Driss Basri

إدريس البصري (Known as "Basri")

Minister of the Interior, Statesman, Key Political Figure of the Hassan II Era

Born Nov 08, 1938

Settat, Morocco

Passed Away Aug 27, 2007 Paris, France

Lifespan 68 years old

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"State administration is the art of balancing authority with territorial stability."

Archival Overview

Powerful Minister of the Interior from 1979 to 1999, who served as King Hassan II's principal lieutenant in state administration, security, and territorial integration.

Biographical Record

Rising through the ranks of the national police and the Ministry of the Interior, Driss Basri earned a doctorate in public law from the University of Grenoble before being appointed Minister of the Interior in 1979 by King Hassan II.

For two decades, he stood as the central executive figure of Moroccan political life, managing security, local government, elections, and the Western Sahara file until his dismissal by King Mohammed VI in 1999.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial

Chouhada Cemetery
Rabat, Morocco

                         GPS: 34.0200, -6.8400                    

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