Royal Family of Morocco
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The royal family of Morocco is from the Alaouite dynasty
. They have been ruling the kingdom of Morocco
since the 17th century. Family members include:
Alaouite Dynasty
The Alaouite Dynasty is the name of the current Moroccan royal family. The name Alaouite comes from the ‘Alī of its founder Moulay Ali Cherif who became Prince of Tafilalt in 1631. His son Mulay r-Rshid was able to unite and pacify the country...
. They have been ruling the kingdom of Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
since the 17th century. Family members include:
- HM King Muhammad VI
- HRH Princess Lalla SalmaPrincess Lalla Salma of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Salma of Morocco , is the princess consort of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title....
- HRH Crown Prince Moulay HassanMoulay Hassan, Crown Prince of MoroccoMoulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco is the current heir apparent to the Moroccan throne. He is the oldest child of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco, and has a younger sister, Princess Lalla Khadija....
- HRH Princess Lalla KhadijaPrincess Lalla Khadija of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Khadija of Morocco is the second child of Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Salma. Lalla Khadija's elder brother is Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco....
- HRH Princess Lalla AsmaPrincess Lalla Asma of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Asma of Morocco is the second daughter and third eldest child of Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou.Lalla Asma married Khalid Bouchentouf in 1987...
- HRH Princess Lalla HasnaPrincess Lalla Hasna of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Hasna of Morocco is the youngest daughter of the late King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. She is sister to the current king, Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid....
- HRH Princess Lalla MeryemPrincess Lalla Meryem of MoroccoPrincess Lalla Meryem of Morocco is first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa Hammou.After she obtained her Baccalaureat in 1981, Princess Lalla Meryem was appointed by her father as the President of Social Works of the Royal Army Forces.In...
- HRH Prince Moulay HichamPrince Moulay Hicham of MoroccoMoulay Hicham of Morocco, born March 12, 1964, is the cousin of the current King Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid. Raised in Rabat, he is the son of Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco, the late brother of former king Hassan II, and Princess Lalla Lamia as-Solh, daughter of Riad as-Solh, the...