Abbas Jirar was a Moroccan scholar and advisor to King Mohammed VI of Morocco. In this article, let’s discuss the cause of death and the obituary announcement.
Abbas Jirari dies at 86: Cause of death and obituary announcement
On January 20, 2024, Abbas Jirari passed away at the age of 86. As of the time of this publication, the cause of Abbas Jirari’s death has not been made public. However, there is currently no information about Abbas Jirari’s funeral on the internet as of the time of publication.
Abbas Jirari was born on the 15th of February 1937. He worked for the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the 1960s while studying Arabic language and literature at the University of Cairo in Egypt.
Abbas Jirari was an academic at Rabat’s Faculty of Arts and Humanities. Jirari was among the 138 signatories to the open letter promoting communication between Muslims and Christians.
After being named Ambassador to the United States in October 1997, he resigned from that role and served as such until November 2000.
He publicly opposed Roberto Madrazo, the PRI’s presidential nominee, and actively backed Felipe Calderón Hinojosa of the National Action Party before the 2006 general election, all while keeping his party membership.
