President Abdelhakim Artiba, Knight in the National Order of Merit

Minister Frédérique Vidal decorated the president after a laudatory speech concluded in the following terms:

You can be proud of your career, dear Abdelhakim, from Casablanca to Montreal, from research assistant to university president, from respectful son to happy father of four children. A journey rich in faithful friendships, family joys, sports and academic passions, a journey as a teacher, builder, leader, manager, always at the service of the common good and which remains for those around you an inexhaustible source of inspiration. It is this remarkable career of a man who is just as remarkable that the Republic has chosen to honor this evening.