Basri, Driss

Basri, Driss
▪ 2008
 Moroccan politician
born Nov. 8, 1938, Settat, Mor.

died Aug. 27, 2007, Paris, France
as Morocco's minister of the interior (1979–99), was the power behind the throne of King Hassan II. Basri—who controlled police, security, and intelligence services; supervised committees dealing with business and investment; and managed elections—was widely feared and was believed to have been responsible for many human rights abuses as well as political repression. Soon after Hassan II ascended to the throne in 1961, Basri was put in charge of internal security at the Ministry of the Interior. In 1973 he was named to head counterintelligence, and he became the ministry's secretary of state in 1974. When Morocco annexed Western Sahara in 1975, Basri took charge of security there as well. Hassan II's successor as king, Mohammed VI, fired Basri within three months of taking power.

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