Mustapha El Khalfi (Arabic: مصطفى الخلفي - born 1973, Kenitra) is a Moroccan politician of the Justice and Development Party. Since 3 January 2012, he holds the position of Minister of Communications and Spokesperson of the Government in Abdelilah Benkirane's government.[1][2][3][4] Before this he was editor-in-chief of the Attajdid newspaper.[1]

Mustapha El Khalfi
Minister of Communications and Spokesperson of the Government
Assumed office
3 January 2012
MonarchMohammed VI
Prime MinisterAbdelilah Benkirane
Preceded byKhalid Naciri
Personal details
Born1973 (age 50–51)
Kenitra, Morocco
Political partyJustice and Development Party
OccupationPolitician, Journalist

Mustapha El Khalfi prohibited the distribution and screening of the film Exodus: Gods and Kings in 2014[5], as well as Nabil Ayouch's Much Loved a year later.[6]

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  1. ^ a b "Official bio" (PDF).[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ MAP (5 January 2012). "Mustapha El Khalfi visite le siège". Le Matin (in French). Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  3. ^ "Mustapha El Khalfi publie ses listes". Maroc Hebdo (in French). 16 March 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  4. ^ "Mustapha El Khalfi visite le siège de la SNRT". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). 5 January 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2012.
  5. ^ Roudaby, Youssef (27 December 2014). "Mustapha El Khalfi derrière l'interdiction d'Exodus?". TelQuel (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
  6. ^ Alami, Aida (2015-06-03). "Morocco Defends Ban of 'Much Loved'; Attack on Actor Is Called Unrelated". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-09-16.

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