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Name
  
Driss Debbagh


Died
  
1986

Driss Debbagh

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Driss Debbagh (in arabic : إدريس الدباغ) (born November 7, 1921 in Marrakech, Morocco – 1986), was a Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961) and a minister of commerce, industry, mining and merchant navy (from June 1963 to November 1963). He was also vice-president and chairman of Banque Commerciale du Maroc through a private company NAMIRI S.A. of which he owned 93% of the shares.

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Driss Debbagh was the son of Tayed ibn Brahim Debbagh and his second wife Zahra bint Mohammed Soussi. He was fluent in Berber, Arabic, French, English and Italian. He lived in France in the end of the 40's and he received a bachelor in chemical engineering in 1950 from L'École Nationale Supérieur des Arts et Industries Textiles de Roubaix, France. He returned to Morocco and became the president of the royal federation of aeronautic sports in 1957, and president of the CJP (Centre des Jeunes Patrons) the same year.

Awards

  • Knight of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Italy (Italian: Cavaliere di Gran Croce Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana)
  • While he was ambassador in Rome, H.E. Driss Debbagh received a distinction from Pope John XXIII. (Italian: S.E.)
  • References

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