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Abdelwahab Doukkali Moroccan composer and performer dead at age 85

Abdelwahab Doukkali: key obituary facts

Is Abdelwahab Doukkali dead? Yes. Abdelwahab Doukkali died on May 8, 2026, at age 85.

Cause of death: Abdelwahab Doukkali's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.

What was Abdelwahab Doukkali known for?

He was known as Moroccan singer and composer.

More about Abdelwahab Doukkali

Born: 2 January 1941.

Place of birth: Fez.

Place of death: Casablanca.

Gender: male.

Occupation: singer, composer.

Nationality: Morocco.

Career began: 1959.

Career ended: 2026.

Abdelwahab Doukkali, a Moroccan composer and performer, died on May 8, 2026, at the age of 85.

Born in Fes on Jan. 2, 1941, he was one of 13 children in a conservative family.

At age 18, he went to Rabat in 1959 and briefly worked at RTM, or Radio Television Maroc, before moving to Casablanca, where he first entered the music culture.

Abdelwahab Doukkali, 85, Moroccan composer and performer.

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