Khalid Naciri, Former Moroccan Communication Minister and Ambassador, Dies at 77
Khalid Naciri, former Minister of Communication under the El Fassi government and one of the leaders of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), died on Wednesday evening in a clinic in Rabat at the age of 77. A distinguished diplomat and communicator, Naciri had held several high-level positions in his career.
Ambassador of Morocco to the Kingdom of Jordan since 2018, Khalid Naciri had previously been Minister of Communication and government spokesman of Morocco from 2007 to 2012. His long career had begun as President of the Moroccan Organization for Human Rights, before becoming President of the Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights and Director of the Higher Institute of Administration (ISA).
The Political Bureau of the PPS issued a statement regretting the passing of one of its eminent members and describing Khalid Naciri as a "militant" and "great patriot".
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