Veteran journalist Jamal Berraoui passes away

Journalist Jamal Berraoui passed away on Monday in a hospital in Casablanca following a long illness, his family announced.

Born in 1955 in Safi, Jamal Berraoui worked for several media organizations and hosted programs on television and radio.

As a journalist and columnist, the deceased was editor-in-chief of several Moroccan magazines, including «La vie économique», «Le Journal» and «La Gazette du Maroc», among others.

In 2019, the deceased wrote a book about his daughter, entitled «Yasmine, 19 ans, trisomique et bachelière» (ed. Balland, 2019).

The late Jamal Berraoui will be laid to rest on Monday after the Al-Asr prayer in Casablanca's Achouhadaa cemetery.