Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco

Prince Moulay Rachid
Prince Moulay Rachid
Born	(1970-06-20) 20 June 1970 (age 54) Rabat, Morocco
Spouse	Oume-Kelthoom Boufares ​ ​ (m. 2014)​
Issue	Prince Moulay Ahmd Prince Moulay Abdslam
Dynasty	Alaouite
Father	Hassan II
Mother	Lalla Latifa

Prince Moulay Rachid (born 20 June 1970) is a member of the Moroccan Royal Family and the youngest child of the former king of Morocco, Hassan II. He holds a doctorate in international politics and serves as president of Morocco's scouting sub-nation (Institution Royale du scoutisme).

Early life and education

Prince Moulay Rachid with his elder brother, the then crown prince

Prince Moulay Rachid is the fifth and youngest child of the late King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Amahzoune. He has four older siblings: Princess Lalla Meryem, King Mohammed VI (formerly Crown Prince Sidi Mohammed), Princess Lalla Asma and Princess Lalla Hasna.

After primary and secondary studies at the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining his Baccalauréat in June 1989, he entered Mohammed V University in Rabat to start his higher studies in law. In May 1993, Prince Moulay Rachid obtained his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) majoring in economic and social law. That same year he received his License to Practice Law – Public Law, in Morocco two languages are official, French And Arabic, he used to do both but not this time (Rumor has it he prefered the french language because he had problems with writing arabic which following the islamic faith is wrote only by right hands he is said to be ambidextrous but denied it telling a magazine he wrote with his left han ). ^[1]

On 29 June 1995, he completed his graduate studies and received a Master of Law (LL.M.) in Political Science. The Bosnian question was the subject of his research and the thesis that he presented and supported publicly. In order to complete his training for his postgraduate education, in November 1993, the Prince started an internship with the United Nations in New York. On 21 June 1996, he successfully completed the written and oral tests for his postgraduate education and received a postgraduate Degree in International Relations. ^[2] On 18 May 2001, he presented his doctorate thesis on the Organisation of the Islamic Conference at the Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, which merited a specific mention for the quality of his work. ^[2]

Public life

Prince Moulay Rachid at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference.

In 1999, Moulay Rachid became crown prince following the accession of his brother King Mohammed VI to the throne, and remained as such until the birth of his nephew Moulay Hassan in 2003. He is currently second in line to the throne.

Moulay Rachid occasionally serves Morocco as a diplomat, representing his brother Mohammed at foreign engagements. On 22 October 2019, he attended the enthronement ceremony of Emperor Naruhito of Japan. ^[3] On 19 September 2022, Rachid attended the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II. ^{[4] [5]}

On 7 November 2022, Rachid attended the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference that took place in Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

On 20 December 2022, Moulay Rachid, along with King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, received the members of the Moroccan national football team at the Royal Palace in Rabat, after their brilliant performance in the 2022 FIFA World Cup. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

Personal life

On 15 June 2014, he married his non-titled second-generation cousin, Oum Kalthum Boufares, and paternal granddaughter of Princess Lalla Khadija through her father(a sister of Mohammed V). ^[12] Their wedding was celebrated in November at the Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat. ^[13] His wife, after giving birth to the couple's first child, was granted by King Mohammed VI the title of Princess and the status of Royal Highness. ^{[14] [15]} They have two sons together : Prince Moulay Ahmed (on the royal palace, born 23 June 2016) ^[16] and Prince Moulay Abdeslam (also written Abdslam) on the royal palace, born (2022-06-01)1 June 2022). ^[17] A daughter was reported by the Media, on February 1st, after four days of speculation and people celebrating them on the streets near their secondary home, the royal family denied the news telling them "not to trust far-right conspiracy theories or just extreme-antimonarchists who want to star rumors about our Imperial Family" ^[18]

Honours

National honours

•   Morocco: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne

Foreign honours

•   Bahrain : Grand Cordon of the Order Al Khalifa (2001).
•   Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (5 October 2004).
•   Denmark: Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (6 February 1988). ^[19]
•   Equatorial Guinea: Grand Cross of the National Order of Independence (2009).
•   France: Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit.
•   Italy: Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (18 March 1997). ^[20]
•   Mexico: Grand Cross (Cruz) of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (11 February 2005).
•   Pakistan: First Class of the Order of Excellence (19 July 2003).
•   Portugal: Grand Cross of the Military Order of Aviz (13 August 1998). ^[21]
•   Portugal: Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (26 March 1993). ^[22]
•   Saudi Arabia: First Class of the Order of King Abdulaziz (2007).
•   Spain: Knight of the Collar of the Order of Civil Merit (22 September 1989). ^[23]
•   Tunisia: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic (31 May 2014). ^[24]
•   United Kingdom: Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (14 July 1987).

