Abdelhak Mrini

Abdelhak Mrini (Arabic: عبد الحق المريني; alternatively spelled El Merini, Lamrini or Lemrini; 31 May 1934 – 2 June 2025) was a Moroccan historian, civil servant and writer.^[1]

Abdelhak Mrini
Mrini in 2019
Born	(1934-05-31)31 May 1934 Rabat, French protectorate in Morocco
Died	2 June 2025(2025-06-02) (aged 91)
Nationality	Moroccan
Occupation(s)	Intellectual, civil servant, historian
Employer	Mohammed VI of Morocco
Known for	Adviser of Mohammed VI of Morocco
Notable work	Al-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh

Life and career

Abdelhak Mrini was born in Rabat on 31 May 1934.^[2][3][4] He studied history at the University of al-Qarawiyyin.^[3]

Mrini authored several books and was awarded the Moroccan Book Prize for Al-Jaysh al-maghribi abra at-tarikh (The Moroccan Army Through History).^[5]

Beginning in December 2010, he was the Moroccan government's chief historian,^[2] replacing Hassan Aourid, and beginning in October 2012, the spokesman of the Royal Palace of Mohammed VI.^[2] As spokesman for the palace, after having kept to press releases, he spoke for the first time in an article — via the London-based, Arabic-language daily Acharq Al-Awsat in July 2013.^[6]

Mrini died on 2 June 2025, at the age of 91.^[7]