Abbas Jirari (; 15 February 1937 – 20 January 2024), also spelled as ''Abbas al-Jarari'', ''Abbas al-Jirari'' or ''Abbès Jirari'', was a Moroccan intellectual and advisor to King
Mohammed VI of Morocco
Mohammed VI ( ar, محمد السادس; born 21 August 1963) is the King of Morocco. He belongs to the 'Alawi dynasty and acceded to the throne on 23 July 1999, upon the death of his father, King Hassan II.
Upon ascending to the throne, Moh ...
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Biography
Abbas Jirari was born on 15 February 1937. He studied Arabic language and literature at the
University of Cairo
Cairo University ( ar, جامعة القاهرة, Jāmi‘a al-Qāhira), also known as the Egyptian University from 1908 to 1940, and King Fuad I University and Fu'ād al-Awwal University from 1940 to 1952, is Egypt's premier public university ...
in Egypt and worked in the Moroccan ministry of foreign affairs in the 1960s. He was a professor at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities in
Rabat.
Jirari was one of the 138 signatories of the open letter for Christian-Muslim dialogue
A Common Word Between Us and You
"A Common Word between Us and You" is an open letter, from October 13, 2007, from Muslim to Christian leaders. It calls for peace between Muslims and Christians and tries to work for common ground and understanding between both religions, in lin ...
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Jirari was married and had three children. He died on 20 January 2024, at the age of 86.
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عبـاس الجراريdiwanalarab.com
uemnet.free.fr
عباس الجراريandalusite.ma
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1937 births
2024 deaths
Academic staff of Mohammed V University
Advisors of Mohammed VI of Morocco
Member of the Academy of the Kingdom of Morocco
Cairo University alumni
People from Rabat