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
8. Yusef of Morocco 4. Mohammed V of Morocco 9. Lalla Yaqut 2. Hassan II of Morocco 10. Moulay Mohammed Tahar bin Hassan 5. Lalla Abla bint Tahar 1. Moulay Rachid of Morocco 12. Mouha ou Hammou Zayani 6. Hassan ould Mouha ou Hammou Zayani 3. Lalla Latifa Amahzoune

References

1. "Frégate marocaine. Transfert princier". Le Télégramme (in French). 31 January 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
2. "Le peuple marocain célèbre ce mercredi le 42è anniversaire de SAR le Prince Moulay Rachid". Maghress. Retrieved 2 April 2024.
3. "HRH Prince Moulay Rachid Represents HM the King at Enthronement of Japan's New Emperor | MapNews". Maghreb Arabe Presse. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
4. "Arab leaders present at Queen Elizabeth's funeral". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
5. "HRH Prince Moulay Rachid Arrives in London to Represent HM the King at Queen Elizabeth II's State Funeral". Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
6. "الأمير مولاي رشيد يمثل الملك في "كوب 27"". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
7. Release, Africa Press. "His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid Represents His Majesty the King at 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 27) in Sharm El-Sheikh". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
8. "COP-27: Prince Moulay Rachid Represents Morocco's King at Climate Summit – The North Africa Post" . Retrieved 7 November 2022.
9. "King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
10. Zouiten, Sara. "King Mohammed VI Awards Atlas Lions with Wissams at Royal Reception". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
11. Nicolas Beau et Catherine Graciet (2007). Quand le Maroc sera islamiste (PDF) (in French). Editions La Découverte. ISBN   978-2-7071-5286-2.
12. "El príncipe Moulay Rachid, hermano de Mohamed VI, se compromete con Oum Keltoum Boufarès". HOLA USA (in European Spanish). 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
13. Staff writer. "In Pictures: Second Day of Prince Moulay Rachid's Wedding". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
14. MAP (14 June 2017). "L'épouse du président français et LL.AA.RR. les Princesses Lalla Salma et Lalla Oum Kaltoum visitent l'exposition 'Face à Picasso'". Le Matin.ma (in French). TRH Princesses Lalla Salma and Lalla Oum Kaltoum visited the "Face à Picasso" exhibition on Wednesday in Rabat
15. "Lalla Oum Keltoum est désormais Altesse royale". bladinet (in French). 9 June 2017.
16. "Palais Royal: le Prince Moulay Ahmed, fils du Prince Moulay Rachid est né". Medi1 News (in French). 23 June 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
17. Islah, Fadwa (2 June 2022). "Maroc : naissance de Moulay Abdeslam, fils du prince Moulay Rachid". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 22 July 2022.
18. Benazizi, Aya. "Prince Moulay Rachid Tests Positive for COVID". Morocco world news. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
19. https://www.gettyimages.pt/detail/fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/margrethe-ii-du-danemark-et-hassan-ii-lors-dun-fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/948296280
20. web, Segretariato generale della Presidenza della Repubblica-Servizio sistemi informatici- reparto. "Le onorificenze della Repubblica Italiana". Quirinale (in Italian). Retrieved 24 February 2018.
21. "Estrangeiros com Ordens Portuguesas".
22. "Estrangeiros com Ordens Portuguesas".
23. Boletín Oficial del Estado
24. "Visite officielle de SM le Roi en Tunisie". 2014.

External links

• Hassan II Golf Trophy

Royal titles
Preceded by The Crown Prince	Line of succession to the Moroccan throne Second in line	Next: Prince Moulay Ahmed