former chairman of PublicisLive and currently the executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates. He is also the founder of The New York Forum and the co-foun ...

, businessman, events producer, founder and former chairman of PublicisLive and presently the executive chairman of Richard Attias and Associates *

Elie Azagury Elie Azagury (; 1918-2009) was an influential Moroccan architect and director of the (GAMMA) after Moroccan independence in 1956. He is considered the first Moroccan modernist architect, with works in cities such as Casablanca, Tangier, and Agadi ...

(1918–2009), Moroccan architect, considered the first Moroccan modernist architect * Bettina Banoun, Norwegian barrister and businesswoman * Alain J. P. Belda, Canadian-Moroccan businessman, former CEO of Alcoa * Isaac Benayon Sabba, Brazilian entrepreneur, founder of the IB Sabbá Ltda. group and Petroleo Sabbá S.A. *

Yoshua Bengio Yoshua Bengio (born March 5, 1964) is a Canadian computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning. He is a professor at the Department of Computer Science and Operations Research at the Université ...

, French-Canadian computer scientist, most noted for his work on artificial neural networks and deep learning * Othman Benjelloun, Moroccan businessman CEO of the BMCE * Albert "Aldo" Bensadoun, Moroccan-born Canadian businessman, founder and chief executive of the ALDO Group * Miriem Bensalah-Chaqroun, Moroccan businesswoman * Dror Benshetrit, Israeli artist, designer and inventor based in New York City. * Babette Bensoussan, Australian author and competitive intelligence specialist, who has written several books on competitive intelligence and analysis. * Moses Bensusan, Canadian-American real estate developer CEO of Liberty Grande and Logictech Construction Group. * Jacky Ben-Zaken * Miloud Chaabi *

Joseph Chetrit Joseph Chetrit is an American real estate investor and developer and founder of the Chetrit Group. Early life Chetrit was born to a Jewish family in Morocco to Simon and Alice Chetrit.Tom Acitelli"Joseph Chetrit, the Most Mysterious Big Shot i ...

, Moroccan American real estate investor and developer * Salomón Cohen Levy, Venezuelan-Israeli engineer and a real estate businessman *

Albert Dadon Albert Dadon AM (born 1957) is an Australian businessman, philanthropist and musician. He was born in Morocco and grew up in Israel and France before immigrating to Melbourne, Australia in 1983. He is prominent in promoting cultural and business ...

, Moroccan Australian businessman *

Patrick Drahi Patrick Drahi ( he, פטריק דרהי; born 20 August 1963) is a French–Israeli billionaire, businessman telecoms, media tycoon, and investor, magnate. He has been living in Switzerland since 1999.. He is the founder and controlling shareh ...

, Moroccan businessman CEO of telecom group Altice * Victor Drai, Moroccan American night-club owner * Victor Elmaleh (1918–2014), Moroccan-born American businessman and real estate developer * Mahdi ElMandjra * Sonia Gardner (née Lasry), Moroccan American billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder of hedge fund

Avenue Capital Group Avenue Capital Group is an American multinational 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 equ ...

. *

Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch Salwa Idrissi Akhannouch,The de Facto First Lady of Morocco(since Morocco already has a Queen Consort),is a businesswoman and entrepreneur. She is the founder and current President (corporate title), president of Aksal Holding, a Moroccan company ...

, businesswoman, the founder and CEO of the Aksal Group * Daniel Iffla, French financier and philanthropist * Amina Lahbabi-Peters, branding, marketing and Communication for Development specialist *

Marc Lasry Marc Lasry (born September 23, 1959) is a Moroccan-American billionaire businessman and hedge fund manager. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Avenue Capital Group, and the co-owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks basketba ...

, Moroccan American billionaire hedge fund manager and co-founder and chief executive officer of hedge fund

Maurice Lévy Maurice Lévy (February 28, 1838, Ribeauvillé – September 30, 1910, Paris) was a French engineer and member of the Institut de France. Lévy was born in Ribeauvillé in Alsace. Educated at the École Polytechnique, where he was a student ...

, Moroccan French businessman, CEO of

Publicis Publicis Groupe is a French multinational advertising and public relations company. One of the oldest and largest marketing and communications companies in the world by revenue, it is headquartered in Paris. After 1945, the little-known Paris ...

Sarah Saddouk
French-Moroccan, Head of Innovation and Strategy of BNC Publishing
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* David Serero, French award-winning architect * Mostafa Terrab, businessman, current CEO of the Moroccan state-owned phosphate-mining company OCP * Ralph Toledano, French-Moroccan businessman * Sidney Toledano, French-Moroccan businessman, CEO of LMVH Fashion Group since February 2018, and former CEO of Fashion House Dior.

Comedians

* Ary Abittan, French stand-up comedian *

, Dutch-Moroccan stand-up comedian and actor *

Rachid Badouri Rachid Badouri (born October 16, 1976, in Laval, Quebec) is a Canadian comedian. Biography Badouri was born to immigrants of Moroccan Berber origin. He studied at College Montmorency in Laval, Quebec Laval (; ) is a city in Quebec, Cana ...

, Canadian-Moroccan stand-up comedian *

Jamel Debbouze Jamel Debbouze (; ar, جمال دبوز, Jamāl Dabūz; born 18 June 1975) is a French-Moroccan actor, comedian, screenwriter, film producer and director. Best known for his stand-up comedy sketches, he also worked with director Alain Chabat in ...

, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer * Hanane el-Fadili, Moroccan comedian and actress *

Gad Elmaleh Gad Elmaleh ( ar, جاد المالح, Latn, ar, Gād el-Māleḥ; born 19 April 1971) is a Moroccan-Canadian stand-up comedian and actor who achieved fame in France, Morocco and the United States. He is best known in the French-speaking wor ...

, French-Moroccan stand-up comedian, actor and producer * Anne Roumanoff, French humorist and actress *

Élie Semoun Élie Semoun (born Élie Semhoun on 16 October 1963) is a French comedian, actor, director, writer and singer. Life and career Élie Semoun was born in France, to a Sephardic Jewish family of Moroccan-Jewish and Algerian-Jewish descent. In ...

, French stand-up comedian and actor

Directors and producers

* Dan Attias, American television director and producer *

Nabil Ayouch Nabil Ayouch (born 1 April 1969) is a Franco-Moroccan television and film director, producer, and writer. His films have screened at international film festivals including the Cannes Film Festival and Montreal World Film Festival. Early life H ...

, Moroccan French film director *

Lisa Azuelos Lisa Azuelos (born Elise-Anne Bethsabée Azuelos; 6 November 1965 in Neuilly-sur-Seine) is a French director, writer, and producer. She is the daughter of singer Marie Laforêt. Biography Lisa Azuelos is the daughter of French singer and actr ...

, French director *

Jom Tob Azulay Jom Tob Azulay (born 1941 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a filmmaker and former diplomat. He has taught film at Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Career From 1971 to 1974, he served as deputy-consul of Brazil in Los Angeles whil ...

, Brazilian producer, director, writer, director of photography and soundman *

Margot Benacerraf Margot Benacerraf (born August 14, 1926) is a Venezuelan director of Moroccan Jewish descent. Benacerraf was one of the first Latin American filmmakers to study at IDHEC (''Institut des hautes études cinématographiques'') in Paris. Work Benace ...

* Hicham Bennir, Canadian director cinematographer editor and photographer * Faouzi Bensaïdi * Jacques Bensimon, Canadian public film and television director, producer and executive in Canada * Houda Benyamina, French director *

Simone Bitton Simone Bitton (born 1955) is a French-Moroccan Documentary film, documentary filmmaker. Her films have been nominated for or won the César Award, the Marseille Festival of Documentary Film, Marseille Festival of Documentary Film Award, and the S ...

* André Elbaz * Ronit Elkabetz, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actress *

Shlomi Elkabetz Shlomi Elkabetz ( he, שלומי אלקבץ; born 5 December 1972) is an Israeli actor, writer and director. He is known for playing Simon in HBO's ''Our Boys''. Early life Elkabetz mother was a hairdresser and his father was a postal employee. ...

, Israeli filmmaker, screenwriter, and actor *

Olivier Dahan Olivier Dahan (born 26 June 1967) is a French film director and screenwriter. His third directed film, '' La Vie en rose'', was one of the only French cinema films to win two Academy Awards, including the first acting Oscar in the French language ...

, French filmmaker * Ismaël Ferroukhi *

Sanaa Hamri Sanaa Hamri ( ar, سناء حمري; born November 19, 1977) is a Moroccan-American film, television, and music video director. She has directed music videos for musicians including Prince, Mariah Carey, Christina Aguilera, and Sting. She is k ...

* Tala Hadid * Laila Marrakchi * Hakim Nouri *

Michèle Ohayon Michèle Ohayon (born 1968) is a film director, screenwriter and producer, best known for the Academy Award-nominated feature documentary film, ''Colors Straight Up'' (1997), '' Cowboy del Amor'' (2005), ''Steal a Pencil for Me'' (2007) and ''Cris ...

Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...

-nominated film director, screenwriter and producer * Mohamed Reggab, film director * Heinz Tietjen * Abdelhadi Tazi * Eric Toledano, French filmmaker *

Malika Zouhali-Worrall Malika Zouhali-Worrall is a British- Moroccan film director and editor. She is the co-director of the 2012 documentary ''Call Me Kuchu'', about Ugandan activist David Kato, which premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival, going on to ...

Fashion (designers, models)

Karima Adebibe Karima Adebibe ( ; also known as Karima McAdams; born 24 July 1985) is an English actress and fashion model. Life and career Adebibe was born in Bethnal Green, in Tower Hamlets, London, England but grew up in Tangier before moving back to the ...

, British model * Nora Attal, British model * Yigal Azrouël, Israeli American New York based fashion designer *

Elena Benarroch Elena Benarroch is a Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer born in Tangier in 1955 within a Moroccan Jewish family. She opened a furrier's in Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 mi ...

, Moroccan-Spanish fashion designer *

, Finnish model, winner of

2012 * Alber Elbaz, Moroccan-born Israeli fashion designer, who worked for the Lanvin house * Joseph Ettedgui, British-Moroccan retailer, designer and founder of the

Joseph Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...

brand * Bouchra Jarrar, French haute couture fashion designer for Balenciaga and Lanvin *

Shlomit Malka Shlomit Malka ( he, שלומית מלכה-לוי; born December 23, 1993) is an Israeli fashion model and television host. Earlier in her career she was credited as Shiloh Malka, but she has since been credited as her birth name. She has appeared ...

, Israeli fashion model and television host. * Paul Marciano, American-Moroccan fashion designer and co-founder of

GUESS? Guess (styled as GUESS or Guess?) is an American clothing brand and retailer, notable for its black-and-white advertisements. Guess licenses its brand on other fashion accessories, such as watches, jewelry, perfumes, bags and shoes. History Gues ...

Inc * Joe Mimran, Canadian-Moroccan fashion designer and entrepreneur * Pnina Tornai (Pnina Assis), Israeli fashion and wedding dress designer, reality and daytime TV personality * Imaan Hammam, Dutch fashion model of Moroccan and Egyptian descent

Historical figures

* Al-Marrakushi *

Ahmed el Inglizi Ahmed el Inglizi ("Ahmed the English"), also Ahmed El Alj or Ahmed Laalaj ("Ahmed the Renegade"), was an English renegade architect and engineer who worked for the Sultan of Morocco Mohammed ben Abdallah in the 18th century. As described by his ...

Averroes Ibn Rushd ( ar, ; full name in ; 14 April 112611 December 1198), often Latinized as Averroes ( ), was an Andalusian polymath and jurist who wrote about many subjects, including philosophy, theology, medicine, astronomy, physics, psy ...

(Abu El Walid Muhammad Ibn Ahmad Ibn Rushd) *

David Levy Yulee David Levy Yulee (born David Levy; June 12, 1810 – October 10, 1886) was an American politician and attorney. Born on the island of St. Thomas, then under British control, he was of Sephardic Jewish ancestry: His father was a Sephardi from Mo ...

* Judah ben David Hayyuj *

Maimonides Musa ibn Maimon (1138–1204), commonly known as Maimonides (); la, Moses Maimonides and also referred to by the acronym Rambam ( he, רמב״ם), was a Sephardic Jewish philosopher who became one of the most prolific and influential Tora ...

* Merieme Chadid * Mohammed El Ifrani * Moses Elias Levy *

Mouha ou Hammou Zayani Mouha Ou Hammou Zayani, by his full name: Mohammed ou Hammou ben Akka ben Ahmed, also known as Moha Ou Hamou al-Harkati Zayani (c.1863 – 27 March 1921) was a Moroccan Berber military figure and tribal leader who played an important role in ...

, military figure who played an important role in the fight against French colonials *

Muhammad al-Idrisi Abu Abdullah Muhammad al-Idrisi al-Qurtubi al-Hasani as-Sabti, or simply al-Idrisi ( ar, أبو عبد الله محمد الإدريسي القرطبي الحسني السبتي; la, Dreses; 1100 – 1165), was a Muslim geographer, cartogra ...

