جامعة محمد الخامس
Kilito was born in 1945 in Rabat, Morocco. He was raised in the medina of the old city of Rabat. Kilito learned French from the age of six. He also studied German, and was trained as a scholar of classical Arabic literature in the Faculté des Lettres at the Mohammed V University. Kilito is Professor of Arts at Mohammed V University in Rabat.