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.”