List of Moroccan Dutch people
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The following is a referenced list of notable Dutch people of Moroccan origin. Some of the people listed below are immigrants, others are of the second-generation. Large-scale immigration to The Netherlands started on the 14th of May 1969, when The Netherlands and Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
signed a treaty allowing recruitment of mostly unschooled labourers to work in Dutch mining, industry, construction and agriculture. Most guest workers intended to earn lots of money in a relatively short period and then return home. The fact that their number has risen to over 335.000 people, or over 2 per cent of the Dutch population, proves many changed their minds. When the 1973 oil crisis
1973 oil crisis
The 1973 oil crisis started in October 1973, when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries or the OAPEC proclaimed an oil embargo. This was "in response to the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military" during the Yom Kippur war. It lasted until March 1974. With the...
hit The Netherlands, demand for labour greatly diminished and many guest workers lost their jobs. Before the nineties immigration policy
Immigration policy
An immigration policy is any policy of a state that deals with the transit of persons across its borders into the country, but especially those that intend to work and to remain in the country. Immigration policies can range from allowing no migration at all to allowing most types of migration,...
was a taboo in The Netherlands, leaving many social problems of immigrants undealt with. Today the situation seems to be getting better, with many prominent Moroccans achieving success in for example sports (e.g. football player Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz
Khalid Boulahrouz is a Dutch footballer of Berber Moroccan Rif descent, who plays for the Netherlands and VfB Stuttgart. His nickname is "Khalid the Cannibal" for his ability to "eat up" his opposition....
), music (e.g. singer Hind Laroussi Tahiri) and politics (e.g. Rotterdam mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb
Ahmed Aboutaleb
Ahmed Aboutaleb is a Dutch politician of the Labour Party . He has been the Mayor of Rotterdam since January 5, 2009...
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| 1949– | actor | Immigrant from Morocco | ||
| 1975– | footballer (retired) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1977– | journalist, presenter, news anchor | Immigrant from Meknes Meknes Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The... , Morocco |
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| 1961– | politician; incumbent mayor of Rotterdam (Labour Party) | Immigrant from Beni Sidel, Morocco |  |
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| 1986– | footballer (FC Barcelona FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona , also known as Barcelona and familiarly as Barça, is a professional football club, based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.... ), Dutch international |
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| 1983– | footballer (Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1985– | footballer (Feyenoord), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1988– | footballer (AFC Ajax) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Moghreb Tétouan) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1981– | footballer (NEC Nijmegen) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1983– | actor and presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1979– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1986– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1971– | comedian and actor | Immigrant from Nador Nador Nador is a city located in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco. The city is a Mediterranean port on the Bḥar Ameẓẓyan lagoon , and it is the major trading center in the region for fish, fruit, and livestock... , Morocco |
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| 1981– | footballer (ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... ) |
Immigrant from Temsaman Temsaman Temsaman is a region located in the Rif, northwest of Morocco. It is also the name of the main city in the region. The center of the province is Krouna... , Morocco |
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| 1987– | footballer (PSV Eindhoven) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1960– | politician; MP (Labour Party) | Immigrant from Hedami, Morocco |  |
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| 1988– | footballer (De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... ) |
Immigrant from Beni-Boughafer, Morocco | ||
| 1976– | actor | Immigrant from Tétouan Tétouan Tetouan is a city in northern Morocco. The Berber name means literally "the eyes" and figuratively "the water springs". Tetouan is one of the two major ports of Morocco on the Mediterranean Sea. It lies a few miles south of the Strait of Gibraltar, and about 40 mi E.S.E. of Tangier... , Morocco |
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| 1972– | politician; MP (GreenLeft GreenLeft GreenLeft is a green political party operating in the Netherlands.GreenLeft was formed on 1 March 1989 as a merger of four left-wing political parties: the Communist Party of the Netherlands, Pacifist Socialist Party, the Political Party of Radicals and the Evangelical People's Party... Party) |
Immigrant from Asdif, Morocco | ||
| 1979– | rapper and hip hop producer, Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Clan The Wu-Tang Clan is a hip-hop group from Staten Island that consists of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, U-God, Masta Killa, and the late Ol' Dirty Bastard. They are frequently joined by fellow childhood friend Cappadonna, a quasi member of the group... affiliate |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1986– | terrorist and islamist | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1978– | writer | Immigrant from Teroua n'Aït Izou, Morocco | ||
| 1985– | footballer (PSV Eindhoven) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles The Go Ahead Eagles are a football club from Deventer, Netherlands, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home stadium is De Adelaarshorst. To date, the club has won the national championship four times... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1990– | footballer (Arsenal F.C. Arsenal F.C. Arsenal Football Club is a professional English Premier League football club based in North London. One of the most successful clubs in English football, it has won 13 First Division and Premier League titles and 10 FA Cups... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan father | ||
