Driss Basri is a Moroccan politician.

He held the post as interior minister of King Hassan II, during the so called years of lead (années de plombs), and is considered by many as a symbol and a main responsible for political disappearances and repression of dissidents in Morocco and Western Sahara, such as the killing of demonstrators during the 1980 bread riots in Casablanca. The Interior Minister is a member of a Cabinet in a Government. ... This is a partial list of Kings of Morocco. ... Hassan II (July 9, 1929-July 23, 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 to his death. ... The Years of lead was a period in the history of Morocco marked by state violence against dissidents and democracy activists. ... A Forced disappearance occurs when an organization (usually a ruling government and that is usually a police state or dictatorship) forces a person to disappear from public view. ... A dissident, broadly defined, is a person who actively opposes an established opinion, policy, or structure. ... Casablanca from space Hassan II Mosque A view on the Boulevard de Paris in central Casablanca Parc de la Ligue Arabe Casablanca (Arabic: الدار البيضاء, transliterated ad-Dār al-Bayḍāʼ) is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. ...

Basri was fired by King Mohammed VI when he rose to the throne in 1999, succeeding Hassan. He currently lives in France, though has finally been granted a new Moroccan passport. US President George W. Bush talks with His Majesty King Mohammed VI of Morocco in the Oval Office Tuesday, 23 April 2002 His Majesty King Mohammed VI (Arabic: الملك محمد السادس للمغرب) a. ...