* Muhammad al-Muqri * Muhammad Ben 'Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi * Muley Xeque (1566–1621), Moroccan noble who converted to Catholicism in the 16th century * Mohammed Abed Al-Jabri *

Robert Purvis Robert Purvis (August 4, 1810 – April 15, 1898) was an American abolitionist in the United States. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and was likely educated at Amherst Academy, a secondary school in Amherst, Massachusetts. He ...

(4 August 1810 – 15 April 1898), American abolitionist in the United States *

Samuel Pallache Samuel Pallache (Arabic: صامويل آل بالاتش, ''Shmuel Baylash'', Hebrew: 'שמואל פאלאץ, ''Shmuel Palach'', c. 1550 – February 4, 1616) was a Jewish Moroccan-born merchant, diplomat, and pirate of the Pallache family, who, ...

, Jewish merchant, diplomat and pirate who was sent as an envoy to the Dutch Republic in 1608 * David Pallache, member of the Pallache family * Isaac Pallache, member of the Pallache family * Joseph Pallache, member of the Pallache family * Moses Pallache, member of the Pallache family * Solika, famous Jewish martyr of the 19th century * Ibn battuta, famous explorer *

Tariq ibn Ziyad Ṭāriq ibn Ziyād ( ar, طارق بن زياد), also known simply as Tarik in English, was a Berber commander who served the Umayyad Caliphate and initiated the Muslim Umayyad conquest of Visigothic Hispania (present-day Spain and Portugal) ...

, famous Berber warrior *

Yusuf ibn Tashfin Yusuf ibn Tashfin, also Tashafin, Teshufin, ( ar, يوسف بن تاشفين ناصر الدين بن تالاكاكين الصنهاجي , Yūsuf ibn Tāshfīn Naṣr al-Dīn ibn Tālākakīn al-Ṣanhājī ; reigned c. 1061 – 1106) was l ...

, famous Berber warrior and leader *

Estevanico Estevanico ("Little Stephen"; modern spelling Estebanico; –1539), also known as Esteban de Dorantes or Mustafa Azemmouri (مصطفى الزموري), was the first African to explore North America. Estevanico first appears as a slave in Portu ...

, famous explorer

Islamic religious leaders

* Ahmad ibn Ajiba, 18th-century Sufi saint *

Muhammad al-Jazuli Abū 'Abdullah Muḥammad ibn Sulaymān ibn Abū Bakr al-Jazūli al-Simlālī () (d. 1465AD = 870AH), often known as Imam al-Jazuli or Sheikh Jazuli, was a Moroccan Sufi Saint. He is best known for compiling the '' Dala'il al-Khayrat'', an ext ...

, 15th-century Sufi leader of the Berber tribe of the Jazulah * Sidi Ahmed al-Tidjani, 18th-century Sufi scholar, founder of the Tijaniyya Sufi order *

Ahmad al-Ghumari Ahmad bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari was a Muslim traditionist and scholar of Hadith from Morocco. Career Ghumari authored more than one hundred books. He was well known for a debate which acrimoniously began between him and fellow hadith ...

, traditionalist and scholar of Hadith *

Abdullah al-Ghumari Abu al-Fadl Abdullah bin Muhammad bin al-Siddiq al-Ghumari ( ar, عبد الله بن الصديق الغماري; 1910–1993) was a Muslim preacher, scholar of hadith, jurist and theologian from Morocco. Life Ghumari was born in Tangier in ...

, 20th century Muslim preacher, jurist and theologian * Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari, 20th century Muslim scholar * Mohammed Moussaoui, Moroccan-born French Islamic theologist, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith *

Muhammad Abu Khubza Abu Uways Muhammad Abu Khubza al-Hassani ( ar, مُحَمَّد بن الأَمِين بُوخُبْزَة الْحسْنِيُّ; July 30, 1932 – January 30, 2020)International Institute for Counter-Terrorismbr>report 1 January 2012. was a Moro ...

, Muslim theologian, jurist, bibliographer and linguist * Sidi Heddi, 13th-century

marabout A marabout ( ar, مُرابِط, murābiṭ, lit=one who is attached/garrisoned) is a Muslim religious leader and teacher who historically had the function of a chaplain serving as a part of an Islamic army, notably in North Africa and the Sah ...

Jewish religious leaders

* Solomon Abudarham * Baruch Abuhassira * Yaakov Abuhassira * Israel Abuhassira, known as ''Baba Sali'' * Amram Aburbeh * Zechariah Aghmati * Samuel Albas * Isaac Alfassi, 11th-century Rabbi, Talmudist and posek *

Shlomo Amar Shlomo Moshe Amar ( he, שלמה משה עמאר; ar, سليمان موسى عمار; born April 1, 1948)Gantz, Nesanel. "A Chief Rabbi of the Past and Future". '' Ami'', November 5, 2014, pp. 26-27. is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Isra ...

, Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem *

Raphael Ankawa Raphael Ben Mordechai Ankawa, also spelled Ankavah or Encouau, (1848–1935) was the Chief Rabbi of Morocco and a noted commentator, talmudist, ''posek'', and author. Biography Born in Salé, Morocco in 1848, he is known to the Jews of North Afr ...

Shalom Arush Shalom Arush ( he, שלום ארוש) is an Israeli Breslov rabbi and founder of the Chut Shel Chessed Institutions. He spreads the teachings of Rebbe Nachman of Breslov among Sephardic and Ashkenazic baalei teshuva, as well as many non-Jews, aro ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli Breslov rabbi and founder of the Chut Shel Chessed Institutions *

Abraham Azulai Abraham ben Mordecai Azulai (c. 1570–1643) ( he, אברהם בן מרדכי אזולאי) was a Kabbalistic author and commentator born in Fez, Morocco. In 1599 he moved to Ottoman Palestine and settled in Hebron. Biography In Hebron, Azulai w ...

* Raphael Isaiah Azulai (1743–1830), rabbi and Jewish scholar in

Ancona Ancona (, also , ) is a city and a seaport in the Marche region in central Italy, with a population of around 101,997 . Ancona is the capital of the province of Ancona and of the region. The city is located northeast of Rome, on the Adriatic ...

, Italy *

Elijah Benamozegh Elijah Benamozegh, sometimes Elia or Eliyahu, (born 1823; died 6 February 1900) was an Italian Sephardic Orthodox rabbi and renowned Kabbalist, highly respected in his day as one of Italy's most eminent Jewish scholars. He served for half a cen ...

(1822–1900), Italian rabbi and Kabbalist, considered as one of Italy's most eminent Jewish scholars * Amram ben Diwan *

David Ben Hassin David ben Aaron ben Ḥassin (, , in French sources David Hassine) (1727–1792) is considered to have been one of the greatest Jewish Moroccan poets and one of the best-known figures of Jewish liturgic poetry. His ''piyyutim'' (poems) were spre ...

* Dunash ben Labrat * David ben Shimon * Isaac Ben Walid (1777–1870), one of the greatest Moroccan rabbi * Raphael Berdugo * Salomon Berdugo *

Yehuda Bibas Yehuda Aryeh Leon Bibas (or Judah Bibas) ( he, יהודה אריה ליאון ביבאס) (1789 – April 6, 1852) was a Sephardic rabbi, the rabbi of Corfu and was the first of the precursors of modern Zionism. Biography Early life Bibas was ...

* Shalom Buzaglo * Kotel Dadon * Makhlouf Eldaoudi,

Hakham Bashi ''Haham Bashi'' (chachampasēs) which is explained as "μεγάλος ραβίνος" or "Grand Rabbi". * Persian: khākhāmbāšīgarī is used in the Persian version of the Ottoman Constitution of 1876. Strauss stated that there was a possibil ...

of the Jewish communities of Acre, Haifa, Safed and Tiberias (1889–1909). * Yisroel Meir Gabbai *

Baruch Gigi Official picture of rav Baruch Gigi Baruch Gigi ( he, ברוך גיגי) is a co-Rosh yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion in Gush Etzion. Biography Baruch Gigi was born in Morocco and immigrated to Israel at the age of 11. He first attended Yeshivat ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli rabbi and co- Rosh yeshiva of

Yeshivat Har Etzion Yeshivat Har Etzion (YHE; ), commonly known in English as "Gush" and in Hebrew as "Yeshivat HaGush", is a hesder yeshiva located in Alon Shvut, an Israeli settlement in Gush Etzion. It is considered one of the leading institutions of advanced Tor ...

Gush Etzion Gush Etzion ( he, גּוּשׁ עֶצְיוֹן, ' Etzion Bloc) is a cluster of Israeli settlements located in the Judaean Mountains, directly south of Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the West Bank. The core group includes four Jewish agricultural v ...

, south of

. * Shimon Hakham (1843–1910), Bukharian rabbi, descendant of

Yosef Maimon Rabbi Yosef ben Moshe Mammon (Maimon) Maravi (1741 – 7 December 1822) is the spiritual leader credited with helping strengthen religious observance and introducing the Sephardic liturgy to the Bukharian Jewish community. The title Maaravi ...

Haim Ibn Attar Chaim ibn Attar or Ḥayyim ben Moshe ibn Attar ( ar, حاييم بن موشي بن عطار, he, חיים בן משה בן עטר; b. - 7 July 1743) also known as the Or ha-Ḥayyim after his popular commentary on the Torah, was a Talmudist ...

* Issachar ben Mordecai ibn Susan * Abraham ibn Zimra * Jacob ben Reuben ibn Zur * Yaakov Israel Ifargan * Zion Levy *

(1741–1822), Moroccan rabbi who took care of the Bukharian Jewish community in the late 18th, early 19th century. * David Messas *

Chalom Messas Shalom Messas (Hebrew: שלום משאש) was a Sephardic rabbi and scholar who served as Chief Rabbi of Morocco, and later as Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem. Biography Messas was born in Meknes, Morocco in 1909. He was the son of Rabbi Mimoun Mess ...

* Haim Pinto * Yosef Yitzhak Shloush * David Rebibo, Moroccan-born American Rabbi *

Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto ( he, יאשיהו יוסף פינטו, ar, يوشياهو يوسف بينتو; born September 27, 1973) is an Israeli-Moroccans, Moroccan Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox rabbi who leads a global organization called . Based in ...

, Israeli Orthodox rabbi who leads a global organization called Mosdot Shuva Israel

Media (journalist, TV presenter, radio)

Laïla Abid Laïla Abid (born March 21, 1977 in Meknes, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch journalist, and former television news presenter and news anchor. Since 2017, Abid has been working in PR and communication. She studied journalism and between 2001 and 2003 ...

, Dutch-Moroccan journalist, presenter and news anchor * Esmaa Alariachi, Hajar Alariachi and Jihad Alariachi, Dutch-Moroccan presenters *

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. Another theory, more wi ...

(born Jacques Essebag), Moroccan-born French TV presenter, producer and comedian * Tristane Banon, French journalist and writer *

Valérie Bénaïm Valerie Benaim (; ar, فاليري بنعيم; born 30 August 1969) is a Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV Presenter and radio host. Personal life She was born in Casablanca, Morocco. In 2012, she joined the team of the T ...

, Moroccan-born French journalist, columnist, writer, TV presenter and radio host *

Abdelkader Benali Abdelkader Benali ( ar, عبد القادر بنعلي; born 25 November 1975 in Ighazzazen, Morocco) is a Moroccan-Dutch writer and journalist. When he was four years old, he and his family, of Berber background, migrated to The Netherlands and ...

, Dutch-Moroccan writer and journalist * Robert Benayoun (1926–1996), Moroccan-born French film critic and author. * Ahmed Benchemsi *

Sonia Benezra Sonia Benezra (born September 25, 1960 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian TV and radio interviewer and personality and actress who formerly hosted shows on MusiquePlus, MusiMax, MuchMusic and MuchMoreMusic. She hosted a daily live talk show on the ...

, Canadian TV and radio personality and actress *

Ralph Benmergui Raphael "Ralph" Benmergui (born 1955) is a Canadian television and radio personality, a writer, an ordained spiritual director, and a strategic advisor in political, environmental, and academic realms. Early life and education Born to a Sephard ...

, Moroccan-Canadian television and radio personality * Mohammed Benzakour, Dutch-Moroccan columnist, essayist, poet, politician and writer * Hassnae Bouazza, Dutch-Moroccan journalist, columnist, writer, translator, TV program maker * Karim Boukhari * Abdellah Dami, Dutch-Moroccan presenter, journalist, writer *

Gilberto Dimenstein Gilberto Dimenstein (August 28, 1956 – May 29, 2020) was a Brazilian journalist. He was the publisher of Catraca Livre, appointed by Financial Times as one of the most inspiring applications of digital technology for social good. He also kept ...

