Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui

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Ambassador of Morocco to the United States
Assumed office
October 2016

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat, Ambassador of Morocco to the United States, and the former Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat then at the University of Oxford Faculty of Oriental Studies, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law. [3] After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs. [3]

For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations. [3]

She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.

Family

She is the maternal first cousin and the paternal second cousin of King Mohammed VI; daughter of Prince Moulay Ali (a cousin of King Hassan II) and Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra, the eldest daughter of Mohammed V and the older half-sister of King Hassan II.[ citation needed ]

She married Iranian businessman Mohammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari (a relative of Princess Soraya, ex-Queen of Iran) in October 1986 and they have two children.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Awards

She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, and a member of the Cosmos Club.

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References

  1. ↑ "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ Mohamed RIAL (2009-11-16). "Chrifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui, ambassadrice du Maroc, tient une réunion de travail au stand marocain". L'Opinion. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. ↑ Ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui Named Honorary Citizen of Dallas
  5. ↑ Map News
  6. ↑ 2023 Ambassador of the Year: H.H. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui of Morocco
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