Mohamed Chafik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Mohamed Chafik

Moroccan writer and linguist

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1926

Place of Birth: Bir Tam Tam, Fès-Meknès, Morocco

Profession: writer, linguist, lexicographer

Nationality: Morocco

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Mohamed Chafik (Berber languages: ??????? ?????; Arabic: ???? ?????), born 17 September 1926, is a leading figure in the Amazigh (also known as Berber) cultural movement.
An original author of the Amazigh Manifesto, he was later appointed as the first Rector of the Royal Institute of the Amazigh Culture.
He has worked extensively on incorporating Amazigh culture into Moroccan identity and is a leading intellectual of the Moroccan intelligentsia.