Born: 14 December 1936, Morocco
Died: 1 March 1956
Country most active: Morocco
Also known as: NA
Touria Chaoui was Morocco’s first female pilot. When she was 14, her father enrolled her in the only available flying school, in Tit Mellil – the resistance was swift and significant. The school was reserved for the French forces occupying Morocco, making it inhospitable for any native Moroccan, particularly women. Although the school tried to refuse her entry, there was no legal grounds for them to do so. The school administrators reluctantly accepted her, hoping she would drop out. Instead, she obtained her pilots licence on 17 October 1951, at the age of 15. She became the first Moroccan and Maghrebi female pilot. Her career was short-lived, as she was murdered on March 1, 1956, at the age of 19, by Ahmed Touil, the leader of a secret organisation who assassinated several Moroccan political personalities.