Réda Dalil (; 3 May 1978 – 19 March 2024) was a Moroccan journalist and writer.

Biography

Born in

Casablanca Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...

on 3 May 1978, Dalil earned a

Bachelor of Business Administration A Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) is an undergraduate degree in business administration awarded by colleges and universities after completion of four years and typically 120 credits of undergraduate study in the fundamentals of busine ...

from

Al Akhawayn University Al Akhawayn University (, Berber: ''Tasdawit En Wawmaten'') is an independent, public, not-for-profit, coeducational university in Ifrane, Morocco, from the imperial city of Fez, in the Middle Atlas Mountains. The medium of instruction is th ...

and became publication manager of the weekly magazine '. In 2014, he published his first novel, ''Le Job''. That year, he was awarded the Prix littéraire de La Mamounia, which rewarded the best French-language novel of the year. That December, he was awarded the . He received significant press coverage for the success of his novel. In 2015, Dalil contributed to ''Auteurs à 100 %'', which consisted of a collection of short stories, published by Éditeurs de talents. All profits from the book were donated to the Association Enfance Maghreb Avenir. Réda Dalil died in

Rabat Rabat (, also , ; ) is the Capital (political), capital city of Morocco and the List of cities in Morocco, country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. ...

on 19 March 2024, at the age of 45. He had been battling a long illness since 2020, having recovered before relapsing and undergoing surgery.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dalil, Reda 1978 births 2024 deaths Moroccan journalists Moroccan writers in French Al Akhawayn University alumni People from Casablanca