, Brazilian journalist (Moroccan mother) * Naima El Bezaz, Dutch-Moroccan writer, essayist, and journalist * Dudu Elharrar, Moroccan-born Israeli singer, music producer, actor and television and radio presenter. * Ruth Elkrief, French television journalist * Salim Jay * Najat Kaanache, Spanish cook and host of AMC Networks’ cooking series ‘’Cocina Marroqui’’ *

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 ...

* Liran Kohner-Geyor, Israeli model, actress and TV personality. * Ali Lmrabet *

Omar Nasiri Omar Nasiri (born 1960s) is the pseudonym of a Belgian spy of Moroccan origin who infiltrated al-Qaeda, attending training camps in Afghanistan and passing information to the UK and French external intelligence services, the DGSE. He claims in a ...

James Poniewozik James "Jim" Poniewozik (; born July 12, 1968) is an American journalist and television critic. He is the chief TV critic for ''The New York Times''. Earlier in his career, he wrote ''Time'' magazine's ''Tuned In'' column for 16 years. Early life ...

, American journalist, and television critic (Moroccan mother) * Ariel Wizman, French-Moroccan journalist, television personality, musician, DJ * Richard Wolffe, British journalist *

Michaël Youn Michaël Benayoun (; born 1973), known professionally as Michaël Youn, is a French actor, singer, comedian and television personality. Life and career Youn was born Michaël Benayoun in Suresnes, France, to a family of Hungarian, Italian, ...

(Michaël Benayoun), French TV and radio personality, actor, singer, and comedian

Miscelleanous arts (other than music and cinema)

Albert Almoznino Albert Almoznino ( he, אלברט אלמוזנינו; March 3, 1923 – April 7, 2020) was 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 ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli hand shadow artist. *

Rachid Ben Ali Rachid Ben Ali (born 1978, Taza, Morocco) is a controversial Moroccan-Dutch painter. Biography and work At the age of 15 he was sent by his parents to the Netherlands. He is an autodidact. Later he attended the Polytechnic of the Arts in Antw ...

* Mahi Binebine * Chaïbia * Pinchas Cohen Gan, Moroccan-born Israeli award-winning painter and mixed-media artist. *

Noureddine Daifallah Noureddine Daifallah (born 1960 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan calligrapher. He is a teacher of fine arts in Marrakech whose work has been exhibited in Morocco, France, Italy and Portugal. With his innovations, he adds new touch to the traditional Ara ...

* Abdellah Derkaoui, cartoonist * Latifa Echakhch, French-Moroccan visual artist *

Bouchta El Hayani Bouchta El Hayani (born 1952 in Taounate) 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. First and fore ...

* Mohamed Hamri * Ikram Kabbaj, Moroccan

sculptor Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable sc ...

artist. * Bouchra Khalili * Édouard Lock, Canadian dance choreographer and the founder of the Canadian dance group,

La La La Human Steps La La La Human Steps was a Québécois contemporary dance group in Canada, active between 1980 and 2015, known for its energetic, acrobatic style involving fast-paced and athletic physical contact. Its signature move was the barrel jump – a gra ...

* Radia Bent Lhoucine, Moroccan painter * Shuli Nachshon * Alberto Pinto, Moroccan-born French photographer and interior designer *

Pokimane Imane Anys (; Arabic: إِيمَان أَنِيس, born 14 May 1996), better known as Pokimane ( or ), is a Moroccan-Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTuber. She is best known for her live streams on Twitch, broadcasting video game content, mos ...

(born Imane Anys), Moroccan-Canadian Twitch streamer and YouTube personality *

Salah (dancer) Salah Benlemqawanssa (born June 28, 1979), also known as Salah the Entertainer and Spider Salah, is a competitive hip-hop dancer from France who won the inaugural season of ''La France a un incroyable talent'' (''France has Incredible Talent''), t ...

, French award-winning competitive hip-hop dancer * Daniel Siboni, Moroccan-born French photographer *

Cyril Takayama Cyril Takayama (born September 27, 1974) is an American magician of French, Moroccan and Japanese descent who is perhaps best known for his magic performances around Japan. Early life Cyril Takayama was born and raised in Hollywood, Californi ...

, Japanese

Illusionist Magic, which encompasses the subgenres of illusion, stage magic, and close up magic, among others, is a performing art in which audiences are entertained by tricks, effects, or illusions of seemingly impossible feats, using natural means. It ...

Musicians

* Armand Amar, French composer * Omer Avital, Israeli musician *

Shlomo Bar Shlomo Bar (1943- ) is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. He is a pioneer of ethnic music in Israel. Biography Shlomo Bar was born in Rabat, Morocco. His family immigrated to Israel when he was six. He learned how to play t ...

, Israeli musician and singer of Mizrahi music *

Henri Belolo Henri Belolo (; 27 November 1936 – 3 August 2019) was a French music producer and songwriter active during the disco era. Born in Morocco, he started his career as a club DJ and A&R man. In the 1970s, with his friend, composer Jacques Moral ...

, Moroccan-born French music producer active during the disco era * French Montana, Moroccan-born American musician * Faouzia, Moroccan-born Canadian musician * Ohad Benchetrit, Canadian musician * Chico Bouchikhi (Jalloul Bouchikhi), French musician and a co-founder of the

Gipsy Kings Gipsy Kings are a group of flamenco, salsa, and pop musicians from Arles and Montpellier in southern France, who perform mostly in Catalan but also mix in Spanish with southern French dialects. Although the group members were born in France, th ...

* Avraham Eilam-Amzallag, Israeli musician *

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

, French DJ *

Mahmoud Guinia Mahmoud Guinia ( ar, محمود ﯕينيا, and rarely or ; also spelled Gania, Guinea or Khania; 1951 – 2 August 2015) was a Moroccan Gnawa musician, singer and guembri player, who was traditionally regarded as a Maâllem (), i.e. master. T ...

Gnawa music Gnawa music (Ar. ) is a body of Moroccan religious songs and rhythms. Its well-preserved heritage combines ritual poetry with traditional music and dancing. The music is performed at ''lila'', communal nights of celebration dedicated to prayer ...

maâlem *

Hassan Hakmoun Hassan Hakmoun ( ar, حسن حكمون) (born 16 September 1963) is a Moroccan musician who specializes in the Gnawa style. Early life Hakmoun was born to a family of musicians

, Los Angeles-based Moroccan

ian * Abdelkrim Rais (1912–1996), Moroccan writer and musician of traditional Andalusian music * Alain Macklovitch, Canadian DJ * Maurice Ohana, French composer * RedOne (Nadir Khayat), Moroccan-Swedish record producer/songwriter * Aziz Sahmaoui, Moroccan musician and vocalist specialized in the modern Gnawa music * Adil Takhssait, Canadian rap and hip hop musician * Adam Zindani

Singers

Moroccan Arabic/Berber music (traditional, folk)

Najat Aatabou Najat Aâtabou ( ar, نجاة اعتابو; born 1960) is an Berber Moroccan singer, songwriter and composer. Her song "Hadi Kedba Bayna" was sampled by the Chemical Brothers in their 2004 song " Galvanize". Early life Najat Aâtabou was ...

, Moroccan singer * Bouchaib Abdelhadi, American-Moroccan singer * Meryem Aboulouafa, Moroccan singer * Zainab Afailal, Moroccan singer of Andalusian music * Zohra Al Fassiya (Zohra Ben Hamou, 1905–1994), Moroccan classical singer of Malhoun music * Yosef "Jo" Amar (1930–2009), Moroccan-born Israeli singer of Mizrahi music *

Mohamed Bajeddoub Mohamed Bajeddoub ( ar, محمد باجدوب; born 1945 in Safi, Morocco) is an acclaimed Moroccan artist of the traditional Andalusian music. As a youngster he regularly attended Sufi ceremonials in Sheikh Abu Mohammed Salih where they used t ...

, acclaimed Moroccan artist of the traditional Andalusian music *

Laarbi Batma Laarbi Batma (or Laarbi Batma) ( ar, العربي باطما; born in Chaouia; 1948 - 7 February 1997) was a Moroccan musician, poet, singer, writer, actor, and the front man of the group Nass El Ghiwane. Early life Batma grew up in the Hay ...

(1948–1998), Moroccan singer, leader of ''

Nass El Ghiwane Nass El Ghiwane () are a musical group established in 1970 in Casablanca, Morocco. The group, which originated in avant-garde political theater, has played an influential role in Moroccan chaabi (or ''shaabi''). Nass El Ghiwane were the first ...

'' * Habib Belk (Habib Belkziz), Moroccan gnawa singer-songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist * Mohamed Benomar Ziani, Moroccan singer and musician specialized in the Aita and Chaabi music *

, French Singer * Saïda Charaf, Moroccan singer of Sahrawi music *

Abdessadeq Cheqara Abdessadeq Cheqara (1931 – 31 October 1998) (in Arabic: عبد الصادق شقارة) was a Moroccan singer of traditional Andalusian classical music and Music of Morocco, Moroccan folk music. Known as the ''grand master of al-Ala (Andalusia ...

(1931–1998), Moroccan musician and Andalusi singer *

Abdelwahab Doukkali Abdelwahab Doukkali ( ar, عبد الوهاب الدكالي; born 2 January 1941) is a Moroccan composer and performer. He was born in Fes, one of the 13 children of a conservative family. At the age of 18, in 1959, he went to Rabat, where he w ...

, singer-songwriter and composer *

Haja El Hamdaouia Haja El Hamdaouia ( ar, الحاجة الحمداوية; 28 October 1930 – 5 April 2021) was a Moroccan singer and songwriter, known for singing Moroccan Chaabi and Aita. Biography El Hamdaouia was born in 28 October 1930 and grew up in Der ...

, Moroccan folk-singer * Rhoum El Bakkali, Moroccan Sufi singer and musician, leader of Hadra Chefchaounia, an all-female Sufi musical group * Mohamed El Hayani (1945–1996), Moroccan singer * Samy Elmaghribi (Salomon Amzallag, 1922–2008), Moroccan singer-songwriter and musician * Jedwan (El Mokhtar Jedouane), Moroccan singer of chaabi music * Nabyla Maan, Moroccan singer * Younes Megri, Moroccan singer, musician and actor *

Reinette L'Oranaise Sultana Daoud (also known as Reinette l'Oranaise; 1918 in Tiaret, French Algeria – 17 November 1998, in Paris) was an Algerian Jewish singer, who helped preserve Arab-Andalus music, as well as introducing the genre to European audiences. Early l ...

(Sultana Daoud), Algerian singer of Arab-Andalusian music * Oum (Oum El Ghaït Bent el Sahraoui), Moroccan singer-songwriter *

Avi Peretz (singer) Avi Peretz (in Hebrew אבי פרץ) sometimes transliterated Avi Perez (born on 9 December 1966) is an Israeli singer of Jewish Mizrahi music (in Hebrew מוזיקה מזרחית i.e., Muziqa mizrahit, meaning Oriental music). Biography Per ...

, Israeli singer of Moroccan music *

Mohamed Rouicha Mohamed Rouicha ( ar, محمد رويشة; 1950 – 17 January 2012) was a Moroccan folk Folk or Folks may refer to: Sociology *Nation *People * Folklore ** Folk art ** Folk dance ** Folk hero ** Folk music *** Folk metal *** Folk punk *** F ...

(1950–2012), Moroccan folk singer * Naima Samih, Moroccan singer, one of Morocco's most acclaimed singer * Mohammed El-Arabi Serghini, Moroccan classical singer and musician * Houcine Slaoui (Houcine Ben Bouchaïb, 1921–1951), Moroccan singer and composer

Moroccan music (RnB, pop)

* AnoGhan (Anouar EL Ghannam), Moroccan singer-songwriter * French Montana Moroccan-American rapper * Fayçal Azizi, Moroccan singer * OUBEL (Oussama Belhcen), Moroccan singer *

Hamid Bouchnak Hamid Bouchnak ( ar, حميد بوشناق; born 13 May 1969) is a Moroccan raï singer. See also *Saida Fikri Saida Fikri ( ar, سعيدة فكري; born 28 November 1971 in Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ...

, Moroccan singer * Karima Gouit, Moroccan singer, model and actress *

Ahmed Chawki Ahmed Chawki ( ar, أحمد شوقي; born 31 May 1982), known professionally by his stage name Chawki, is a Moroccan singer, songwriter and producer. Chawki began his career in the early 2000s. He had a music band named La Paloma which mainly fo ...

, Moroccan pop singer * Cheba Maria (Maria Zine), Moroccan singer of pop music * Cheb Kader (Kouider Morabet), Algerian-born Moroccan singer *

Douzi Abdelhafid ad Douzi ( ar, عبد الحفيظ الدوزي; born 30 April 1985), better known by the mononym Douzi, is a Moroccan pop singer. Career Douzi began his career at a young age, appearing on Moroccan television with the song "La Lil ...

(Abdelhafid Douzi), Moroccan singer * Boussouar El Maghnaoui * Mimoun El Oujdi (Mimoun Bakoush, 1950–2018), Moroccan singer of Raï music *

Saida Fikri Saida Fikri ( ar, سعيدة فكري; born 28 November 1971 in Casablanca Casablanca, also known in Arabic as Dar al-Bayda ( ar, الدَّار الْبَيْضَاء, al-Dār al-Bayḍāʾ, ; ber, ⴹⴹⴰⵕⵍⴱⵉⴹⴰ, ḍḍaṛlbi� ...

