Touria SOUAF

Touria SOUAF

Journalist

She has style and looks. Moreover, Moroccans all remember the first appearance of Touria Souaf, presenter of the television news on Moroccan Radio Television in the mid 1980's: a new image of the television woman had just been born before their eyes. The journalist later interviewed outstanding personalities, from Yasser Arafat to Nelson Mandela, produced several press reports, and lived moments of great history in Morocco. In 1991, she joined the 2M TV station. This autodidact woman has many memories, such as that of the day she entered the royal palace: "It was during the visit of José Maria Aznar, president of the Spanish government, two years before the death of King Hassan II. It was the first time a 2M team entered the palace. Touria was not chosen by chance: she embodies modern Moroccan women, as the sovereign wanted. Another memory that still makes her feel emotional is the day of the ceremony for the first Socialist government with Abderrahmane Youssoufi as Prime Minister. "2M TV was one of the tools of the democratization process", explains Touria. As a child, her father transmitted to her the virus of reading. As a teenager, she dreamed of writing: "I have put my passion for writing at the service of my profession”, she says. Touria got her junior high school degree and got married at the age of eighteen. She discovered a gift for communication. Another souvenir that still makes her emotional, the day of the ceremony for the first Socialist government with Abderrahmane Youssoufi. "2M was one of the tools of the democratization process," she explains. As a child, her father transmitted to her the virus of reading. As a teenager, she used to dream of writing: "I have put my passion for writing at the service of my profession. She got her junior high school degree and got married at the age of eighteen. Touria Souaf discovered a gift for communication.

Recruited in 1981 at the Médi 1 radio station, she worked there for five years as an anchor. She learned rigor, seriousness and professionalism. Whether it is a about events, programs, or interviews, Touria never forgets her values: "Ethics are at the service of the search for truth. Awards and tributes punctuated her career. In 2000, His Majesty King Mohammed VI congratulated her in person for her work during his State visit to Paris. In 2013, the National Grand Prize of the Press was presented to her by the Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane. When Touria Souaf looks back on her past, she has only one regret: "Not having been able to interview King Hassan II.”

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