List of Moroccan writers

This is a list of writers from Morocco.

A

 * Eliette Abécassis (born 1969)
 * Leila Abouzeid (born 1950)
 * Mohammed Achaari (born 1951)
 * Said Achtouk (died 1989)
 * Issa Aït Belize
 * Lotfi Akalay (1943–2019)
 * Malika El Assimi (born 1946)
 * Mohammed Akoujan
 * Mehdi Akhrif (born 1952)
 * Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami (1932–1993)
 * Idriss ibn al-Hassan al-Alami (1925–2007)
 * Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj (1928–2012)
 * Tewfik Allal (born 1947)
 * Farid al-Ansari (1960–2009)
 * Najib El Aoufi (born 1948)
 * Robert Assaraf (1936–2018)
 * Nabil Ayouch (born 1969)
 * Ali Azaykou (1942–2004)

B

 * Souad Bahéchar (born 1953)
 * Latifa Baka (born 1964)
 * Muriel Barbery (born 1969)
 * Laarbi Batma (1948–1998)
 * Hafsa Bekri-Lamrani
 * Abdelmalek Belghiti (1906–2010)
 * Abdeslam Benabdelali
 * Abdelkader Benali (born 1975)
 * Mehdi Ben Barka (1920–1965)
 * Zoubeir Ben Bouchta
 * Halima Ben Haddou (born 1954)
 * Tahar Ben Jelloun (born 1944)
 * Siham Benchekroun
 * Ahmed Benchemsi
 * Rajae Benchemsi (born 1957)
 * Esther Bendahan (born 1964)
 * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (1919–1981)
 * Abdelmajid Benjelloun (born 1944)
 * Abdelwahab Benmansour (1920–13 November 2008)
 * Abdelouahid Bennani (born 1958)
 * Mohammed Suerte Bennani (born 1961)
 * Mohammed Bennis (born 1948)
 * Khnata Bennouna (born 1940)
 * Mohammed Benzakour (born 1972)
 * Mohammed Berrada (born 1938)
 * Hafsa Bikri (born 1948)
 * Mahi Binebine (born 1959)
 * Mohammed Ibrahim Bouallou (born 1934)
 * Ali Bourequat
 * Hassan Bourkia (born 1956)
 * Ahmed Bouzfour (born 1954)
 * Al-Yazid al-Buzidi Bujrafi (1925–2011)
 * Al-Yazid al-Buzidi Bujrafi (1925–2011)

C

 * Mohamed Chafik (born 1926)
 * Nadia Chafik (born 1962)
 * Abdelkader Chaoui (born 1950)
 * Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–1986)
 * Abdelkader Chatt (1904–1992)
 * Mohamed Choukri (1935–2003)
 * Driss Chraïbi (1926–2007)

D

 * Mohammed Daoud (1901–1984)
 * Zakya Daoud (born 1937)
 * Mohammed Ben Abdelaziz Debbarh (1928–2008)
 * Farida Diouri (1953–2004)

E

 * Youssouf Amine Elalamy (born 1961)
 * Mahdi Elmandjra (1933–2014)

F

 * Youssef Fadel (born 1949)
 * Allal al-Fassi (1910–1974)
 * Malika al-Fassi (1920–2007)
 * Halima Ferhat (born 1941)
 * Mohammed al-Habib al-Fourkani (1922–2008)

G

 * Abdelkrim Ghallab (1919–2006)
 * Abd al-Aziz al-Ghumari (1920–1997)
 * Abdullah al-Ghumari (1910–1993)
 * Ahmad al-Ghumari (1902–1961)
 * Abdallah Guennoun (1910–1989)
 * Soumya Naâmane Guessous

H

 * Mohammed Aziz El-Hababi (1922–1993)
 * Mouna Hachim (born 1967)
 * Najat El Hachmi (born 1979)
 * Ali Haddani (1936–2007)
 * Abdul Salam Al Haras (1930-2015)
 * Badia Hadj Nasser (born 1938)
 * Allal El Hajjam (born 1948)
 * Mohammed Hajuji (died 1952)
 * Mohammed El Haloui (1923–2004)
 * Mohammed al-Harradi
 * Ahmed Harrak Srifi (died 1925)
 * Mohammed ibn al-Hasan al-Hajwi (died 1956)
 * Ben Salem Himmich (born 1947)
 * Emmanuel Hocquard (1940–2019)
 * Ali Squalli Houssaini (1932–2018)

J

 * Mohammed Abed al-Jabri (1936–2010)
 * Salim Jay (born 1951)
 * Abbas al-Jirari (1937–2024)
 * Abderrafi Jouahri (born 1943)
 * Abdelkarim Jouiti (born 1962)
 * Ahmed Joumari (1939–1995)

