List of Famous people born in Morocco

Mustapha Bakkoury is a Moroccan businessman, engineer and politician. He is chairman of the board of the Moroccan Solar Energy Agency and the council president of the Casablanca-Settat region. He was born in Mohammedia, but is a native of Taounate.

Sheikh Dr. Ahmed Raïssouni is a Moroccan Islamic scholar and jurist. He served as president of the International Union of Muslim Scholars (IUMS) until his retirement in 2022. He was the former head of the Movement of Unity and Reform (MUR), an organization closely linked to the Muslim Brotherhood and the Moroccan Justice and Development Party.

Abdellatif Maazouz is a Moroccan politician of the Istiqlal Party. Between 2007 and 2012 he was Minister of Foreign Trade in the Cabinet of Abbas El Fassi. On 3 January 2012, he was appointed Delegate-Minister for Moroccans Living Abroad in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane, he held this post until 9 July 2013, when his party members quit the government. On 22 September 2021, he was elected as the president of the Council of the Casablanca-Settat region.

Abdelkader Aamara is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party and is its Chief Treasurer. On 3 January 2012 he was nominated as the Minister for Industry, Trade and New Technologies in the cabinet of Abdelilah Benkirane. Between 2013 and 2016 he was the Minister for Energy, Mines, Water and Environment and since 5 April 2017 he has been the minister for Equipment, Transport and Water Logistics in the cabinet of El Othmani. From 2 - 20 August 2018 he also took an interim position as the Minister for Economy and Finance following the firing of Mohamed Boussaid. Since 2002 he has served as MP for Salé and is a professor at the Hassan II Institute of Agronomy in Rabat, from which he graduated in 1986.

Mehdi Bennani is a Moroccan racing driver who currently competes in the World Touring Car Championship with Sébastien Loeb Racing.

Luis Martín-Santos Ribera was a Spanish psychiatrist and author of Tiempo de Silencio, often cited as one of the most important Spanish novels of the twentieth century.

Abdel-illa Lamriq, better known as DJ Abdel, is a French DJ and record producer playing hip hop, funk and contemporary R&B on major radio stations in France.

Sanâa Alaoui, also known as Sanaa Alaoui, is a French-Moroccan actress ; born 29 April 1987 in Casablanca.

Roberto López Ufarte is a Spanish former footballer who played as a forward.

Ezzaki Badou, nicknamed Zaki as a player, is a Moroccan retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and manager