, Moroccan-born American singer of Moroccan music *

Saad Lamjarred Saad Lamjarred ( ar, سعد لمجرد; born 7 April 1985) is a Moroccan singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, dancer, record producer and actor. He grew up in an artist family and became famous after his songs broke YouTube audience records, ...

, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music *

Manal Manal was an Argentine rock group. Together with Almendra and Los Gatos, they are considered founders of Argentine rock.Mr Sufian, Moroccan singer *

Ahmed Soultan Ahmed Soultan (, ; born June 17, 1978) is a Moroccan singer artist, considered one of the leaders of the "Nayda" (new urban Moroccan scene). Afro-Arabian soul music of which head titles are to represent this universality the artist stands for : ...

, Moroccan singer of Afro-Arabian Soul * Vigon (Mohsine Abdelghafour), Moroccan singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer and bandleader *

Hindi Zahra Hindi Zahra ( Tamazight: ⵀⵉⵏⴷⵉ ⵣⴰⵀⵕⴰ, Arabic: هندي زهرة, born 20 January 1979 in Khouribga, Morocco) is a Moroccan singer. When coming up with a stage name, she simply inverted her birth name. Her songs are mostly in ...

, French-Moroccan singer

Moroccan Amazigh music

* Hassan Arsmouk, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music. * Rkia Damsiria, Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music * Khalid Izri (Khalid Yachou), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Riffian) music * Ammouri M'barek (1951–2015), Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music * Fatima Tabaamrant, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music * Aicha Tachinwit, Moroccan singer of Amazigh (Tashelhit) music * Fatima Tihihit (Fatima Banou), Moroccan singer of Tashelhit music * Salima Ziani, Moroccan singer of Riffian music and activist

Arabic music (Tarab, Middle-East Arabic pop)

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Dounia Batma Dounia Batma ( ar, دنيا بطمة) (born 23 April 1991) is a Moroccan singer and actress who rose to popularity around the world as the runner-up of the first season of ''Arab Idol'' (the Arabic version of Pop Idol) on MBC. She lost the tit ...

, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Rajae Belmlih (1962–2007), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Abdou Cherif, Moroccan singer * Sofia El Marikh, Moroccan singer *

Laila Ghofran Jamila Omar Bouamout ( ar, جميلة بو عمرت ), better known as Laila Ghofran ( ar, ليلى غفران; alt Laila Ghofrane, Layla Ghofran; born March 19, 1961) is a Moroccan-Egyptian singer who started her career in the music industry in t ...

(Jamila Omar Bouamrout), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Shatha Hassoun, Iraqi-Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Aziza Jalal, Moroccan singer * Rajaa Kasabni, Arabic singer, winner of the first season of the Arabic version of The X-Factor *

Asma Lamnawar Asma Lamnawar ( ar, أسماء لمنور; born 25 July 1978) is a Moroccan singer. She made her singing debut in 1995 with "Angham", a festival produced by Moroccan Radio and TV, where she won the prize for best interpretation, though she delay ...

, Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Jannat (Jannat Mahid), Moroccan singer of Arabic pop music * Salma Rachid, Moroccan pop singer * Hoda Saad, Moroccan singer-songwriter and composer of Arabic pop music *

Samira Said Samira Abdelrazak Bensaïd ( ar, سميرة عبد الرزاق بنسعيد, Samīra ʿAbd ar-Razzāq ibn Saʿīd; born 10 January 1958), professionally known as Samira Said ( ar, سميرة سعيد, Samīra Saʿīd), is a Moroccan singer, who ...

, Moroccan-Egyptian singer of Arabic pop music *

Yousra Saouf Yousra Saouf ( ar, يسرا سعوف; born 29 April 1992) is a Moroccan singer who rose to fame in the Arab world at the age of 20 following her participation in the second season of ''Arab Idol'', broadcast on MBC. She was acclaimed by the ju ...

, Moroccan pop singer *

Ibtissam Tiskat Ibtissam Tiskat ar, إبتسام تسكت; zgh, ⵉⴱⵜⵉⵙⴰⵎ ⵜⵉⵙⴽⴰⵜ (born 3 October 1992) is a Moroccan songwriter who rose to popularity as a contestant in both the second season of '' Arab Idol'' and the tenth season of ...

, Moroccan pop singer

Rap (Moroccan, French or international)

Appa Appa or APPA may refer to: Organizations *American Pet Products Association, an industry association in the United States * American Psychopathological Association, a scientific professional organization * American Philosophical Practitioners As ...

(Rachid El Ghazoui), Dutch-Moroccan rapper *

Ali B Ali Bouali, known professionally as Ali B (born 16 October 1981), is a Dutch-Moroccan rapper. He is one of the most well known rappers in the Netherlands and he has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato. In 2007 he made an ...

(Ali Bouali), Dutch rapper and stand-up comedian * Isam Bachiri, Danish rapper and member of ''

Outlandish Outlandish is a hip-hop music group based in Denmark. Formed in 1997, it consisted of Isam Bachiri (born in Denmark and of Berber background), (born in Denmark and of Pakistani background), and (born in Honduras and of Cuban and Honduran de ...

'' *

Farid Bang Farid Hamed El Abdellaoui ( ar, link=no, فريد العبدلاوي, born 4 June 1986), known professionally as Farid Bang, is a German rapper of Moroccan-Spanish descent. He is currently the owner of the label Banger Musik. Early life Fari ...

, born Farid El Abdellaoui, Spanish-born German rapper, songwriter, producer, CEO at Banger Musik Label * Faouzia, Moroccan-born Canadian pop singer * Canardo (Hakim Mouhid), French rapper *

Cilvaringz Tarik Azzougarh ( ar, link=no, طارق أزوگاغ; born January 29, 1979), better known as his stage name Cilvaringz, is a Dutch-Moroccan record producer, rapper, and artist manager from Tilburg, North Brabant. He is associated with the Wu-Ta ...

(Tarik Azzougarh), Dutch

rapper Rapping (also rhyming, spitting, emceeing or MCing) is a musical form of vocal delivery that incorporates "rhyme, rhythmic speech, and street vernacular". It is performed or chanted, usually over a backing beat or musical accompaniment. The ...

and

hip hop producer Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and " ...

associated with the ''

Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip hop group formed in Staten Island, New York City, in 1992. Its original members include RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, and Masta Killa. Close aff ...

'' *

Dizzy DROS Omar Souhaili ( ar, عمر سهيلي; born 19 July 1989), better known by his stage name Dizzy DROS, is a Moroccan rapper, songwriter and producer. Early life and career Born in Casablanca, Morocco, Dizzy DROS was raised in Bine Lemdoune, a po ...

, rapper from Casablanca * DJ Izm (Tarik Ejjamai), Australian rapper, member of the Multi-Platinum ARIA Award-winning Australian hip hop band Bliss n Eso * Leila K (Laila El Khalifi),

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

Eurodance singer and former

La Fouine Laouni Mouhid ( ar, العوني محيد , ; born 25 December 1981), commonly known by his stage name La Fouine (, ; ), with additional aliases such as Fouiny Babe or just Fouiny (), is a French rapper and singer of Moroccan descent. He is own ...

(Laouni Mouhid), French rapper * French Montana (Karim Kharbouch), American rapper

Israeli music

Zehava Ben Zehava Ben (born Zehava Benisti; he, זהבה בן; November 8, 1968) is an Israeli singer. Ben is one of the most popular Israeli female vocalists in the Mizrahi music genre; the Middle Eastern-style of singing rising from Israel's Mizrahi Jewi ...

, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music * Ofir Ben Shitrit, Israeli singer *

Eden Ben Zaken Eden Pessia Ben Zaken ( he, עדן בן זקן; born ) is an Israeli singer who gained recognition following her participation in the first season of the TV show '' X Factor Israel'', in which she placed second. She has been awarded Israel's wom ...

, Israeli singer *

Maya Bouskilla Maya Bouskilla (or Buskila; he, מאיה בוסקילה; born November 9, 1977) is an Israeli singer. Early life Buskila was born Netanya, Israel, to a religious family of Moroccan-Jewish descent. She was discovered by a scout for Helicon Reco ...

, Israeli pop singer * Yosefa Dahari, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music * Yuval Dayan, Israeli singer of pop music * Alon De Loco (Alon Cohen), Israeli singer and music producer * Gad Elbaz, Israeli singer of Sephardic Jewish music * Esther Galil, Moroccan-born French-Israeli singer *

Eyal Golan Eyal Golan ( he, אייל גולן; born Eyal Bitton; 12 April 1971) is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi music pop fusion genre, and considered one of the most successful singers in Israel. Golan reported the highest income of all sing ...

, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music *

Ishtar Inanna, also sux, 𒀭𒊩𒌆𒀭𒈾, nin-an-na, label=none is an ancient Mesopotamian goddess of love, war, and fertility. She is also associated with beauty, sex, divine justice, and political power. She was originally worshiped in Su ...

(Esther ''Eti'' Bitton), Israeli singer of Mizrahi and Arabic pop music *

Mor Karbasi Mor Karbasi (born April 23, 1986) is a singer-songwriter born in Jerusalem, and now based in Seville after five years in London. One of her main projects is Ladino music, also known as Judezmo, Spanyolit, or Sephardic—the ancient language an ...

, Israeli singer of Sephardic music * Kineret (Kineret Sarah Cohen), Israeli-American singer of Jewish music * Noa Kirel, Israeli pop singer * Daniella Lugassy, Israeli opera singer *

Shiri Maimon Shiri Maimon (or Maymon, he, שירי מימון ; born ) 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, ...

, Israeli pop singer *

Harel Moyal Harel Moyal ( he, הראל מויאל, born April 12, 1981) is an Israeli pop singer-songwriter and stage actor who won the second season of the Israeli television series '' Kochav Nolad'' (Hebrew for ''A Star Is Born''). He has released two a ...

, Israeli pop singer *

Netta Barzilai Netta Barzilai ( he, נטע ברזילי; born 22 January 1993), also known mononymously as Netta, is an Israeli singer. After winning the fifth season of ''HaKokhav HaBa'', she earned the right to represent her country at the Eurovision Song C ...

, Israeli singer, winner of the 2018 Eurovision contest *

Kobi Peretz Kobi Peretz ( he, קובי פרץ; born October 28, 1975), is an Israeli singer who sings in the Mizrahi style. Biography Yaakov (Kobi) Peretz was born and raised in Tel Aviv, the youngest of 10 children. He is of Moroccan Jewish descent. He is ...

, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music *

Moshe Peretz Moshe Haim Peretz ( he, משה פרץ; born 10 May 1983) is an Israeli Mizrahi music pop singer-songwriter and composer. Beginning in 2013, Peretz acted as judge for the The X Factor Israel. Early life Peretz was born and raised in Tiberias, ...

, Israeli singer of Mizrahi and pop music *

Kathleen Reiter Kathleen Reiter ( he, קטלין רייטר; born 7 September 1988) is a Canadian-Israeli singer most notable for winning the first season of ''The Voice Israel''. Reiter was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to Israeli parents, and immigrated ...

, Canadian-Israeli pop singer, winner of the first season of The Voice Israel *

Ninet Tayeb Nati Ninet Tayeb ( he, נינט טייב; born October 21, 1983), commonly known as Ninet, is an Israeli musician, singer-songwriter, composer, DJ, model, actress, and a reality television program judge in '' Rising Star: Israel''. She is conside ...

, Israeli singer and actress * Avi Toledano, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music *

Haim Ulliel The name ''Haim'' can be a first name or surname originating in the Hebrew language, or deriving from the Old German name '' Haimo''. Hebrew etymology Chayyim ( he, חַיִּים ', Classical Hebrew: , Israeli Hebrew: ), also transcribed ''Ha ...

, Israeli singer of Mizrahi music

Western music

Zak Abel Zak David Zilesnick (born 1 March 1995 in London), better known as Zak Abel, is an English-Moroccan singer, songwriter and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. Early and personal life His father, who had ...

, British singer *

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(Amine Mounder), French-Moroccan R&B singer *

Malika Ayane Malika Ayane (; born 31 January 1984) is an Italian pop singer. Early life Malika Ayane was born in Milan, Italy, on 31 January 1984, to a Moroccan father, Ahmed, and an Italian mother. She grew up in the Zone 2 of Milan, the most multi-ethn ...

, Italian singer * Basim, Danish singer (Danish Representative In

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) *

Madison Beer Madison Elle Beer (born March 5, 1999) is an American singer. Born in New York, she began posting covers to YouTube in early 2012. Beer gained substantial media coverage when Justin Bieber posted a link to one of her covers. She released her d ...