K

 * Maati Kabbal (born 1954)
 * Mohammed Kaghat (1942–2001)
 * Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine (1941–1995)
 * Mohammed Khammar Kanouni (1938–1991)
 * Abdelkebir Khatibi (1938–2009)
 * Rita El Khayat (born 1944)
 * Driss El Khouri (1939–2022)
 * Abdelfattah Kilito (born 1945)
 * Driss Ksikes (born 1968)

L

 * Abdellatif Laabi (born 1942)
 * Abdelrahim Lahbibi (born 1950)
 * Mohammed Aziz Lahbabi (1922–1993)
 * Amina Lahbabi-Peters
 * Leila Lahlou
 * Laila Lalami (born 1968)
 * Wafaa Lamrani (born 1960)
 * Abdallah Laroui (born 1933)
 * Fouad Laroui (born 1958)
 * Mohammed Leftah (1946–2008)
 * Ahmed Lemsih (born 1950)
 * Ali Lmrabet (born 1959)

M

 * Mustafa Maadawi (1937–1961)
 * Ahmed al-Madini (born 1949)
 * Edmond Amran El Maleh (1917–2010)
 * Zahra Mansouri
 * Khadija Marouazi, (born 1961)
 * Ahmed Mejjati (1936–1995)
 * Driss El Meliani
 * Saida Menebhi (1952–1977)
 * Fatima Mernissi (1940–2015)
 * Abderrahmane El Moudden
 * Omar Mounir
 * Khireddine Mourad (born 1950)
 * Malika Moustadraf (1969–2006)
 * Mohammed El-Moustaoui (born 1943)
 * Mouad Moutaoukil (born 1997)
 * Mohamed Mrabet (born 1936)

N

 * Mririda n'Ait Attik (c. 1900)
 * Mohammed al-Makki al-Nasiri (1906–1994)


 * Mohamed Nedali (born 1962)
 * Mostafa Nissaboury (born 1943)

O

 * Rachid O (born 1970)
 * Salah El-Ouadie (born 1952)
 * Mohammed Hassan El Ouazzani (1910–1978)
 * Malika Oufkir (born 1953)
 * Touria Oulehri

Q

 * Bachir Qamari (1951–2021)

R

 * Mubarak Rabi (born 1938)
 * Mohamed Said Raihani (born 1968)
 * Fouzia Rhissassi
 * Najima Rhozali (born 1960)

S

 * Mohammed Sabbag (born 1930)
 * Mohammed Sabila
 * Abdeldjabbar Sahimi (born 1938)
 * Abdelhadi Said (born 1974)
 * Amale Samie (1954–2018)
 * Thouria Saqqat (1935–1992)
 * Tayeb Seddiki (1938–2016)
 * Ahmed Sefrioui (1915–2004)
 * Mohamed Serghini (born 1930)
 * Abdelhak Serhane (born 1950)
 * Mohamed Sibari (1945–2013)
 * Hourya Sinaceur
 * Mohammed Allal Sinaceur (born 1941)
 * Ali Siqli (born 1932)
 * Faouzi Skali (born 1953)
 * Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi (1900–1963)

T

 * Abdelkarim Tabbal (born 1931)
 * Abdellah Taïa (born 1973)
 * Boutaina Tawil
 * Abdelhadi Tazi (1921–2015)
 * Mohammed Azeddine Tazi (born 1948)
 * Mahjoub Tobji (born 1942)
 * Abdelkhalek Torres (1910–1970)
 * Ahmed Toufiq (born 1943)
 * Houcine Toulali (1924–1998)
 * Bahaa Trabelsi (born 1968)

W

 * Tuhami al-Wazzani (1903–1972)

Y

 * Said Yaktine (born 1955)
 * Yasser Harrak (born 1976) writer, commentator and founder of the Middle East Seminar forum.
 * Nadia Yassine (born 1958)

Z

 * Haim Zafrani (1922–2004)
 * Mohamed Zafzaf (1942–2001)
 * Mohammed Zniber (1923–1993)
 * Abdallah Zrika (born 1953)

Nineteenth century

 * Mohammed ibn Abu al-Qasim al-Sijilmasi (died 1800)
 * Mohammed ibn Abd as-Salam ibn Nasir (died 1824)
 * Mohammed Ibn Amr (died 1827)
 * Ali Barrada al-Fasi Harazim (died 1856)
 * Thami Mdaghri (died 1856)
 * Idriss al-Amraoui (died 1879)
 * Mohammed Gannun (died 1885)
 * Abu Hassan Ali Mahmud al-Susi al-Simlali (died 1894)
 * Ahmad ibn Hamdun ibn al-Hajj (died 1898)
 * Mohammed al-Tahir al-Fasi (1830–1868)
 * Abd as-Salam al-Alami (1834–1895)
 * Ahmad ibn Khalid al-Nasiri (1835–1897)
 * Salomon Berdugo (1854–1906)
 * Muhammad ibn al-Qasim al-Badisi (d. 1922)
 * Mohammed ibn Jaafar al-Kattani (1858–1927)
 * Mohammed Slimani (1863–1926)
 * Ibn Zaydan (1873–1946)
 * Mohammed Skirej (1875–1965)
 * Muhammad Ibn al-Habib (1876–1972)
 * Ahmed Skirej (1878–1944)
 * Abdelkrim al-Khattabi (1882–1963)
 * Mohammed Boujendar (1889–1926)
 * Abd Allah al-Muwaqqit al-Marrakushi (1894–1949)
 * Mohammed Ben Brahim (1897–1955)

