Driss
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Driss is a given name and surname. Dris is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
[edit | edit source]- Driss Basri (1938–2007), Moroccan politician, Interior Minister 1979–1999
- Driss Ben-Brahim, former partner and head of Goldman Sachs trading
- Driss Ben Hamed Charhadi (1937–86), the pseudonym for Larbi Layachi, a Moroccan story-teller
- Driss Benhima, chairman of the board and CEO of Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco
- Driss Benzekri (activist) (1950–2007), Moroccan left-wing political and human rights activist
- Driss Benzekri (footballer) (born 1970), Moroccan retired football goalkeeper
- Driss Chraïbi, (1926–2007), Moroccan author
- Driss Debbagh (died 1986), Moroccan ambassador to Italy (1959–1961)
- Driss El Himer (born 1974), French long-distance runner
- Driss El Khouri, Moroccan novelist
- Driss Jettou (born 1945), Prime Minister of Morocco (2002–2007)
- Driss Ksikes, Moroccan journalist
- Driss Maazouzi (born 1969), French 1500 metre runner
- Driss Moussaid (born 1988), boxer from Morocco
- Driss Seghir, Moroccan short-story writer
- Driss Temsamani, Moroccan-American author and community organizer
Surname
[edit | edit source]- Mohamed Driss, Tunisian writer, actor, and director of theatre
- Rachid Driss (1917–2009), Tunisian diplomat and writer
- Messaoud Dris (born 2001), Algerian judoka
- Youcef Dris (born 1945), Algerian writer and journalist
See also
[edit | edit source]- Bordj Omar Driss, municipality in Illizi Province, Algeria
- Ouled Driss District, district in Souk Ahras Province, Algeria
