HIBAPRESS – Rabat
On Tuesday, King Mohammed VI appointed Dr. El Yazid Radi as the new Secretary General of the Supreme Scientific Council, succeeding Mohamed Yssef, who was awarded the Order of the Throne of the rank of Grand Officer, in recognition of his distinguished services.
Birth and Upbringing
El Yazid Radi was born in 1950 in the village of Ida Ouzkri, Igerm district, Taroudant province, where he grew up in a scholarly environment. He memorized the Holy Quran according to the narration of Warsh, under the guidance of his father, and studied under his late sheikh, El Haj Mohammed bin Ahmed bin El Hussein.
Radi also received his primary education in traditional schools, where he studied a number of scientific texts in grammar, jurisprudence, and arithmetic, including Al-Ajrumiyya, Al-Alfiyya, Al-Risalah, and Al-Murshid Al-Mueen.
Education and Academic Career
He then joined the original education system and completed his formal studies, moving between Souss, Marrakech, and Rabat, before obtaining a baccalaureate in original education in 1970, then a degree in law (legal sciences) and a degree in Arabic studies in 1973.
Radi continued his academic career by obtaining a master's degree in Arabic literature in 1990, and then a doctorate in the same specialization in 2002.
Professional Career and Scientific Activity
At the professional level, Radi began his career as a professor at Al-Mukhtar Souss High School in the city of Tata during the 1973-1974 academic year, before moving to Mohammed V High School for Original Education in Taroudant, where he worked from 1974 to 1985.
In 1986, Radi joined the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences in Agadir as a university professor, a position from which he continued his academic and scientific activity.
He also held several scientific responsibilities, most notably the presidency of the Local Scientific Council of Taroudant since 2004, in addition to his membership in the Supreme Scientific Council, and his presidency of the Regional Scientific Council of the Souss-Massa region, in addition to his membership in the International Islamic Literature League, and his participation in specialized research teams in Souss heritage.
Publications
Radi is considered one of the prominent figures in the field of authorship and investigation, as he has published a number of works, including "Zakat of the salaries of employees and freelancers," and worked on the investigation of heritage books such as "The Great Benefits in the Transmission of the Sciences of the Nation," and "Explanation of Al-Jawhar Al-Maknoun in the Three Arts." He has also accumulated significant poetic production, including a collection of thousands of verses, in addition to his participation in scientific seminars and lectures.