, American pop singer and model * Najoua Belyzel, French

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...

electronic Electronic may refer to: *Electronics, the science of how to control electric energy in semiconductor * ''Electronics'' (magazine), a defunct American trade journal *Electronic storage, the storage of data using an electronic device *Electronic co ...

singer * Nadja Benaissa, singer, songwriter and actress, member of ''

No Angels No Angels are an all-female pop group from Germany, formed in 2000. Originally a quintet, consisting of band members Nadja Benaissa, Lucy Diakovska, Sandy Mölling, Vanessa Petruo, and Jessica Wahls, they originated on the debut season o ...

'' *

Amel Bent Amel Bent Bachir ( ar, آمال بنت بشير; born 21 June 1985) is a French R&B and pop singer who gained fame after reaching the semi-finals of season 2 of French TV singing competition ''Nouvelle Star''. She is best-selling artist to come ...

, French pop singer *

Amelle Berrabah Amelle Berrabah (born 22 April 1984), also known as Amelle, is a British singer, best known for being a former member of the girl group the Sugababes, replacing founding member Mutya Buena, who left the group in December 2005. She achieved a so ...

, British singer and member of girl band ''

Sugababes Sugababes are a British girl group composed of Mutya Buena, Keisha Buchanan and Siobhán Donaghy. The lineup changed three times before returning to the original lineup in 2011. Formed in 1998 by All Saints manager Ron Tom, Sugababes releas ...

'' * Isaac Bitton, drummer for Les Variations *

, French-Moroccan singer *

Soukaina Boukries Soukaina Boukries ( ar, سكينة بوخريص, born 18 March 1988) is a Moroccan singer who rose to popularity as a contestant in both the 9th season of '' Studio 2M'' and the 9th season of ''Star Academy Arab World''. Studio 2M 2012 Soukai ...

, Moroccan pop singer * Cut Killer (Anouar Hajoui), French DJ, actor and hip-hop recording artist * Younes Elamine, Moroccan-born French singer-songwriter, music producer and entrepreneur * Rajae El Mouhandiz, singer, poet and producer * Empire I (Miriam Moufide), Jamaica-based British singer-songwriter and social activist * Sofia Essaïdi, French-Moroccan singer * Nadia Essadiqi, Canadian singer * Faouzia (Faouzia Ouihya), Moroccan-born Canadian singer * Fouradi (Mohamed and Brahim Fouradi), Dutch hip hop duo *

Senna Gammour Senna Gammour ( Guemmour; born 28 December 1979), also known mononymously as Senna, is a German singer, television personality and presenter. She was a member of the girl group Monrose. Early life Gammour was born in Frankfurt to a Moroccan ...

, German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group ''

Monrose Monrose was a German pop girl group, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show '' Popstars'', the trio consisted of singers Mandy Capristo, Senna Gam ...

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Amir Haddad Laurent Amir Khlifa Khedider Haddad ( he, לורן עמיר חליפה חדידר חדד, born 20 June 1984), better known as Amir Haddad ( he, עמיר חדד), or simply as Amir, is a French-Israeli singer and songwriter. He took part in 2006 ...

, French-Israeli singer of pop music *

Raphaël Haroche Raphaël Haroche (born 7 November 1975), professionally known under his mononym Raphael, is a French singer–songwriter and actor. Personal and media life Raphael was born as Raphaël Haroche on 7 November 1975 in Paris, France, and was rais ...

, French singer-songwriter and actor * Bilal Hassani, French singer * Elam Jay, Moroccan Swiss singer-songwriter * Imad Kotbi, DJ and radio presenter * La Caution (Ahmed and Mohammed Mazouz), French hip-hop duo *

Hind Laroussi Hind Laroussi Tahiri ( ar, هند العروسي born 3 December 1984), known professionally as Hind, is a Dutch singer of Moroccan descent. Biography Hind Laroussi Tahiri was born on 3 December 1984 in Gouda, Netherlands. She has a Moroccan ...

, Dutch singer *

Loreen Loreen may refer to: *Loreen (singer), Swedish singer *Loreen Rice Lucas (1914–2011), a Canadian author * "Loreen" (song), 1986 song by German singer Sandra See also *Loren (disambiguation) *Lorene Lorene is a given name. Notable people with the n ...

(Lorine Zineb Nora Talhaoui), Swedish singer (winner of Eurovision Song Contest 2012) * Malek (Malek Belarbi), French-Moroccan singer * Sofia Mestari, French singer *

Édith Piaf Édith Piaf (, , ; born Édith Giovanna Gassion, ; December 19, 1915– October 10, 1963) was a French singer, lyricist and actress. Noted as France's national chanteuse, she was one of the country's most widely known international stars. Pia ...

(Édith Gassion), French cultural icon and France's greatest popular singer *

R3hab Fadil El Ghoul ( ar, فضيل الغول; born 2 April 1986), performing under the stage name R3hab (stylized in all caps as R3HAB; pronounced "rehab"), is a Dutch-Moroccan disc jockey and music producer. Ranked at number 12 on the DJ Mag Top 1 ...

(Fadil El Ghoul), Dutch-Moroccan DJ/producer * Sapho (Danielle Ebguy), Moroccan-born French singer * David Serero, French opera singer *

Chico Slimani Yousseph "Chico" Slimani (born 1971) is a British singer 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 one hit on the British c ...

(Youssef Slimani), Moroccan British singer * Sliimy (Yanis Sahraoui), French pop musician * Wallen (Nawell Azzouz), French R&B singer * Brigitte Zarie, Canadian singer-songwriter and composer

Poets

* Mohammed Achaari * Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami * Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi * Muhammad Awzal, religious Berber poet from the 17th century. * Kaddour El Alamy *

Abdellatif Laabi Abdellatif Laâbi is a Moroccan poet, journalist, novelist, playwright, translator and political activist, born in 1942 in Fes, Morocco. Laâbi, then teaching French, founded with other poets the artistic journal Souffles, an important literar ...

* David Hassine, religious Jewish poet and Rabbi from the 17th century *

Hemmou Talb Hemmou Talb (Tachelhit: Ḥemmu Eṭṭaleb) is an 18th-century composer of poems in the Tashelhit language of southwestern Morocco. In the Tashelhit Berber oral tradition, he is also known as Bab n Umareg, "the Master of Poetry", and a great numb ...

, 18th-century composer of poems in the Shilha Berber language

Kings and sultans

Ministers, politicians and public servants

Morocco

* Idriss Azami Al Idrissi, politician * Chadi Abdalla, Ambassador, Chadi Abdalla is an American ambassador for the Kingdom of Morocco who was appointed in December 2020 and is currently the youngest Ambassador in Africa. He currently resides in Washington D.C and works with the Biden Administration on political affairs. *

André Azoulay André Azoulay ( ar, أندري أزولاي, Berber: ⴰⵏⴷⵔⵉ ⴰⵣⵓⵍⴰⵢ, born 17 April 1941) is a Moroccan Jewish senior adviser to king Mohammed VI of Morocco.

, politician, counsellor to late king

Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to: People * Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name *Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...

and king

Mohammed VI Muhammad VI may refer to: * Muhammad Imaaduddeen VI (1868–1932), sultan of the Maldives from 1893 to 1902 * Mehmed VI (1861–1926), sultan of Ottoman Empire, from 1918 to 1922 * Mohammed VI of Morocco Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد الساد ...

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 ...

, politician who served as Interior Minister from 1979 to 1999 * Aïcha Belarbi, Moroccan sociologist, women's rights activist and diplomat. She was ambassador to the European Union from 2000 to 2008. *

Mohamed Benaissa Mohamed Benaissa ( ar, محمد بن عيسى; born 3 January 1937) is a Moroccan politician who was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Morocco from 1999 to 2007. Early life and education Benaissa was born on 3 January 1937 in Asilah, Morocco. He ...

, foreign minister *

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, politician, head of the left-wing National Union of Popular Forces (UNPF) and opponent of Hassan II * Aziza Bennani, Moroccan academic and politician. * Jamal Benomar * Yahya Bennani, diplomat * Fadel Benyaich, Moroccan-Spanish politician and businessman, ambassador of Morocco in Spain * Leon Benzaquen (1928–1977), Moroccan personal doctor for King

Mohammed V of Morocco Muhammad ( ar, مُحَمَّد; 570 – 8 June 632 CE) was an Arab religious, social, and political leader and the founder of Islam. According to Islamic doctrine, he was a prophet divinely inspired to preach and confirm the monoth ...

, and the first Jewish minister after Morocco's independence. * Rachad Bouhlal, diplomat * Ahmed Boukhari, former agent of the Moroccan Secret Service * Asma Chaabi *

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 ...

, former ambassador and minister *

Abdellatif Filali Abdellatif Filali ( ar, عبد اللطيف الفيلالي; 26 January 1928 – 20 March 2009) was a Moroccan politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998. He was the 11th prime minister o ...

, foreign minister (1985–1989); prime minister (1994–1998) *

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 ...

, Prime Minister (2002–present) * Omar Kabbaj, diplomat *

Fatima Marouan Fatima Marouan, also Fatema Marouane, (born 1952) is a Moroccan physician, business executive and politician. From 2002 to 2005, she headed the Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases unit of the Ibn Rochd University Hospital in Casablanca. More recen ...

(born 1952), politician, endocrinologist * Mohamed Mediouri, politician, personal security of Hassan II and his senior bodyguard * Aziz Mekouar, Moroccan diplomat, former Moroccan ambassador to the U.S * Abdelaziz Meziane Belfqih, civil servant and senior advisor of king Mohammed VI * Ahmed Osman, former party leader *

Fathallah Oualalou Fathallah Oualalou ( ar, فتح الله والعلو) (born 1942 in Rabat) is a Moroccan politician. He was the mayor of Rabat from 2009 to 2015. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance of Morocco between March 1998 and October 2007. He is a ...

, government minister * Abderrahim Qanir *

Léon Sultan Léon Réne Sultan (; September 13, 1905 – June 23, 1945) was a French-Algerian lawyer and founder of the Communist Party of Morocco. Background He was born to an Algerian Jewish family—one of 8 children—in Constantine, Algeria in 1905. ...

, French Algerian-born Moroccan lawyer, and politician, founder of the

Moroccan Communist Party The Moroccan Communist Party was a political party in Morocco. The party was established in November 1943 on the basis of the individual communist groups that had been active in Morocco since 1920.Great Soviet EncyclopediaМарокканская � ...

. * Mahjoub Tobji, retired Commandant of the Royal Moroccan Army *

Abderrahmane Youssoufi Abderrahmane Youssoufi ( ; ar, عبد الرحمن اليوسفي; 8 March 1924 – 29 May 2020) was a Moroccan politician and human rights lawyer who served as the 12th Prime Minister of Morocco from 1998 to 2002, serving under kings Hassan II ...

, Prime Minister (1998–2002)

Israel

* Shai Abuhatsira *

Aharon Abuhatzira Aharon Abuhatzira ( he, אהרן אבוחצירא, 28 October 1938 – 21 September 2021) was an Israeli politician. After serving as mayor of Ramla, he held several ministerial portfolios in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He resigned from the ...

Eli Aflalo Eli Aflalo ( he, אלי אפללו, born 8 September 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Kadima and Likud from 2003 until 2012. Between July 2008 and March 2009 he was the country's Minister of Immigrant Ab ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Eli Alaluf, Moroccan-born Israeli politician *

Roni Alsheikh Roni Alsheikh (or Roni Alsheich, he, רוני אלשיך, born 20 March 1963) is an Israeli former intelligence officer and head of the Israel Police. After serving as an officer in the Israel Defense Forces, Alsheikh joined Shin Bet and rose to ...

Jacques Amir Ya'akov Jacques Amir ( he, יעקב ז'אק אמיר; 15 March 1933 – 31 March 2011) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1974 and 1988. Biography Born Jacques Amzalag in Essaouira in Mor ...

Shaul Amor Shaul Amor ( he, שאול עמור, 21 December 1940 – 2 October 2004) was an Israeli politician who served as a Minister without Portfolio between January and July 1999. Biography Born in Boujad, Morocco in 1940, Amor made aliyah in 1956. ...

* David ''Dudi'' Amsalem, Israeli politician * Haim Amsalem, French Algerian-born Israeli politician *

Danny Atar Daniel "Danny" Atar ( he, דניאל "דני" עטר, born 5 January 1958) is an Israeli politician. Biography Daniel Atar was born in Afula, Israel, to Jewish parents who had immigrated from Morocco in 1956. During his IDF national service he s ...

Ariel Atias Ariel Atias ( he, אריאל אטיאס, born 13 November 1970) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas, and as the country's Minister of Housing and Construction. He was also manager of Shas' kosher supervision ...

* Shmuel Avital, Moroccan-born Israeli former politician who served as a minister responsible for social co-ordination from March 2001 to February 2002 * Yosef Azran * Aryeh Azulai * David Azulai *

Yinon Azulai Yinon Azulai (, born 10 July 1979) is an Israeli politician. He is currently a member of the Knesset for Shas. Political career Azulai was sixteenth on the Shas list for the 2015 Knesset elections, but failed to become a Knesset member when Sh ...

