List of Famous people born in Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco
Patrick Drahi
Patrick Drahi is a French-Israeli billionaire businessman with French, Moroccan, Portuguese, and Israeli citizenship, living in Switzerland since 1999. He is the founder and controlling shareholder of the European based telecom group Altice, listed on the European Euronext Stock Exchange.
Hassan Aourid
Hassan Aourid is a Moroccan writer. He was born in Errachidia. He has a PhD in political science and teaches at the Mohammed V University. He has published widely in both Arabic and French. He has written half a dozen novels:
- Wistful Conversation (2015)
- Morisco
- Biography of a Donkey (2014)
- Sintra (2017)
- Cordoba Spring (2017)
- Mutanabbi's Rabat (2018)
Khalid Skah
Khalid Skah is a Moroccan track and field athlete, winner of the 10,000 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Abdalaati Iguider
Reda Abdalaati Iguider is a Moroccan runner who specializes in the 1500 metres. Over 1500 metres, he is the bronze medalist from the London Olympic Games and the 2012 World Indoor Champion. His personal best of 3:28:79 over 1500 metres, run in Monaco during the Herculis Diamond League Meeting on July 17, 2015 makes him the eighth fastest man ever over that distance.