Eighteenth century

 * Mohammed ibn abd al-Wahab al-Ghassani (died 1707)
 * Mohammed ibn Qasim ibn Zakur (died 1708)
 * Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib al-Alami (died 1722)
 * Hasan ibn Rahlal al-Madani (died 1728)
 * Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaqrun (died after 1727/8)
 * Mohammed ibn Zakri al-Fasi (died 1731)
 * Ahmed ibn al-Mubarak al-Lamti al-Sijilmasi (died 1741)
 * Khnata bent Bakkar (died 1754)
 * Ibn al-Wannan (died 1773)
 * Ahmed al-Ghazzal (died 1777)
 * Abd Allah ibn Azzuz (died 1789)
 * Mohammed ibn Uthman al-Miknasi (died 1799)
 * Mohammed al-Qadiri (1712–1773)
 * David Hassine (1722–1792)
 * Abu al-Qasim al-Zayyani (1734–1833)
 * Kaddour El Alamy (1742–1850)
 * Mohammed al-Ruhuni (1746–1815)
 * Raphael Berdugo (1747–1821)
 * Sulayman al-Hawwat (1747–1816)
 * Ahmad ibn Ajiba (1747–1809)
 * Mohammed al-Duayf (born 1752)
 * Mohammed al-Tayyib ibn Kiran (1758–1812)
 * Muhammad al-Arabi al-Darqawi (1760–1823)
 * Hamdun ibn al-Hajj al-Fasi (1760–1817)
 * Ahmad ibn Idris al-Fasi (1760–1837)
 * Suleiman al-Alawi (1760–1822)
 * Mohammed al-Harraq (1772–1845)
 * Mohammed al-Haik (fl. 1790)
 * Mohammed al-Tawdi ibn Suda (1790–1794/5)
 * Ahmed al-Salawi (1791–1840)
 * Mohammed ibn Idris al-Amrawi (1794–1847)
 * Mohammed Akensus (1797–1877)
 * Hemmou Talb (18th century)

Seventeenth century

 * Isaac Uziel (died 1622)
 * Abd al-Rahman al-Tamanarti (died 1650)
 * Abu Abdallah Mohammed al-Murabit al-Dila'i (died 1678)
 * Mohammed ibn Nasir (1603–1674)
 * Mohammed al-Mahdi al-Fasi (1624–1698)
 * Mohammed al-Rudani (c. 1627–1683)
 * Abu Salim al-Ayyashi (1628–1679)
 * Abd al-Rahman al-Fasi (1631–1685)
 * Abu Ali al-Hassan al-Yusi (1631–1691)
 * Ahmed al-Hashtuki (1647–1715)
 * Ahmed ibn Nasir (1647–1717)
 * Abd as-Salam al-Qadiri (1648–1698)
 * Abd al-Wahhab Adarrak (1666–1746)
 * Mohammed Awzal (1670–1749)
 * Mohammed al-Ifrani (1670–1745)
 * Ahmed ibn al-Mubarak al-Lamati (1679–1743)
 * Ali Misbah al-Zarwili (1685–1737)
 * Mohammed ibn al-Tayyib (1698–1756)

Sixteenth century

 * Mohammed ibn Yajbash al-Tazi (died 1505, AH 920)
 * Ali ibn Qasim al-Zaqqaq (died 1506)
 * Abdallah al-Ghazwani (died 1529)
 * Abderrahman El Majdoub (died 1569)
 * Mahammad ibn Isa al-Sanhadji (died c. 1578)
 * Abu-l-Hasan al-Tamgruti (died 1594/5)
 * Ahmed al-Mandjur (1520–1587)
 * Abu Abdallah ibn Askar (1529–1578)
 * Abul Qasim ibn Mohammed al-Ghassani (1548–1610)
 * Abd al-Aziz al-Fishtali (1549–1621)
 * Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi (1553–1616)
 * Ahmed ibn Abi Mahalli (1559–1613)
 * Abraham Azulai (c. 1570 – 1643)
 * Mohammed al-Arbi al-Fasi (1580–1642)
 * Abdelaziz al-Maghrawi (c. 1580 – 1600)
 * Abd al-Wahid ibn Ashir (1582–1631)
 * Ahmed Mohammed al-Maqqari (c. 1591 – 1632)
 * Mahamad Mayyara (1591–1662)
 * Abd al-Qadir al-Fasi (1599–1680)
 * Al-Masfiwi (16th century)

