The Author
A career bridging engineering, commitment & literature
A native of Marrakech, Rida Lamrini has built an atypical path combining the rigor of an engineer, the vision of an international expert, and the sensitivity of a writer.
« Writing to fix the lived experience, paint the dream, give body to a fleeting emotion. Through words, through phrases, perpetuate the ephemeral moment, prevent it from vanishing into the abysses of oblivion. »
Timeline
Milestones
A Moroccan childhood
A native of Marrakech, Rida Lamrini grew up in a city that forged his sense of detail, memory, and beauty — qualities that would later irrigate his writing.
Engineer, jurist & manager
State computer engineer, graduate of the ISCAE Higher Management Cycle, and holding a degree in public law. A triple training that combines technical rigor, strategic vision, and legal culture.
Economic Advisor in Ottawa
Seconded to the Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Canada, he developed an international vision of economic development. This North American experience broadened his horizon and sharpened his perspective on the challenges of Moroccan society.
Microcredit pioneer
Founding member and president of the INMAA association, then president of the National Federation of Microcredit Associations (FNAM). Convinced that economic empowerment is the foundation of human dignity, he built an internationally recognized model.
UN Prize & INDH agreement
Morocco was awarded by the UN for its microcredit model. The same year, Rida Lamrini signed the framework agreement linking the FNAM to the National Initiative for Human Development (INDH) before H.M. King Mohammed VI.
World Bank & Mediterranean
A World Bank expert, he led employment promotion programs. As an expert in green growth for the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP), he also engaged in ecological issues and the professions of the future.
Human Rights Advisory Council
Appointed as a member of the CCDH, he put his field experience at the service of social justice and the consolidation of the rule of law. A human commitment that deeply nourishes his writing.
A demanding literary work
Alongside his career, he has published essays, chronicles, and novels. His romanesque fresco — As long as I can tell you I love you, At the gates of the stars, The meanders of oblivion — is considered his most accomplished creation.
Sources & Media
Institutional press review
« This prize was awarded to the Minister of Social Development [...] and to the President of the National Federation of Microcredit Associations, Rida Lamrini, during a ceremony at the United Nations headquarters... »
Read the article →Interview with Rida Lamrini: « I am reassured about the future of the sector ». The former president of the FNAM also announces the intention of the association he heads, Inmaa, to transform itself...
Read the article →« The partnership bears more broadly on the implementation of a range of insurance contracts [...] » explains Rida Lamrini, president of the Moroccan Institution for Support to Microenterprise.
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