Ali Squalli Houssaini (1932 in
Fez – November 5, 2018) was the author of the lyrics of the
national anthem
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of
Morocco
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, "
Hymne Chérifien", which he wrote in 1970. He was also the author of numerous books.
A member of the
Union of Moroccan Writers since 1967, Squalli received the
Morocco Grand Prize in 1982 and the international prize of
King Faisal of
Saudi Arabia
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in
children's literature
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in 1992.
References
1932 births
2018 deaths
Moroccan children's writers
National anthem writers
Writers from Fez, Morocco
20th-century Moroccan writers
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