Rabat – HM King Mohammed VI sent a message of compassion and condolences to the family members of the late Khalid Naciri.

The Sovereign states in this message that he learned of Professor Khalid Naciri’s passing with great sadness and emotion. Professor Naciri went to be with His Lord after a full life of selfless sacrifice and unwavering devotion to his country.

In this difficult situation, H.M. the King extends His sincere condolences and best feelings of compassion to the deceased’s family, to all of his relatives, and to his large national political family, particularly to the Party of Progress and Socialism. He also asks God to grant the deceased’s family patience and consolation.

HM the King declares that he understands the late Naciri’s family’s distress in this difficult situation, remembering the great deceased with high regard for his accomplishments. With this passing, Morocco has lost one of its most outstanding citizens—a man who loved his country and worked diligently to help it advance—as well as someone who was genuinely committed to upholding its core principles and sacred causes.

The Sovereign continues, “These are his great traits that have qualified the departed, to hold many high positions and missions, whether at the academic, governmental, or diplomatic level, and which he performed with expertise, wisdom, judgment, and skill.”

The Sovereign asks the Almighty to reward the departed generously for his good deeds in service of his country and to include him among the Virtuous during these glorious days of the holy month of Ramadan.
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Rabat – The funeral of the former minister of Communication and one of the leaders of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS), the late Khalid Naciri, took place Thursday at the Chouhada cemetery in Rabat, in the presence of HRH Prince Moulay Rachid.

The deceased’s remains were interred at the Chouhada cemetery in Rabat after the Al Asr and funeral prayers at the Chouhada Mosque, in the presence of the deceased’s family and his relatives. Furthermore present were the Wali of the Rabat-Salé-Kenitra region, Mohamed Yacoubi, governor of the Rabat prefecture, leaders and members of the PPS, as well as officials from several political parties.

The family of the late Khalid Naciri received a message of sympathy and condolences from H.M. King Mohammed VI.

The Sovereign recalled in this message the deceased’s noble characteristics, which gave him the privilege to hold many important positions and missions, whether at the academic, governmental, or diplomatic levels, and which he carried out with competence, wisdom, prudence, and skill.

Khalid Naciri, who passed away in 2018, held a number of positions of authority, including minister of communication, government spokesman from 2007 to 2012, and Moroccan ambassador to Jordan since 2018.

The deceased, who was born in Casablanca in 1946, was also the director of the Higher Institute of Administration from 1996 to 2000.

Also, he was a political science and law professor at various universities including the École nationale d’administration.
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Born in Casablanca in 1946, Khalid Naciri was a prominent member of the PPS and passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2023 in Rabat. He had been a member of the party’s central committee since 1975 and had joined the political bureau in 1995. Khalid Naciri, a career lawyer and member of the Casablanca bar, has been the kingdom’s ambassador to Jordan since August 20, 2018. He previously served as minister of communication (2007–2011) and was the Higher Institute of Administration’s director from 1996 until 2013.

Mr. Naciri is a human rights advocate who helped form the Moroccan Human Rights Organization in 1988 and presided over it in 1990. He also overwhelmingly presided over the Arab League’s Permanent Arab Council for Human Rights for three terms, from 2000 to 2006.

Khalid Naciri is a professor of constitutional law at the department of legal sciences in Casablanca and the creator of numerous publications, research, and articles in the fields of political science and public law. He served as one of the show’s primary hosts during the 1990s.
The funeral date will be revealed later, according to a press release from the political office of the PPS, which also confirmed his death on Wednesday night.

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