Touria Chaoui

Touria Chaoui (Arabic: ثريا الشاوي; December 14, 1936, Fez, Morocco – March 1, 1956) was the first female Moroccan and Maghrebi aviator at the age of fifteen.

[2] The aviation school was reserved for the French forces occupying Morocco and little opportunity was presented to the native Moroccans, especially not to women.

In 1946, at the age of thirteen, Chaoui played the role of a young Leila in The Seventh Door, a film by French director Andre Zwobada made in Fez.

[6][7]Touria Chaoui was killed on March 1, 1956, at the age of 19, while driving her younger brother Salah from school.

Her killer was identified as Ahmed Touil, the leader of a secret organisation who assassinated several Moroccan political personalities.

A black and white photo of the funeral of Touria Chaoui in Morocco.
Funeral of Touria Chaoui