, Israeli politician * Eli Ben-Dahan *

Shlomo Benizri Shlomo Benizri ( he, שלמה בניזרי; born 7 February 1961) is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. He represented Shas in the Knesset between 1992 and 2008, serving as Deputy Health Minister, Minister of Health, and Labor a ...

Daniel Benlulu Daniel Benlulu ( he, דניאל בנלולו, born 6 May 1958) is a former Israeli politician who served a member of the Knesset for Likud between 2003 and 2006. Biography Born in Morocco to Moroccan-Jewish parents, Benlulu made aliyah to Israel ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli former politician * Daniel Ben-Simon, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Ya'akov Ben-Yezri (1927–2018), Moroccan-born Israeli politician. He served as Israel's Minister of Health between 2006 and 2009. *

David Bitan David Hai Bitan ( he, דָּוִד בִּיטָן, born 8 April 1960) is an Israeli lawyer and politician. He currently serves as a member of the Knesset from the Likud party. During 2016-2017 he served as the Chairman of the Coalition and Chair ...

Shlomo Bohbot Shlomo Bohbot ( he, שלמה בוחבוט, born 8 November 1942) is an Israeli politician who was mayor of Ma'alot-Tarshiha from 1976 until 2018, and also served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 1996. Biography Bo ...

Yoni Chetboun Yonatan "Yoni" Chetboun ( he, יונתן "יוני" שטבון, born 13 March 1979) is an Israeli politician and a decorated officer in the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) who currently serves as a Lt. Col. ( Res.). He is also author of the book "Un ...

* Meir Cohen *

Yitzhak Cohen Rabbi Yitzhak Cohen (, born 2 October 1951) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas in two spells between 1996 to 2020. He also held several ministerial portfolios. Biography Born in Ashkelon, Cohen served on th ...

* Meirav Cohen * Nissim Dahan * David Danino (1924–1990), Moroccan-born Israeli politician *

Yohanan Danino Rav Nitzav Yohanan Danino ( he, יוחנן דנינו; born 1959) is an Israeli police officer who served from May 1, 2011, to June 30, 2015, as the 17th chief of the Israel Police. Among other posts, he has led the Unit of International Crime I ...

Danny Danon Danny Danon (Hebrew: דני דנון, born 8 May 1971) served as Israel’s 17th Permanent Representative to the United Nations, and currently serves as Chairman of the World Likud. Danon previously served as a member of the Knesset from the Liku ...

* Eli Dayan *

Shlomo Dayan Shlomo Dayan ( he, שלמה דיין, born 6 November 1952) is an Israeli rabbi and former politician. Biography Born in Tétouan, Morocco in 1952, Dayan made aliyah to Israel in 1962. He studied at the Sha'arit Yosef yeshiva in Be'er Ya'akov a ...

* Aryeh Deri *

Rafael Edri Rafael Edri ( he, רפאל אדרי, born 10 September 1937) is an Israeli former politician who served as Minister of the Environment and Minister without Portfolio between 1988 and 1990. Early life Born in Casablanca in Morocco, Edri made ali ...

Yaakov Edri Ya'akov Edri ( he, יעקב אדרי, also spelt Edery or Edrey, born 25 November 1950) is an Israeli politician, serving as the mayor of Or Akiva. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud and Kadima between 2003 and 2013, as well as holdi ...

Gadi Eizenkot Gadi Eisenkot or Eizenkot ( he, גדי איזנקוט; born 19 May 1960) was the 21st Chief of General Staff of the Israel Defense Forces (16 February 2015 – 15 January 2019). He is the originator of the so-called Dahiya doctrine. Biography ...

* Rafael Eldad, Moroccan-born Israeli diplomat * Karin Elharar * Mordechai Elgrably, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Rafi Elul * Leah Fadida, Israeli politician * Avraham "Avi" Gabbay, Israeli businessman and politician *

Sharren Haskel Sharren Haskel ( he, שָׁרֶן הַשְׂכֵּל, born 4 March 1984) is an Israeli politician. She is a member of the Knesset for the National Unity Party, having previously served as a member of Likud and for New Hope. When she was first e ...

Tzachi Hanegbi Tzachi Hanegbi ( he, צַחִי הַנֶּגְבִּי, born 26 February 1957) is an Israeli politician and national security expert. A member of Likud, Hanegbi previously served as Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Minister of Re ...

Fleur Hassan-Nahoum Fleur Hassan-Nahoum ( he, פלר חסן-נחום; born September 27, 1973) is an Israeli politician and policy maker. She currently serves as Deputy Mayor of Jerusalem in charge of foreign relations, international economic development and touri ...

, British-born Israeli politician and public servant * Asher Hassin * Avraham Kalfon * Moshe Karadi *

Yehuda Lancry Dr Yehuda Lancry ( he, יהודה לנקרי, ; born 25 September 1947) is a Moroccan-born former Israeli politician and ambassador to France and the United Nations. Born in Boujad in Morocco, Lancry studied at an alliance high school in Casab ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli politician and previous ambassador to France and the United Nations *

Yehiel Lasri Yehiel Lasri ( he, יחיאל לסרי; born 21 August 1957) is an Israeli physician and politician who serves as mayor of Ashdod.Ashdod * David Levy * Daniel-Yitzhak Levy, Spanish-Moroccan born Israeli politician *

Jackie Levy Jackie Levy ( he, ז'קי לוי, born 28 October 1960) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for Likud, and as Deputy Minister of Construction, before being elected mayor of Beit She'an in 2018. Biography Levy was born ...

Maxim Levy Maxim Levy ( he, מקסים לוי, 11 February 1950 – 11 October 2002) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gesher and One Israel between 1996 and 2002, as well as mayor of Lod between 1983 and 1996. Biog ...

* Orly Levy *

Yitzhak Levy Yitzhak Levy ( he, יצחק לוי, born 6 July 1947) is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the National Religious Party (NRP) and the Ahi faction of the National Union between 1988 and 2009. Betw ...

David Magen David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

Rahamim Malul Rahamim Malul ( he, רחמים מלול, born 29 April 1946) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas between 1999 and 2003, and is the current mayor of Rehovot. Biography Born in Morocco, Malul made aliyah to Is ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli politician *

Yoram Marciano Yoram Marciano ( he, יורם מרציאנו, born 31 October 1964) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 2006 to 2009, and again between 2012 and 2013. Biography Born in Lod, Marciano was fir ...

* Ya'akov Margi, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Eliyahu Moyal (1920–1991), Moroccan-born Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Alignment between 1974 and 1981 * Shuli Mualem * Aharon Nahmias *

Yitzhak Navon Yitzhak Rachamim Navon ( he, יצחק נבון; 9 April 1921 – 6 November 2015) was an Israeli politician, diplomat, playwright, and author. He served as the fifth President of Israel between 1978 and 1983 as a member of the centre-left ...

Amir Ohana Amir Ohana ( he, אָמִיר אוֹחָנָה, born 15 March 1976) is an Israeli lawyer, former Shin Bet official and politician who currently serves a member of the Knesset for Likud. He previously held the posts of Minister of Justice and Mi ...

* Asher Ohana * Shimon Ohayon *

Amir Peretz Amir Peretz ( he, עָמִיר פֶּרֶץ; born on 9 March 1952) is an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party. A Knesset member almost continuously from 1988 to 2021, he has served as Minister of Defen ...

* Rafael "Rafi" Peretz, Israeli Orthodox rabbi and politician *

Yair Peretz Yair Peretz ( he, יאיר פרץ, born 1954) is a former Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Shas from 1999 until being convicted of fraudulently obtaining an academic degree in March 2006. Biography Born in Morocco in ...

* Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1938) * Yitzhak Peretz (politician born 1936) * Zion Pinyan, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Elad Ratson, Israeli diplomat and a Digital Diplomacy expert *

Miri Regev Miriam "Miri" Regev ( he, מִרְיָם "מִירִי" רֶגֶב; born Miriam Siboni on 26 May 1965) is an Israeli politician and a former brigadier-general in the Israel Defense Forces, in which she served as IDF Spokeswoman. She currently s ...

(née Miriam Siboni), Israeli politician * Uri Sebag, Moroccan-born Israeli politician *

Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit Bechor-Shalom Sheetrit ( he, בכור-שלום שטרית, 1895 – 28 January 1967) was an Israeli politician, minister and the only signatory of the Israeli declaration of independence to have been born in the country. He served as Minister o ...

Yifat Shasha-Biton Yifat Shasha-Biton (, born 23 May 1973) is an Israeli educator and politician. She was appointed Minister of Education in June 2021. She was elected to the twenty-fourth Knesset on the New Hope list, after serving as an MK for Kulanu and Lik ...

, Israeli educator and politician. She held the post of Minister of Construction and Housing from 2019 to 2020. *

Meir Sheetrit Meir Sheetrit ( he, מאיר שטרית, born 10 October 1948) is an Israeli politician. He served as a member of the Knesset in two spells for Likud between 1981 and 1988, and again from 1992 until 2005, when he joined Kadima. He remained a Kne ...

Shimon Shetreet Professor Shimon Shetreet ( he, שמעון שטרית, born 1 March 1946) is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios between 1992 and 1996. He is currently the Greenblatt Chair of Public and International Law at the H ...

Keti Shitrit Katrin "Keti" Shitrit-Peretz ( he, קְטָרִין שִׁטְרִית-פֶּרֶץ, born 22 January 1960) is an Israeli politician. She served as a member of the Knesset for Likud from 2019 to 2022. Biography Katrin Peretz was born in Casablan ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Yoel Strick, Israeli General (Aluf) who commands the Ground Forces Command *

Eli Suissa Rabbi Eliyahu "Eli" Suissa ( he, אליהו "אלי" סויסה, born 1956) is a former Israeli politician who held several ministerial portfolios during the 1990s and early 2000s. Biography Born in Morocco in 1956, Suissa's family made aliyah t ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Rafael Suissa, Moroccan-born Israeli politician * Avraham Toledano * Samuel Toledano (1929–1996), Moroccan-born Spanish Jewish community leader * Shmuel Toledano * Sami Turgeman (Shlomo "Sami" Turgeman), major general in the IDF and is the current commander of the IDF Southern Command * Yitzhak Vaknin *

Yosef Vanunu Yosef Vanunu ( he, יוסף ונונו, born 7 August 1945) is an Israeli economist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party from 1992 until 1996. Biography Born in El Kelaa des Sraghna, Morocco in 1945, ...

, Moroccan-born Israeli economist and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1992 until 1996 * Yehonatan Yifrah

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, Dutch politician *

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* John Fritchey, Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 11th District (1996–present) * Bernard Guetta, French politician and journalist. * Sir Joshua Abraham Hassan (1915–1997), Gibraltarian politician, and the first mayor and Chief Minister of Gibraltar. * Fatima Houda-Pepin, Canadian politician and a member of the National Assembly of Quebec *

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* Roger Karoutchi, French ambassador to the OECD and former secretary of state to the French prime minister * Ahmed Lakhrif, Moroccan politician who held the position of secretary of state for foreign affairs (2007–2008) * Waldemar Levy Cardoso *Ahmed Marcouch, Moroccan-Dutch politician and former police officer, civil servant and educator serving as Mayor of Arnhem since 2017. *Joël Mergui, Moroccan-born French Jewish dermatologist and community leader, serving as the president of the Israelite Central Consistory of France. * Mohammed Moussaoui, president of the French Council of Muslim Faith *Jorge Sampaio, Portuguese lawyer and politician who was the 18th president of Portugal (1996–2006) (Moroccan maternal grandmother) *Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Moroccan-born French politician, became the first French woman to be appointed Minister of Education (France), Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Research *Olga Zrihen, Moroccan-born Belgian politician

Royal Family members

*Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, Lalla Meryem, daughter of Hassan II *Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, Moulay Rachid, son of Hassan II *Lalla Latifa Hammou, mother of king

*Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco, Lalla Asma, daughter of Hassan II *Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco, Lalla Hasna, daughter of Hassan II *Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, Moulay Abdallah, brother of Hassan II *Prince Moulay Hicham of Morocco, Moulay Hicham, son of Moulay Abdallah *Princess Lalla Zineb of Morocco, Lalla Zineb, daughter of Moulay Abdallah *Lalla Abla bint Tahar, wife of Mohammed V of Morocco, Mohammed V and mother of

Sportspeople

Archery

*Jonathan Ohayon, Canadian archer

Athletism

*Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish-Moroccan Paralympic athlete *Saïd Aouita *Hasna Benhassi *Abdellah Béhar *Nezha Bidouane *Brahim Boulami *Hind Dehiba *Hicham El Guerrouj *Driss El Himer *Nawal El Moutawakel *Yousef El Nasri, Spanish retired long-distance runner *

