2018 in Morocco
Incumbents
- King: Mohammed VI
- President of the Government: Saadeddine Othmani
Events
- 16 October – 2018 Bouknadel train derailment
- 17 December – Scandinavian tourists Louisa Vesterager Jespersen and Maren Ueland are murdered by Islamic terrorists in the foothills of Mount Toubkal near to the village of Imlil. At least one victim is beheaded with the murders recorded on video.[1]
Deaths
- 13 January – Mohammed Hazzaz, footballer (b. 1945).[2]
- 7 February – Brahim Akhiat, author (born c. 1941).[3]
- 5 March – Robert Assaraf, historian (b. 1936)
- 22 April – Wiam Dahmani, singer and actress (b. 1983)
- 19 May – Houmane Jarir, footballer (b. 1944)
- 21 May – Max Cohen-Olivar, racing driver (b. 1945).[4]
- 21 June – Hassan El Glaoui, painter (b. 1924).[5]
- 7 August – Aaron Monsonego, religious leader (b. 1929).[6]
- 20 September – Mohammed Karim Lamrani, politician and investor (b. 1919).[7]
References
- "Fifteen men charged over beheadings of female hikers in Morocco". Sky News.
- "Mohamed Hamid Hazzaz, l'ancien gardien de l'équipe nationale de football, n'est plus". leseco.ma (in French). Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- Le membre de l'IRCAM, Brahim Akhiat, n’est plus (in French)
- Décès de Max Cohen-Olivar (in French)
- Décès de l’artiste peintre Hassan El Glaoui (in French)
- Farewell to Moroccan Chief Rabbi Aharon Monsonego
- Mohamed Karim Lamrani n'est plus (in French)
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