Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco

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Prince Moulay Abdallah
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Prince Moulay Abdallah in March 1963, during a meeting with Ahmed Ben Bella
Born(1935-05-31)31 May 1935
Rabat, Morocco
Died20 December 1983(1983-12-20) (aged 48)
Rabat, Morocco
Burial
Mausoleum of Mohammed V
Spouse
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(m. 1961)​
Issue Prince Moulay Hicham
Princess Lalla Zineb
Prince Moulay Ismail
Dynasty Alaouite
Father Mohammed V of Morocco
Mother Lalla Abla bint Tahar
Religion Islam

Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco (31 May 1935 [1] – 20 December 1983) was the brother of Moulay Hassan, later King Hassan II of Morocco and the son of King Mohammed V of Morocco (1909–1961), and his second wife Princess Abla bint Tahar (1909–1992).

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Biography

Prince Moulay Abdallah was born at Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat. Like his brother, the future Hassan II, he followed his education at the Royal College in Rabat, created for them in 1942 by their father. [2] The exile of his family in 1953, first to Corsica and then Madagascar, made him change schools. His father and his family lived in Antsirabe and Moulay Abdallah was an intern at a religious college, Les pères jésuites de Saint-Michel. [3] He did not bear boarding school for long, just like his sister Lalla Malika interned in another establishment, and very quickly left this establishment to take private lessons, his sister too. [3] After his family returned from exile in Morocco on November 16, 1955, he returned to his former life and his country became independent on March 2, 1956. He continued his education at l'École des Roches, [4] in Normandy, from the start of the September 1956 school year to obtain his baccalaureate. [4] He left this establishment and enrolled in Paris at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand [5] where he obtained his baccalaureate in 1958. [5] Moulay Abdallah then pursued studies in law at Sorbonne University, and thereafter graduated with a bachelor degree in law in Switzerland. [5]

Family

On November 9, 1961, (during a double wedding ceremony alongside his brother Hassan II) he married Lamia Solh, the daughter of Riad Solh, the first Prime Minister of Lebanon. [6] [7] His wife henceforth Lalla Lamia was granted the title of Princess and the predicate of Her Highness by King Hassan II. [8] The couple are parents of:

Their children are cousins of Prince Al Waleed bin Talal of Saudi Arabia, [9] whose mother is their aunt Mona Solh. [10]

Death

He died of cancer on 20 December 1983, aged 48, in Rabat. He was buried alongside his father, King Mohammed V, in the Mausoleum of Mohammed V in Rabat. Later, it also became the place of burial of his brother King Hassan II.

Legacy

Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium was named after him.

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

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References

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  2. ↑ Howe, Marvine (2005-06-30). Morocco: The Islamist Awakening and Other Challenges. Oxford University Press. p. 77. ISBN   978-0-19-534698-5.
  3. 1 2 Dalle, Ignace. Hassan II:Entre tradition et absolutisme (PDF) (in French). p. 64.
  4. 1 2 Paris-match (in French). Paris-Match. 1956. p. 62.
  5. 1 2 3 Alaoui, Moulay Hicham. Journal d'un prince banni:Demain, le Maroc (PDF) (in French). p. 15.
  6. ↑ "magazine picture - 1961 - morocco moulay abdallah king hassan II wedding". eBay. Retrieved 2023-09-26.
  7. ↑ ROYAL WEDDING Morocco: Prince Moulay Abdallah & Lamia Solh of Lebanon - 1961 | Rare Footage , retrieved 2023-09-26
  8. ↑ "Discours de Son Altesse La Princesse LALLA LAMIA ESSOLH – O.A.P.A.M" (in French). Retrieved 2023-09-10.
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