, Finnish retired race walking, race walker *Ilias Fifa, Spanish-Moroccan long-distance runner *Jaouad Gharib *Bouchra Ghezielle *Salah Hissou *Adil Kaouch *Abderrahman Ait Khamouch, Spanish paralympic athlete *Khalid Khannouchi, Moroccan American marathon (sport), marathoner *Brahim Lahlafi *Driss Maazouzi *Adel Mechaal, Spanish middle-distance runner *Abdelaziz Merzougui, Spanish runner *Mohamed Ouaadi *Muncef Ouardi, Canadian speed skater *Zahra Ouaziz *Rashid Ramzi *Ismaïl Sghyr *Khalid Skah *Achraf Tadili, Canadian runner competing over 800 meters *Mounir Yemmouni *Kamal Ziani, retired Spanish long-distance runner *Bouchra Ghezielle, French-Moroccan track and field athlete

Basketball

*Omri Casspi, Israeli basketball player *Yogev Ohayon, Israeli basketball player *Sophian Rafai, French-Moroccan basketball player *Amit Simhon, Israeli basketball player

Boxers

*Abdelhak Achik *Mohammed Achik *Najib Daho *Yassine El maachi *Ismael El Massoudi, French boxer *Karim El Ouazghari, Spanish boxer *Ali Hallab *Driss Moussaid *Mahdi Ouatine *Nordine Oubaali, French-Moroccan boxer * Mohammed Rabii, Moroccan boxer *Khalid Rahilou, French former professional boxer *Tahar Tamsamani *Hassan Saada, Moroccan boxer

Chess

*Thal Abergel, French chess Grandmaster (chess), Grandmaster

Cyclism

*Henry Ohayon, Israeli cyclist

Fencing

* Lydia Hatuel-Czuckermann, Moroccan-born Israeli Olympic fencer * Ayelet Ohayon, Israeli Olympic fencer

Footballers

*Zakariya Abarouai, French football player *Yassine Abdellaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Yacine Abdessadki, French-Moroccan football player *Luciano Abecasis, Argentine football player *Laurent Abergel, French football player *Youssef Adnane, French-Moroccan football player *Ibrahim Afellay, Dutch football player *Achmed Ahahaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Ismail Aissati, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Jamel Aït Ben Idir, French-Moroccan football player *Karim Aït-Fana, French-Moroccan football player *Jamal Akachar, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Zakaria Alaoui, football player *Rachid Alioui, French-Moroccan football player *Mustapha Allaoui, football player *Nayim, Mohammed Alí Amar, Spanish football player *Ahmed Ammi, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Nordin Amrabat, Dutch football player *Mohamed Amsif, German-born Moroccan football goalkeeper *Kamal Anis, Moroccan football player *Mimoun Azaouagh, Moroccan-born German footballer *Karim Azizou, French-Moroccan football player *Nabil Baha, French-Moroccan football player *Otman Bakkal, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Said Bakkati, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Yacine Bammou, French-Moroccan football player *Nacer Barazite, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Abdelaziz Barrada, French-Moroccan football player *Michaël Chrétien Basser *Chahir Belghazouani, French-Moroccan football player *Younès Belhanda, French-Moroccan football player *Aziz Ben Askar, French football player *Medhi Benatia, French-Moroccan football player *Yossi Benayoun, Israeli football player *Larbi Benbarek, Moroccan football player *Ismaël Bennacer, French football player *Younes Bnou Marzouk, French-Moroccan football player *Rachid Bouaouzan, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Elbekay Bouchiba, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Aziz Bouderbala, football player *Sofiane Boufal, French-Moroccan football player *Kamel Boughanem, French-Moroccan football player *Samir Boughanem, French-Moroccan football player *Khalid Boulahrouz, Dutch-Moroccan football pla *Nourdin Boukhari, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Mourad Bounoua, French-Moroccan football player *Ali Boussaboun, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Dries Boussatta, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Mbark Boussoufa, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Khalid Boutaïb, French-Moroccan football player *Said Boutahar, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Ben Butbul, Israeli football player *Mehdi Carcela-Gonzalez (Spanish father, Moroccan mother) *Samir Carruthers, Israeli football player *Kamel Chafni, French-Moroccan football player *Aatif Chahechouhe, French-Moroccan football player *Abdelhali Chaiat, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Khalid Chalqi, Moroccan-born French football player *Marouane Chamakh, French-Moroccan football player *Mohammed Chaouch, football player *Issam Chebake, football player *Mehdi Courgnaud, French football player *Manuel da Costa (footballer, born 1986), Manuel da Costa (footballer) (Portuguese father, Moroccan mother) *Karim Dahou, French football player *Kenza Dali *Guy Dayan, Israeli football player *Roei Dayan, Israeli football player *Anouar Diba, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Kieran Djilali, British football player *Olivier Echouafni, French football player *Issam El Adoua, football player *Karim El Ahmadi, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Youssef El Akchaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Ahmed El Aouad, French-Moroccan football player *Youssef El-Arabi, French-born football player *Yassin El-Azzouzi, Yassin El-Azouzi, French-Moroccan football player *Hakim El Bounadi, French-Moroccan football player *Faouzi El Brazi, football player *Samir El Gaaouiri, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Mustafa El Haddaoui, football player *Mounir El Haimour, French-Moroccan football player *Oualid El Hajjam, French football player *Mounir El Hamdaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Karim El Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player *Faysal El Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player *Shavit Elimelech, Israeli football player *Alharbi El Jadeyaoui, French-Moroccan football player *Moestafa El Kabir, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Badr El Kaddouri *Abdelhamid El Kaoutari, French football player *Aziz El Khanchaf, French-Moroccan football player *Ali El Khattabi, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Abdou El-Kholti, French football player *Bouchaib El Moubarki *Karim El Mourabet, French-Moroccan football player *Samir El Moussaoui, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Ali El-Omari, French-Moroccan football player *Mohamed El Yaagoubi, Moha *Tarik Elyounoussi *Nabil El Zhar, French football player *Saïd Ennjimi, Moroccan-born French football player *Hen Ezra, Israeli football player *Karim Fachtali, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Omer Fadida, Israeli football player *Fayçal Fajr, French-Moroccan football player *Mohammed Faouzi, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Marouane Fellaini *Rayan Frikeche, French-Moroccan football player *Mustapha Hadji *Youssef Hadji *Youssouf Hadji, Moroccan football player *Samir Hadji, French-Moroccan football player *Anouar Hadouir, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Achraf Hakimi, Spanish-Moroccan football player *Adil Hermach, French-Moroccan football player *Golan Hermon, Israeli football player *Samy Houri, French-Moroccan football player *Lyes Houri, French-Moroccan football player *Youssef Idrissi, French-Moroccan football player *Younès Kaabouni, French football player *Younès Kaboul, French football player *Abderrahman Kabous, French-Moroccan football player *Ahmed Kantari, French-Moroccan football player *Sakina Karchaoui, French female football player *David Keltjens, Israeli football player *Houssine Kharja, Moroccan football player *Younes Khattabi, Moroccan rugby league player *Avi Knafo, Israeli football player *Zakaria Labyad *Hoda Lattaf, French female football player *Amine Lecomte, French football player *Moshe Lugasi, Israeli football player *Nassir Maachi, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Mouaad Madri, French-Moroccan football player *Zinédine Machach, French football player *Riyad Mahrez, French-Moroccan football player *Mehdi Messaoudi, French-Moroccan football player *Mourad Mghizrat, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Smail Morabit, French-Moroccan football player *Yassin Moutaouakil, French football player *Chafik Najih, French football player *Noureddine Naybet *Mounir Obbadi, French-Moroccan football player *Leila Ouahabi, Spanish-Moroccan football player *Amine Oudrhiri, French football player *Yacine Qasmi, French-Moroccan football player *Adil Rami, French football player *Adil Ramzi *Adrien Regattin, French football player *Walid Regragui, French-Moroccan football player and manager *Hamid Rhanem, French football player *Youssef Safri *Karim Safsaf, French football player *Romain Saïss, French football player *Hamza Sakhi, French-Moroccan football player *Victor Sarusi, Israeli football player *Salaheddine Sbai, football player *Youssef Sekour, French-Moroccan football player *Tarik Sektioui, football player *Khalid Sinouh, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Hassan Souari, football player *Mounir Soufiani, French football player *Tomer Swisa, Israeli football player *Adel Taarabt, Moroccan football player * Idan Tal, Israeli football player *Farid Talhaoui, French football player *Mehdi Taouil, French football player *Eitan Tibi, Israeli football player *Karim Touzani, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Yoann Touzghar, French football player *Smahi Triki, football player *Badou Zaki *Merouane Zemmama *Roei Zikri, Israeli football player *Hakim Ziyech, Dutch-Moroccan football player *Abdellah Zoubir, French football player *Niv Zrihan, Israeli football player

Ice hockey

*Josh Tordjman, Canadian ice hockey goaltender

Kickboxers

*Cyril Abidi, Savate Champion and Muay Thai World Champion *Badr Hari, K-1 Heavyweight champion and K-1 World GP 2008 finalist *Chalid Arrab *Faldir Chahbari *Chahid Oulad El Hadj *Aziz Jahjah

Martial artists

*Karim Ghajji, French kickboxer and B-boy *Lee Murray, Lee Lamrani Ibrahim "Lightning" Murray, cage fighter turned gangster (Moroccan father, English mother) *Khalid Ismail, MMA-fighter *Zakaria Moumni, Moroccan kickboxer *Farid Villaume, French Muay Thai kickboxer

Rugby footballers

*Abdelatif Benazzi *Abdellatif Boutaty, rugby union player *Abderazak El Khalouki, French rugby league player *Jamal Fakir, Moroccan-born French rugby league player *Adel Fellous, French rugby league player *Younes Khattabi *Djalil Narjissi *Fouad Yaha, French rugby league player

Racers

*Victor Soussan, Moroccan-born Australian Grand Prix motorcycle racing *Michaël Benyahia, Moroccan-American Open Wheel Race Car Driver, 2017 Formula Renault NEC Champion 2017 Formula Renault Northern European Cup

Rowing

*Moe Sbihi

Ski

*Kenza Tazi, Moroccan-American alpine skier; Olympian *Adam Lamhamedi, Moroccan-Canadian alpine skier; Olympian *Samir Azzimani, Moroccan-French alpine skier; Olympian

Runners

*Abdelhakim Bagy, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner *Abdellah Béhar, Moroccan-born runner specialized in the 5000 metres and cross-country running *Fouad Chouki, French middle-distance runner, specialized in the 1500 metres *Driss El Himer, Moroccan-born long-distance runner *Abderrahim El Haouzy, Moroccan-born French sprinter *Mustapha Essaïd, Moroccan-born French runner who specialized in the 5000 meters *Mohamed Ezzher, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner *Adam Gemili, British sprinter *Brahim Lahlafi, Moroccan former long-distance runner *Driss Maazouzi, Moroccan-born 1500 meters athlete runner *Mohamed Ouaadi, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner who specialized in the marathon *Yamna Oubouhou, Moroccan-born French long-distance runner *Ismaïl Sghyr, French-Moroccan long-distance runner *Mounir Yemmouni, Moroccan-born French middle-distance runner specialized in the 1500 meters

Tennis players

*Karim Alami *Hicham Arazi *Younes El Aynaoui * Yshai Oliel, Israeli junior tennis player *Lina Qostal

Wrestlers

*Layla El

Volleyball

Writers

Twentieth century

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* Eliette Abécassis, French writer, novelist and playwright * Leila Abouzeid, Arabic-language novelist * Mohammed Achaari, writer, poet and politician * Said Achtouk, poet, musician and songwriter * Mririda n’Ait Attik (c. 1900–c. 1930), Tashelhit-language poet * Lotfi Akalay, writer and businessman * Idriss ibn al-Hassan al-Alami (1925–2007) * Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami, poet * Allal al-Fassi (1910–1974) * Malika al-Fassi, journalist, playwright, novelist * Mohammed al-Habib al-Fourkani (1922–2008) * Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997) *

(1910–1993) *

(1902–1961) * Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010) * Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj (born 1928) * Tewfik Allal (born 1947) * Ahmed al-Madini (born 1949) * Mohammed al-Makki al-Nasiri (1906–1994) * Tuhami al-Wazzani (1903–1972) * Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq (died 1506) * Ali Azaykou (1942–2004) * Latifa Baka, novelist, short story writer * Muriel Barbery, Moroccan-born French novelist, educator * Leigh Bardugo, Israeli-born American young adult and fantasy author * Hafsa Bekri, poet, short story writer, feminist writer * Abdelmalek Belghiti (1906–2010) *

