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Abdelhak Mrini

Abdelhak Mrini
Mrini in 2019
Born(1934-05-31)31 May 1934
Rabat, French protectorate in Morocco
Died2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 91)
NationalityMoroccan
Occupation(s)Intellectual, civil servant, historian
EmployerMohammed VI of Morocco
Known forAdviser of Mohammed VI of Morocco
Notable workAl-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh

Abdelhak Mrini (Arabic: عبد الحق المريني; alternatively spelled El Merini, Lamrini or Lemrini; 31 May 1934 – 2 June 2025) was a Moroccan historian, civil servant and writer.[1]

Life and career

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Abdelhak Mrini was born in Rabat on 31 May 1934.[2][3][4] He studied history at the University of al-Qarawiyyin.[3]

Mrini authored several books and was awarded the Moroccan Book Prize for Al-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh (The Moroccan Army Through History).[5]

Beginning in December 2010, he was the Moroccan government's chief historian,[2] replacing Hassan Aourid, and beginning in October 2012, the spokesman of the Royal Palace of Mohammed VI.[2] 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.[6]

Mrini died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 91.[7]

Notes and references

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  1. ^ Mokhliss, Brahim (12 June 2022). "Hommage et reconnaissance à Abdelhak El Mrini, porte-parole du Palais Royal et historiographe du Royaume". Le Matin.ma (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Marīnī, ʿAbd al-Ḥaqq al- (1934-....)". Catalogue général LABS de la Bibliothèque nationale de France. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  5. ^ diplomatique, Maroc (12 June 2022). "M. Abdelhak El Mrini : Créativité, l'une des principales richesses des nations". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Moroccan Royal Historian Abdelhak El Mrini Dies at 91
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Official website (in Arabic and French)