Di agency wey tok about di death of Idrissi for statement, say e bin die on April 8, 2023, and say e bin born on August 14, 1956 for Casablanca, Morocco.
Dem say Idrissi na person wey contribute well well for di development of media and for early eighties, e bin dey one of di people wey create and develop intercultural and community communication for France.
Idrissi na person wey study Geography for di Institute of Geography for University of Paris I-Pantheon-Sorbonne.
E bin also be columnist, reporter and Editor-in-Chief for many years for di weekly newspaper “Maroc Hebdo International”.
For 2007, e bin be di President of di Jury of di Grand National Press Prize before dem elect am for 2008 as di President of di FMEJ (Moroccan Federation of Newspaper Publishers), and dem re-elect am for 2011.
Na for October 2014, dem elect am as di President of FAAPA.
Idrissi get several publications wey dem put to im credit, including “Billets Bleus” Moroccan chronicles 1994-2000.
MAP appoint am as di Director-General for 2011, and during im era, MAP don expand well well as public news pole.
Di news of Idrissi death don bring tears to plenty people eyes, especially journalists and media practitioners for Africa and beyond.
Di Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) don pay tribute to Idrissi say e go be remembered for im role for di development of media for Africa and e go be missed well well.
“We join our colleagues from other African countries to mourn di death of Idrissi, wey be one of di icons of media for Africa. E go be missed and we go continue to remember am for di role e play for di development of media for Africa,” na wetin dem tok for statement.
Also, di Secretary-General of FAAPA, Salaheddine Maaoui, don mourn Idrissi death say im contribution for di development of media for Africa dey immeasurable.
“E go be difficult to fill di gap wey Idrissi don leave, especially for di development of media for Africa. E go be missed well well,” Maaoui tok.
Dem don bury Idrissi according to Islamic rites.
Source: Prime 9ja Online Pidgin: Hachimi Idrissi, wey be FAAPA President don kpai for 67