(born 1975) *

(1920–1965) * Siham Benchekroun, novelist, poet, short story writer * Rajae Benchemsi, poet, essayist, novelist * Esther Bendahan, Moroccan-born Spanish non-fiction writer, novelist * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981) * Abdelmajid Benjelloun, historian, Abdelmajid Benjelloun (born 1944) * Tahar Ben Jelloun (born 1944) * Abdelwahab Benmansour (1920–13 November 2008) * Mohammed Suerte Bennani (born 1961) * Mohammed Bennis (born 1948) * Khnata Bennouna, novelist, short story writer * Khnata bent Bakkar, dowager sultana, biographer, letter writer * Mohammed Benzakour (born 1972) * Mohammed Berrada (born 1938) * Hafsa Bikri * Mahi Binebine (born 1959) * Ali Bourequat * Ahmed Bouzfour (born 1954) * Al-Buzidi al-Bujrafi, Al-Yazid al-Buzidi Bujrafi (1925–2011) * Mohamed Chafik (born 1926) * Nadia Chafik, novelist, non-fiction writer, educator * Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986) * Isaac Chocrón, Venezuelan economist, playwright and translator * Sonia Chocrón, Venezuelan poet, novelist, screenwriter and playwright * Mohamed Choukri (1935–2003) * Driss Chraïbi (1926–2007) * Mohammed Daoud (1901–1984) * Zakya Daoud, French-born Moroccan journalist, magazine editor, non-fiction writer * Farida Diouri, novelist * Najat El Hachmi (born 1979) * Youssouf Amine Elalamy (born 1961) * Nicole Elgrissy, Moroccan writer and activist * Mohammed Aziz El-Hababi (1922–1993) * Najat El Hachmi, Spanish-Moroccan writer * Allal El Hajjam (born 1948) * Driss El Khouri * Edmond Amran El Maleh (1917–2010) * Mahdi Elmandjra (born 1933) * Mohammed El-Moustaoui (born 1943) * Youssef Fadel (born 1949) * Halima Ferhat * Éric Fottorino, French writer and journalist * Abdelkrim Ghallab (1919–2006) * Soumya Naâmane Guessous, best selling non-fiction writer, sociologist, educator * Abdallah Guennoun (1910–1989) * Ali Haddani (1936–2007) * Badia Hadj Nasser * Ahmed Harrak Srifi (died 1925) * Ben Salem Himmich (born 1947) * Ali Squalli Houssaini (born 1932) * Salim Jay (born 1951) * Liz Jensen * Abderrafi Jouahri (born 1943) * Abdelkarim Jouiti (born 1962) * Ahmed Joumari (1939–1995) * Maati Kabbal * Maguy Kakon, non-fiction writer, women's rights activist * Mohammed Kaghat (1942–2001) * Mohammed Khammar Kanouni (1938–1991) * Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine (1941–1995) * Abdelkebir Khatibi (born 1938) * Rita El Khayat, psychiatrist, publisher, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer * Abdelfattah Kilito (born 1945) *

(born 1942) * Leila Lahlou, author of the novel Do Not Forget God (1987) * Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi (1922–1993) * Abdelrahim Lahbibi (born 1950) * Laila Lalami, Moroccan-American novelist, essayist * Wafaa Lamrani, poet * Abdallah Laroui (born 1933) * Fouad Laroui (born 1958), Moroccan economist and writer * Mohammed Leftah (1946–2008) * Ahmed Lemsih (born 1950) * Ali Lmrabet (born 1959) * Zahra Mansouri * Ahmed Mejjati (1936–1995) * Saida Menebhi, poet, Marxist activist * Fatema Mernissi, feminist writer, sociologist * Mohamed Mrabet (born 1936) * Mostafa Nissaboury (born 1943) * Rachid O (born 1970) * Malika Oufkir, memoirist, author of Stolen Lives: Twenty Years in a Desert Jail * Touria Oulehri, novelist, critic * Bachir Qamari (1951–2021) * Mubarak Rabi (born 1938) * Mohamed Said Raihani (born 1968) * Fouzia Rhissassi, educator, women's rights activist, non-fiction writer * Najima Rhozali, non-fiction writer, politician * Mohammed Sabila * Abdelhadi Said (born 1974) * Thouria Saqqat, children's writer * Simon Sebag Montefiore * Tayeb Seddiki (born 1938) * Ahmed Sefrioui (1915–2004) * Mohamed Serghini (born 1930) * Abdelhak Serhane * Mohamed Sibari (born 1945) * Hourya Sinaceur, philosopher, non-fiction writer * Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941) * Ali Siqli (born 1932) * Leïla Slimani, French-Moroccan writer * Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (1900–1963) * Abdelkarim Tabbal (born 1931) * Abdellah Taïa (born 1973) * Abdelhadi Tazi (1921–2015) * Mahjoub Tobji (born 1942) * Ralph de Toledano (1916–2007) * Abdelkhalek Torres (1910–1970) * Houcine Toulali (1924–1998) * Ahmed Toufiq (born 1943) * Bahaa Trabelsi, novelist, journalist, magazine editor * Said Yaktine (born 1955) * Nadia Yassine (born 1958) * A.B. Yehoshua, Israeli novelist, essayist, and playwright * Mohamed Zafzaf (1942–2001) * Mohammed Zniber (1923–1993) * Abdallah Zrika (born 1953)

Nineteenth century

* Mohammed ibn Abu al-Qasim al-Sijilmasi (died 1800) * Mohammed ibn Abd as-Salam ibn Nasir (died 1824) * Mohammed Ibn Amr (died 1827) * Thami Mdaghri (died 1856) * Idriss al-Amraoui (died 1879) * Ahmad ibn Hamdun ibn al-Hajj (died 1898) * Abd as-Salam al-Alami (1834–1895) * Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri (1835–1897) * Salomon Berdugo (1854–1906) * Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (died 1922) * Mohammed ibn Jaafar al-Kattani (1858–1927) * Ibn Zaydan (1873–1946) * Muhammad Ibn al-Habib (1876–1972) * Ahmed Skirej (1878–1944) * Abdelkrim al-Khattabi (1882–1963) * Mohammed Boujendar (1889–1926) * Mohammed Ben Brahim (1897–1955)

Eighteenth century

* Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani (died 1707) * Mohammed ibn Qasim ibn Zakur (died 1708) * Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib al-Alami (died 1722) * Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died after 1727/8) * Mohammed ibn Zakri al-Fasi (died 1731) * Ahmed ibn al-Mubarak al-Lamti al-Sijilmasi (died 1741) * Khnata bent Bakkar (died 1754) * Ibn al-Wannan (died 1773) * Ahmed al-Ghazzal (died 1777) * Abd Allah ibn Azzuz (died 1789) * Mohammed al-Qadiri (1712–1773) * David Hassine (1722–1792) * Abu al-Qasim al-Zayyani (1734–1833) * Kaddour El Alamy (1742–1850) * Raphael Berdugo (1747–1821) * Sulayman al-Hawwat (1747–1816) * Ahmad ibn Ajiba (1747–1809) * Mohammed al-Duayf (born 1752) * Mohammed al-Tayyib ibn Kiran (1758–1812) * Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760–1823) * Hamdun ibn al-Hajj al-Fasi (1760–1817) * Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi (1760–1837) * Suleiman al-Alawi (1760–1822) * Mohammed al-Harraq (1772–1845) * Mohammed al-Haik (fl. 1790) * Mohammed al-Tawdi ibn Suda (1790–1794/5) * Ahmed al-Salawi (1791–1840) * Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi (1794–1847) * Mohammed Akensus (1797–1877) *

(18th century)

Seventeenth century

* Saadia Azankot, teacher of Jewish literature to Johann Heinrich Hottinger. * Isaac Uziel (died 1622) * Abd al-Rahman al-Tamanarti (died 1650) * Abu Abdallah Mohammed al-Murabit al-Dila'i (died 1678) * Mohammed ibn Nasir (1603–1674) * Mohammed al-Mahdi al-Fasi (1624–1698) * Mohammed al-Rudani (c. 1627–1683) * Abu Salim al-Ayyashi (1628–1679) * Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685) * Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi (1631–1691) * Ahmed ibn Nasir (1647–1717) * Abd as-Salam al-Qadiri (1648–1698) * Abd al-Wahhab Adarrak (1666–1746) * Mohammed Awzal (1670–1749) * Mohammed al-Ifrani (1670–1745) * Ahmed ibn al-Mubarak al-Lamati (1679–1743) * Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib (1698–1756)

Sixteenth century

* Abraham ben Solomon * Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq (died 1506) * Abdallah al-Ghazwani (died 1529) * Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1569) * Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti (died 1594/5) * Ahmed al-Mandjur (1520–1587) * Abu Abdallah ibn Askar (1529–1578) * Abul Qasim ibn Mohammed al-Ghassani (1548–1610) * Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali (1549–1621) * Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi (1553–1616) * Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli (1559–1613) *

(c. 1570–1643) * Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi (1580–1642) * Abdelaziz al-Maghrawi (c. 1580–1600) * Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (c. 1591–1632) * Muhammad Mayyara (1591–1662) * Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680) * Al-Masfiwi (16th century)

Fifteenth century

* Abdarrahman al-Makudi (died 1405) *

(died 1465) * Ibrahim ibn Hilal al-Sijilmasi (died c. 1498) * Ibn Ghazi al-Miknasi (1437–1513) * Ahmad Zarruq (1442–1493) * Leo Africanus (1488–1554)

Fourteenth century

* Abu Mohammed al-Qasim al-Sijilmasi (died 1304) * Ibn Abi Zar (died c. 1315) * Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Zarwili (died 1319) * Abd al-Haqq al-Badisi (died after 1322) * Ibn Shuayb (died 1349) * Ibn Idhari (beginning of the 14th century) * Ibn Battuta (1304–1377) * Mohammed al-Hazmiri (fl. 1320) * Ibn Juzayy (1321–1357) * Abu Muqri Mohammed al-Battiwi (fl. 1331) * Ibn Abbad al-Rundi (1333–1390) * Abu Yahya ibn al-Sakkak (1335–1415) * Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri (1375–1416) * Ismail ibn al-Ahmar (1387–1406) * Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Jaznai (14th century)

Thirteenth century

* Ibn al-Yasamin (died 1204) * Ahmad ibn Munim al-Abdari (died 1228) * Ibn al-Zayyat al-Tadili (died 1229/30) * Abd al-Rahman al-Fazazi (died 1230) * Ali ibn al-Qattan (died 1231) * Ibn al-Khabbaza (died 1239) * Abdelaziz al-Malzuzi (died 1298) * Salih ben Sharif al-Rundi (1204–1285) * Malik ibn al-Murahhal (1207–1289) * Ibn abd al-Malik al-Marrakushi (1237–1303) * Mohammed al-Abdari, Mohammed ibn Hajj al-Abdari al-Fasi (c. 1256–1336) * Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi (1256–1321) * Mohammed ibn Rushayd (1259–1321) * Mohammed ibn Adjurrum (1273–1323) * Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi (fl. 1281/2) * Mohammed al-Abdari al-Hihi (fl. c. 1289) * Judah ben Nissim (13th century) *Nahum Ma'arabi

Twelfth century

* Ibn Bajjah (died 1138) * Abu Jafar ibn Atiyya (died 1158) * Ali ibn Harzihim (died 1163) * Al-Suhayli (1114–1185) * Zechariah Aghmati (1120–1195) * Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti (1129–1204) * Abu al-Abbas al-Jarawi (1133–1212) * Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish (1140–1227) * Mohammed ibn Qasim al-Tamimi (1140/5–1207/8) * Ibn Dihya al-Kalby (1149–1235) * Mohammed al-Baydhaq (c. 1150) * Abu Mohammed Salih (1153–1234) * Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta (c. 1160–1226) * Abu al-Abbas al-Azafi (1162–1236) * Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi (born 1185) * Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili (1196–1258) * Abu Bakr al-Hassar (12th century)

Eleventh century

* Abu Imran al-Fasi (died 1038) * Isaac Alfasi (1013–1103) * Ibn Tumart, Mohammed ibn Tumart (c. 1080–1130) * Qadi Ayyad ben Moussa (1083–1149) * Mohammed al-Idrisi (1099–1165)

Tenth century

* Dunash ben Labrat (920–990), medieval Jewish commentator, poet, and grammarian * Judah ben David Hayyuj (945–1000) * David ben Abraham al-Fasi (c. 950–1000)

Crime, offenders or victims

*Hamed Abderrahaman Ahmad, Spanish suspected terrorist *Mohamed Taieb Ahmed, Spanish drug lord trafficking hashish across the Strait of Gibraltar *Samir Azzouz *Said Bahaji *Lalla Batoul, imprisoned and tortured under Abd al-Hafid of Morocco, Sultan Abdelhafid *Racid Belkacem *Nordin Benallal, self-styled "escape king" *Ibrahim Bin Shakaran *Ahmed Bouchiki *Mohammed Bouyeri *Adil Charkaoui, Moroccan-born Canadian citizen arrested under security certificate in 2003 *Tarek Dergoul *Malika El Aroud *Nathan Elbaz, *Nouredine el Fahtni *Farid Essebar *Zakariya Essabar *Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari *Mounir El Motassadeq *Khalil el-Moumni *Ilan Halimi *Jamila M'Barek *Zacarias Moussaoui *Lee Murray *Abdelghani Mzoudi *Abdellah Ouzghar, Moroccan suspected of ties to terrorist organizations *Younes Tsouli, Moroccan-British convicted of incitement of terrorism

References

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