Khalil Hachimi Idrissi
Khalil Hachimi Idrissi was a Moroccan journalist, editor, and media executive. He founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc and served as Director General of the Maghreb Arabe Press from 2011 until his death in 2023.
Early life and education
Idrissi was born in Casablanca. He studied geography at the Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University. In the early 1980s, he participated in the development of intercultural and community media in France, collaborating with several radio stations.Career
Idrissi began his journalism career as a columnist and reporter before becoming editor-in-chief of the weekly Maroc Hebdo International. In 2000, he founded the French-language daily Aujourd’hui Le Maroc.In 2007, Idrissi was appointed President of the Jury of the Grand National Press Prize. The following year, he was elected President of the Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers, a position he held until 2011.
In 2011, Idrissi was appointed Director General of Morocco’s Press Agency by King Mohammed VI. During his tenure, he led a number of reforms and initiatives that transformed MAP into a major public news institution with expanded production and regional influence.
Idrissi authored several works, including Billets Bleus: Chroniques marocaines 1994–2000.