| Larbi Messari | |
| Term Start: | March 14, 1998 |
| Term End: | September 6, 2000 |
| Primeminister: | Abderrahmane Youssoufi |
| Predecessor: | Driss Alaoui M’Daghri |
| Successor: | Mohammed Achaari |
| Office2: | Ambassador of Morocco to Brazil |
| Term Start2: | 1985 |
| Term End2: | 1991 |
| Party: | Istiqlal Party |
| Birth Date: | July 7, 1936 |
| Birth Place: | Tétouan, Morocco |
| Death Place: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Occupation: | Diplomat, historian, politician |
Mohammed Larbi Messari (Arabic: محمد العربي المساري) (July 7, 1936 – July 25, 2015) was a Moroccan politician, diplomat, historian and member of the Istiqlal Party. He was appointed Minister of Communications from 1998 until 2000.[1] A historian and diplomat by profession, Larbi was considered an expert on Moroccan–Spanish relations.[2] He also served as Morocco's Ambassador to Brazil from 1985 until 1991.[2] [3]
Messari was born in 1936 in Tétouan, Spanish Morocco, in present-day northern Morocco.[1] [2] He was a historian, journalist and diplomat prior to his entry into politics.[1] From 1964 until 1985, Messari worked as a radio anchor and journalist for Morocco's National Radio Station.[1] He then joined the staff of Al-Alam, a national daily newspaper, where he rose to become editor-in-chief.[1]
A historian, Messari authored books in three languages – Arabic, Portuguese and Spanish. The topics of his writings included Morocco–Spain relations and the life of Mohammed V of Morocco.[1]
Larbi Messari died in Rabat, Morocco, on July 25, 2015, at the age of 79.[1] [3]