Faissal Cherradi is an architect-engineer, in charge of studies and research at the Ministry of Culture and Communication, Department of Culture. He pursued higher education studies at Valencia, Spain (1999) and earned a « DEA » degree in Monument Restoration and Rehabilitation from Rouen in France. In 1994, he joined the public administration in the Ministry of Culture where he occupied a number of responsibility positions at CERKAS, Ouarzazate. He was inspector of Monuments and Sites, Regional Delegate of Culture in Marrakesh, and Regional Director of Culture in Casablanca. He participated in, and directed, a number of monement and site restoration projects such as Ksar Ait Benhaddou and Kasbah of Taourirt, etc.  in Ouarzazate, Ksar Tamnougalt in Zagora, and Dar El Bacha, Badia Palace, Saadian tombs, Dar Si Said, etc. in Marrakesh. Cherradi strongly advocates that the purpose of rehabilitating monuments and architectural sites has to be improving the living conditions of people living in these areas and argues for recovering heritage training activities and cooperation activities between countries.