Fifteenth century

 * Abdarrahman al-Makudi (died 1405)
 * Ali ibn Haydur at-Tadili (died 1413)
 * Ibrahim al-Tazi (died CE 1462/AH 866)
 * Muhammad al-Jazuli (died 1465)
 * Ibrahim ibn Hilal al-Sijilmasi (died c. 1498)
 * Ibn Ghazi al-Miknasi (1437–1513)
 * Ahmad Zarruq (1442–1493)
 * Leo Africanus (1488–1554)

Fourteenth century

 * Abu Mohammed al-Qasim al-Sijilmasi (died 1304)
 * Ibn Abi Zar (died c. 1315)
 * Abu al-Hassan Ali ibn Mohammed al-Zarwili (died 1319)
 * Abd al-Haqq al-Badisi (died after 1322)
 * Ibn Shuayb (died 1349)
 * Ahmad ibn Ashir al-Ansari (died 1362)
 * Ibn Idhari (beginning of the 14th century)
 * Ibn Battuta (1304–1377)
 * Mohammed al-Hazmiri (fl. 1320)
 * Ibn Juzayy (1321–1357)
 * Abu Muqri Mohammed al-Battiwi (fl. 1331)
 * Ibn Abbad al-Rundi (1333–1390)
 * Abu Yahya ibn al-Sakkak (1335–1415)
 * Abd al-Rahman al-Jadiri (1375–1416)
 * Ismail ibn al-Ahmar (1387–1406)
 * Abu al-Hasan Ali al-Jaznai (14th century)

Thirteenth century

 * Ibn al-Yasamin (died 1204)
 * Abu Musa al-Jazuli (died 1209)
 * Ahmad ibn Munim al-Abdari (died 1228)
 * Ibn al-Zayyat al-Tadili (died 1229/30)
 * Abd al-Rahman al-Fazazi (died 1230)
 * Ali ibn al-Qattan (died 1231)
 * Ibn al-Khabbaza (died 1239)
 * Abdelaziz al-Malzuzi (died 1298)
 * Salih ben Sharif al-Rundi (1204–1285)
 * Malik ibn al-Murahhal (1207–1289)
 * Abu al-Qasim Qasim ibn al-Shatt (1245–1323)
 * Ibn abd al-Malik al-Marrakushi (1237–1303)
 * Mohammed ibn Hajj al-Abdari al-Fasi (c. 1256 – 1336)
 * Ibn al-Banna al-Marrakushi (1256–1321)
 * Mohammed ibn Rushayd (1259–1321)
 * Abu al-Qasim al-Tujibi (1267/8–1329)
 * Mohammed ibn Adjurrum (1273–1323)
 * Abu al-Qasim al-Sharif al-Sabti (1297–1359 AH 697–760)
 * Abu Ali al-Hasan al-Marrakushi (fl. 1281/2)
 * Mohammed al-Abdari al-Hihi (fl. c. 1289)
 * Judah ben Nissim (13th century)

Twelfth century

 * Ibn Bajjah (died 1138)
 * Abu Jafar ibn Atiyya (died 1158)
 * Ali ibn Harzihim (died 1163)
 * Al-Suhayli (1114–1185)
 * Zechariah Aghmati (1120–1195)
 * Abu al-Abbas as-Sabti (1129–1204)
 * Abu al-Abbas al-Jarawi (1133–1212)
 * Abd as-Salam ibn Mashish (1140–1227)
 * Mohammed ibn Qasim al-Tamimi (1140/5)
 * Ibn Dihya al-Kalby (1149–1235)
 * Mohammed al-Baydhaq (c. 1150)
 * Abu Mohammed Salih (1153–1234)
 * Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta (c. 1160–1226)
 * Abu al-Abbas al-Azafi (1162–1236)
 * Abdelwahid al-Marrakushi (born 1185)
 * Abu-l-Hassan ash-Shadhili (1196–1258)
 * Abu Bakr al-Hassar (12th century)

Eleventh century

 * Abu Imran al-Fasi (died 1038)
 * Isaac Alfasi (1013–1103)
 * Mohammed ibn Tumart (c. 1080 – 1130)
 * Qadi Ayyad ben Moussa (1083–1149)
 * Mohammed al-Idrisi (1099–1165)

Tenth century

 * Dunash ben Labrat (920–990)
 * Judah ben David Hayyuj (945–1000)
 * David ben Abraham al-Fasi (c. 950 – 1000)

Ninth century

 * Idriss II (791–828)