| 1973–2006 | terrorism suspect (acquitted) | "Dutch national of Moroccan descent" | ||
| 1975– | writer and journalist | Immigrant from Ighazzazen, Morocco | ||
| 1980– | actor | One Moroccan grandparent on each side | ||
| 1972– | columnist, essayist, poet, politician, writer | Immigrant from Nador Nador Nador is a city located in the northeastern Rif region of Morocco. The city is a Mediterranean port on the Bḥar Ameẓẓyan lagoon , and it is the major trading center in the region for fish, fruit, and livestock... , Morocco |
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| 1976– | politician (VVD), activist | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1974– | writer, essayist, journalist | Immigrant from Meknes Meknes Meknes is a city in northern Morocco, located from the capital Rabat and from Fes. It is served by the A2 expressway between those two cities and by the corresponding railway. Meknes was the capital of Morocco under the reign of Moulay Ismail , before it was relocated to Marrakech. The... , Morocco |
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| 1981– | rapper, presenter and occasional stand-up comedian | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | footballer (Wigan Athletic) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1970– | writer | Immigrant from Oujda Oujda Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of 1 million. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Oriental Region of Morocco and the birthplace of the current Algerian president,... , Morocco |
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| 1973– | journalist, columnist, writer, translator, TV programmme-maker | Immigrant from Oujda Oujda Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of 1 million. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Oriental Region of Morocco and the birthplace of the current Algerian president,... , Morocco |
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| 1978– | footballer (Al-Wakra Al-Wakra Al-Wakrah Sports Club is a Qatari professional football club. They are based in Al Wakrah and play at the Al-Wakrah Stadium.-Honours:*Qatari League: 2*Qatar Crown Prince Cup: 1*Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup: 4-Individual Honours:... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1980– | footballer (NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... ), Moroccan international |
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| 1981– | footballer (VfB Stuttgart VfB Stuttgart Verein für Bewegungsspiele Stuttgart 1893 e. V., commonly known as VfB Stuttgart, is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. The club is best known for its football team, which has participated in all but two Bundesliga seasons... ), Dutch international |
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| 1981– | historian | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1979– | footballer (FC Utrecht), Moroccan international | Immigrant from Tangier Tangier Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel... , Morocco |
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| 1972– | footballer (retired), Dutch+Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | footballer (RSC Anderlecht), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Willem II Tilburg Willem II Tilburg Willem II , also known as Willem II Tilburg, is a football club based in Tilburg, North Brabant, Netherlands. The team was founded on 12 August 1896 as Tilburgia... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1978– | terrorist and islamist, murderer of filmmaker Theo van Gogh Theo van Gogh (film director) Theodoor "Theo" van Gogh was a Dutch film director, film producer, columnist, author and actor.Van Gogh worked with the Somali-born writer Ayaan Hirsi Ali to produce the film Submission, which criticized the treatment of women in Islam and aroused controversy among Muslims... |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1980– | actor | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1979– | martial artist and welterweight Welterweight Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system... kickboxer |
Immigrant from Ijarmawas, Morocco | ||
| 1983– | footballer (De Graafschap De Graafschap De Graafschap is a professional football club from Doetinchem, Netherlands. It was formed on 1 February 1954 and they play their home games at the "De Vijverberg" stadium. Their current home ground stands on where the old pitch used to be located and was opened on 12 August 2000... ) |
Immigrant from Saka, Morocco | ||
| 1959– | politician; MP (VVD), academic (PhD PHD PHD may refer to:*Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophy*Ph.D. , a 1980s British group*PHD finger, a protein sequence*PHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer... social sciences Social sciences Social science is the field of study concerned with society. "Social science" is commonly used as an umbrella term to refer to a plurality of fields outside of the natural sciences usually exclusive of the administrative or managerial sciences... ) |
Immigrant from Kenitra Kenitra Kenitra is a city in Morocco, formerly known as Port Lyautey. It is a port on the Sebou River, has a population in 2004 of 359,142 and is the capital of the Gharb-Chrarda-Béni Hssen region. During the Cold War Kenitra's U.S... , Morocco |
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| 1983– | columnist | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | presenter, journalist, writer | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1978– | actor and presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1983– | footballer (Al-Wakrah) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1980– | politician; MP (Greenleft Party) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1988– | actor | "Dutch national of Moroccan descent" | ||
| 1988– | footballer (TOP Oss TOP Oss FC Oss is a professional football club from the Netherlands, which was founded on April 9, 1928. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie.-History:... ) |
Immigrant from Beni Said, Morocco | ||
| 1982– | terrorist and islamist | Immigrant from Midar, Morocco | ||
