Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco | |||||
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Born | Rabat, Morocco | 29 September 1965||||
Spouse | Khalid Bouchentouf (m. 1987) | ||||
Issue | Moulay Yazid Bouchentouf Lalla Nuhaila Bouchentouf | ||||
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Dynasty | Alaouite | ||||
Father | Hassan II | ||||
Mother | Lalla Latifa | ||||
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Royal family of Morocco |
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Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco (Arabic : الأميرة لالة أسماء, born 29 September 1965) is the second daughter and third eldest child of King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa.
Lalla Asma was born in the Royal Palace of Rabat. She was educated at the Royal College where she obtained her High school diploma. [1] She pursued her studies at the Mohammed V University of Rabat where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in political science.[ citation needed ]
Lalla Asma got married in a private ceremony to Khalid Bouchentouf on 5 November 1986, a businessman and General Director of S.E.V.A.M. (Société d’exploitation de verreries au Maroc). He is a son of Hajj Belyout Bouchentouf, mayor of Casablanca from 1976-1994. Their wedding was officially celebrated in Marrakesh on June 6, 7 and 8, 1987. [2] [3] [4]
They have two children, a son and a daughter:
She is Honorary President in Morocco of:
In July 2012, In her honor was innaugurated the “Mosque of H.R.H. Princess Lalla Asma” in Rabat. [11] [12] The mosque is built in the traditional architectural style of the city of Rabat. It has door arches raised in Salé stone, [13] the doors open onto a triptych lobed arch called Kharsna bal-Anqoud. [13] Also, the prayer room of the mosque stands out for its double arcades on two levels supported by square section pillars covered with a katyani type zellij composition. [13]
Rabat is the capital city of Morocco and the country's seventh-largest city with an urban population of approximately 580,000 (2014) and a metropolitan population of over 1.2 million. It is also the capital city of the Rabat-Salé-Kénitra administrative region. Rabat is located on the Atlantic Ocean at the mouth of the river Bou Regreg, opposite Salé, the city's main commuter town.
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Princess Lalla Fatima Zahra was the daughter of Sultan Abdelaziz of Morocco and his wife, Lalla Yasmin al-Alaoui.
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