Ahmad al-Tayyeb Aldj
Ahmed al-Tayyeb Aldj (born in Fes on 9 September 1928, died in Rabat on 1 December 2012) is a well known Moroccan writer of Moroccan Arabic Zajal poetry and drama. Early life. He is considered one of the cornerstones of contemporary Moroccan theater. He received several prizes and decorations for his service to Moroccan Arabic language theater. Career. He has composed more than forty plays and adapted more than thirty. According to Salim Jay, the theater of al-Aldj is a "treasure of the culture of humanity". He has rewritten, in Moroccan Arabic, works by  Molière, Shakespeare and Brecht and has had a great influence on Moroccan popular culture. His work was markedly influenced by French theater, especially the plays of Molière and Pierre Beaumarchais. Awards and honours. In 1973, he was awarded the prize of Literature of Morocco, and in 1975, the Medal of Intellectual Merit of Syria.