Driss Debbagh

Who was Driss Debbagh?

Driss Debbagh, was a Moroccan ambassador to Italy and a minister of commerce, industry, mining and merchant navy. 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.

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 the same year.