The Moroccan News Agency (MAP) announced the death of its director general, Khalil al-Hashimi al-Idrisi, at the age of 67, after suffering from illness.
The late Al-Mazdad on August 14, 1956 in Casablanca, got involved early in the development of the media, as he began his media path in France in cooperation with a number of radio stations. After his return to Morocco, the late, who holds a third-year diploma from the Institute of Geography of the University of Paris 1-Pantéon-Sorbonne, worked as a columnist, journalist and then editor-in-chief for many years in the weekly (Maroc Hebdo International), before establishing the year 2000 daily (Ojourdouie). Le Maroc) published in French.
In 2007, the late chaired the Grand National Prize for Journalism Committee. In 2008, he was elected president of the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers, before he was re-elected for another term in 2011.
The late Khalil al-Hashimi al-Idrisi wrote several books, including the author of (The Blue Papers) Moroccan Diaries 1994-2000. In 2011, His Majesty King Mohammed VI appointed him Director General of the Maghreb Arab Press Agency.
During the era of the late, the agency witnessed a great development, as it became a public pole for the media.
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