| 1987– | footballer (SBV Excelsior) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1985– | rapper, presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | rapper, presenter | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | footballer (VVV-Venlo) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1983– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1988– | martial artist and welterweight Muay Thai Muay Thai Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos... kickboxer |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1982– | footballer (Roda JC) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | footballer (AZ Alkmaar) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1977– | actor, singer, model and Playmate | Dutch-born to Moroccan father | ||
| 1973– | academic (PhD law), civil servant, manager | Immigrant from Douar Khababa, Morocco | ||
| 1984– | martial artist and heavyweight Heavyweight Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing... kickboxer |
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| 1985– | actor, known for her Emmy Award Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... -winning role in Offers Offers Offers is a 2005 Dutch television film directed by Dana Nechushtan and starring Maryam Hassouni and Jacob Derwig. The thriller film is a personal drama about suicide bombers and counter-terrorism in Western Europe.... |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1984– | model, Miss Netherlands Earth Miss Netherlands Earth Miss Netherlands Earth is a national beauty pageant which selects the national Dutch representative for the Miss Earth beauty pageant.The pageant uses the theme: "Beauties for a Cause", the same theme as the international Miss Earth pageant.... 2004 |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1988– | footballer (NAC Breda NAC Breda NAC Breda , simply often known as NAC, is a Dutch professional football club, based in Breda, Netherlands. NAC Breda play in the Rat Verlegh Stadium, named after their most important player, Antoon 'Rat' Verlegh. They play in the Dutch Eredivisie and are known by the fierce and fanatic support of... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1988– | footballer (NEC Nijmegen) | Immigrant from Targuist, Morocco Morocco Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara... |
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| 1977– | footballer (retired), Moroccan international | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1981– | actor, columnist | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1958– | writer and academic (PhD econometrics) | Immigrant from Oujda Oujda Oujda is a city in eastern Morocco with an estimated population of 1 million. The city is located about 15 kilometers west of Algeria and about 60 kilometers south of the Mediterranean Sea. It is the capital of the Oriental Region of Morocco and the birthplace of the current Algerian president,... , Morocco |
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| 1984– | singer, Idols Netherlands contestant | Dutch-born to Moroccan father | ||
| 1985– | footballer (Cambuur Leeuwarden Cambuur Leeuwarden SC Cambuur , formed on June 19, 1964, is a Dutch football club from Leeuwarden, currently playing in the Eerste Divisie. The club's home ground is the 10,250 seater Cambuur Stadion and they play in yellow shirts and blue shorts. The club's emblem originates from the coat of arms of the House of... ) |
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| 1974– | footballer (Haaglandia Haaglandia VV Haaglandia is an association football club from Rijswijk, the Netherlands.The club was established on July 1, 2005, through a merger of amateur sides RVC/Rijswijk and FC Kranenburg... ) |
Immigrant from Fes Fes Fes or Fez is the second largest city of Morocco, after Casablanca, with a population of approximately 1 million . It is the capital of the Fès-Boulemane region.... , Morocco |
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| 1941– | imam | Immigrant from Beni Mansour, Morocco | ||
| 1986– | footballer (ADO Den Haag ADO Den Haag Alles Door Oefening Den Haag , commonly known by the abbreviated name ADO Den Haag , is a Dutch football club from the city of The Hague. The club was for a time known as FC Den Haag , with ADO representing the amateur branch of the club... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1975– | actor and screenwriter | Immigrant from Beni Said, Morocco | ||
| 1977– | actor | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1974– | footballer (retired) | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1941– | politician; alderman and MP (GreenLeft Party), activist | Immigrant from Berrechid, Morocco |  |
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| 1979– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan father | ||
| 1975– | footballer (HSV Hamburger SV Hamburger Sport-Verein, usually referred to as HSV in Germany and Hamburg in international parlance, is a German multi-sport club based in Hamburg, its largest branch being its football department... ), Moroccan international |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1980– | rapper | Dutch-born to Moroccan parents | ||
| 1980– | footballer (Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam is the oldest professional football team in the Netherlands, established on April 1, 1888. Sparta is one of three professional football clubs from Rotterdam, the others being Excelsior and Feyenoord , the latter playing in the Eredivisie.-History:Sparta was first founded in 1887.... ) |
Dutch-born to Moroccan parents |
See also
- Demographics of the NetherlandsDemographics of the NetherlandsThis article is about the demographic of the Netherlands, including population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and other aspects of the population.-Population size:...
- Guest worker
- List of Dutch people
- List of Moroccan people
- Moroccan diasporaMoroccan diasporaThe Moroccan diaspora consists of emigrants from Morocco and their descendants. Of the estimated 4.5 million Moroccans living abroad, roughly two thirds live in Europe; the remainder are distributed throughout the Americas , Australia, Africa , and the countries of the Arab World.-History:Europe...
- Moroccan-DutchMoroccan-DutchThe terms Moroccan-Dutch or Dutch-Moroccans refer to immigrants from Morocco to the Netherlands and their descendants. They are one of the larger allochtoon groups, making up 10.4% of the country's total population of foreign background....