Lotfi Akalay (1943-2019), born in Tangier, was a Moroccan journalist, writer and businessman.

Early life

He was well-known for his articles in Al Bayane, La Vie Économique, Charlie Hebdo and Jeune Afrique. He also presented a radio-program on jazz and classical music (Radio Mediterranee Internationale).

Career

In 1996 he published his first novel Les nuits d´Azed and in 1998, Ibn Battouta, Pince des Voyageurs.

Akalay studied economy and political sciences in Paris, worked with Royal Air Maroc and ran a travel agency in Tangier. In 1990 he started to write for journals and magazines. In 2006 he published a collection of his chronicles in one book Les Nouvelles de Tanger.[1]

Death

He died on 18 December 2019.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Pascal Airault, "Morâleur par nature". Jeune Afrique. 24 July 2006.
  2. ↑ "Décès de l'écrivain et chroniqueur Lotfi Akalay". Medias 24. 18 December 2019.


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