Abdelhak Mrini

Moroccan historian and writer

Abdelhak el Merini

Born	(1934-05-31) May 31, 1934 (age 90) Rabat, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Occupation(s)	Intellectual, civil servant, historian
Employer	Mohammed VI of Morocco
Known for	Adviser of Mohammed VI of Morocco
Notable work	Al-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh

Abdelhak Mrini (also known as Abdelhak El Merini, also spelled as Lamrini or Lemrini; Arabic: عبد الحق المريني; born 31 May 1934, Rabat),^[1]^[2] is a Moroccan historian, civil servant and writer.

Biography

Born in Rabat,^[3] Mrini Is the author of several books and was awarded the Moroccan Book Prize for Al-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh (The Moroccan Army Through History).

Since December 2010, he has been the Moroccan governments chief historian,^[3] replacing Hassan Aourid, and since October 2012, the spokesman of the Royal Palace of Mohammed VI.^[3] As spokesman for the palace, after having kept to press releases, he spoke for the first time in an article - via the London-based, Arabic-language daily Acharq Al-Awsat in July 2013.^[4]

Notes and references

^ Mrini, Abdelhak (2005). "Site du Professeur Abdelhak El Mrini". Abdelhak Mrini's Official Website. Abdelhak EL MERINI. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "Marīnī, ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al- (1934-....)". Catalogue général LABS de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Le Souverain nomme M. Abdelhak Lamrini porte-parole du Palais Royal". L'Opinion. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ "Première: Le porte-parole du Palais s'exprime dans la presse". H24 Info avec Le Figaro. 29 July 2013. Archived from the original on 17 September 2013.

External links

Official website (in Arabic and French)

Mohammed VI

King of Morocco (1999–present)
Alaouite dynasty

Family and education

Immediate	Salma Bennani (former wife) Prince Moulay Hassan (son) Princess Lalla Khadija (daughter) Hassan II (father) Latifa Amahzoune (mother) Prince Moulay Rachid (brother) Princess Lalla Meryem (sister) Princess Lalla Asma (sister) Princess Lalla Hasna (sister)
Extended	Prince Moulay Abdallah (uncle) Prince Moulay Hicham (cousin) Prince Moulay Ismail (cousin) Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (cousin) Moulay Abdallah (cousin) Moulay Youssef (cousin) Moulay Driss (cousin) Mohammed El Alaoui (cousin) Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra (aunt) Princess Lalla Amina (aunt) Princess Lalla Nuzha (aunt) Princess Lalla Malika (aunt) Princess Lalla Aicha (aunt)
Education	Collège Royal Mohammed V University

Entourage

Advisors and/or members of the royal cabinet	Fouad Ali El Himma Mounir Majidi Moulay Abdallah Alaoui Moulay Youssef Alaoui Moulay Driss Alaoui Mohammed El Alaoui Rochdi Chraibi Abdellatif Hammouchi Fadel Benyaich Noureddine Bensouda Taieb Fassi Fihri Omar Azziman Abdelaziz Meziane Belfqih Mohamed Moatassim André Azoulay Omar Kabbaj Mohammed Kabbaj Zoulikha Naciri Karim Bouzida Abdellatif Mennouni Mustpaha Sahel Mohamed Hassad Abdelhak Mrini Abbas Jirari Yassir Znagui Mohamed Taieb Naciri Mounir Charïbi Driss Jettou Hassan Aourid
Security officials	Yassine Mansouri Hamidou Laanigri Chakib Benmoussa Abdelouafi Laftit Taieb Cherkaoui Mostapha Sahel Saad Hassar Mohamed Hassad Charki Draiss Bouchaib Rmail Ahmed Midaoui Abderrahmane Sbai Abdellatif Loudiyi Aziz Jaidi
Senior bureaucrats	Mustapha Bakkoury Aziz Akhannouch Ali Fassi Fihri Fathallah Sijilmassi Mostafa Terrab Ahmed Toufiq Ahmed Akhchichine Latifa Labida Latifa Akherbach Mohamed Benaissa Driss Dahak Khalihenna Ould Errachid Mohamed Cheikh Biadillah Driss Benhima Tarek Sijilmassi Nasser Bourita
No official position^[1]	Mehdi Alaoui Mdaghri Khalid Cohen Hassan Bernoussi Karim Chakour
Senior media-bureaucrats	Faïçal Laraïchi Khalil Hachimi Idrissi Samira Sitail Ahmed Akhchichine Latifa Akherbach

Business interests

SIGER
- Les Domaines Agricoles

Al Mada (SNI)

Current	Attijariwafa Bank Wafa Assurance Managem Inwi Marjane Acima Sonasid ONAPAR SOMED Nareva Agma Lahlou-Tazi Optorg [fr] Sotherma Sidi Harazem Ain Saiss Eco-Médias Assabah L'Économiste SOREAD (2M)
Former	ONA Group Brasseries du Maroc BCM (Banque Commerciale du Maroc) Cosumar [fr] Lesieur Cristal [fr] Centrale Laitière [fr] Bimo [fr]

Rule

Crises	Perejil Island crisis 2011-12 protests Daniel Galván scandal Hirak Rif Movement COVID-19 pandemic
Policy	Mudawana (new family code) Equity and Reconciliation Commission
Western Sahara conflict	Gdeim Izik protests Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Autonomy proposal