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The currently reigning King of Morocco was born on August 21, 1963. Muhammad the Sixth became ruler on August 21, 1999, after the death of his father. He belongs to the royal Alawite dynasty, whose reign began with Muhammad the Sixth, who is the 18th reigning monarch, the 22nd descendant of this dynasty and the 36th

King of Morocco: childhood

When Muhammad VI was 4 years old, he began studying at a special Koranic school located at the Sultan's court. In 1981 he received a bachelor's degree. Mohammed VI then begins his studies at Rabbath University, where he studies economics and jurisprudence. Then the King of Morocco continues his studies - but now in Europe. In 1993, he successfully defended his dissertation on cooperation between Europe and the Maghreb. In addition to his native Arabic, Mohammed VI speaks fluent French, English and Spanish. In 1985, he was appointed for the first time to a high political position - the post of coordinator of the armed forces. In 1994, Mohammed VI was awarded the rank of general.

Many of those who personally know the king note his modest and reserved character. The King of Morocco loves to play golf. However, despite his passion for sports, he is a heavy smoker. The Moroccan people love their king very much.

What was the king's predecessor like?

Hassan II, who ruled before King Mohammed ascended the throne, was one of the richest men on Earth. After his death, 20 accounts were discovered in European banks. A huge amount of money was invested in expensive real estate abroad. The late Hassan II owned about twenty palaces. Hassan II never visited most of them, although their decoration was maintained in such a condition as if the king was due to appear any minute. For example, not far from Paris there is the palace of King Hassan II of Morocco, near which a luxurious park stretches over 400 hectares. But he never came there.

State of the country at the beginning of the reign

When the new king of Morocco ascended the throne, he had to learn how to manage an impressive inheritance. The country's population was about 30 million people. More than half of them could not read or write, and one fifth were unemployed. But the army of two hundred thousand worked well. However, many problems remained from the previous king. Monarch Hassan II did not complete the reform of the country, left a large external debt, and the conflict with the Sahara remained open. Another pressing issue in Morocco was the observance of human rights and freedoms.

Transformations of the new ruler

When King Mohammed VI of Morocco ascended the throne, he carried out many reforms. First of all, political prisoners (the king spent it without even waiting for the end of the forty-day period of mourning after the death of Hassan). Forty thousand prison inmates had their sentences reduced. However, they expected even more decisive actions from the new king. Therefore, his first transformation was the dismissal of Hassan II's closest aide, Dris Basri, who had served as Minister of the Interior for more than two decades. Moroccans are confident that this act of King Mohammed II is one of the best in the first time of his reign over the country.

A special feature of Muhammad's reign is that it is he who gives the main orders, unlike the reign of Hassan II, when this was done by the prime minister. According to Moroccan law, the king can dismiss the entire government at any moment. However, Mohammed VI does not do this, thereby continuing a unique experiment of its kind, where a monarch and a center-left government simultaneously coexist in the state.

Lalla Selma - the king's wife

Mohammed II married a girl from a simple family named Lalla Selma. The wedding took place on July 12, 2002. Lalla is the first queen whose face is not hidden under a veil. The wife of Muhammad II has a good education - after graduating from the lyceum, she received a bachelor's degree in mathematical sciences. And after graduating from the Higher School of Informatics, Lalla began working as an information systems engineer in one of the largest corporations in the country. In 2003, the royal couple had their first child, a son named Moulay Hassan. In 2007, they had a girl, Lalla Khadija.

Lalla Selma is the first girl from the common people to receive the status of queen. This indicates the high trust of Muhammad II in his wife. Before her, the spouses of Moroccan monarchs were never allowed to leave the country on their own. In June 2006, Lalla took part in the UN Assembly on AIDS.

Visit Russia

In mid-March 2016, the King of Morocco visited Moscow. President Vladimir Putin held talks in the Kremlin. They were devoted to various political issues, as well as the problem of declining supplies of fruits and vegetables. Despite the fact that the delegation did not include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the Minister of Agriculture of Morocco was present, with whom there was a good opportunity to discuss issues of food supplies.

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Muhammad- (Mohammed; in European literature often Mohammed, Magomed) (about 570,632) the founder of Islam, revered as a prophet. He comes from the Banu Hashim clan of the Arab Quraish tribe. Having received, according to legend, around 609 (or 610) a revelation from... ... Historical Dictionary

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Muhammad- (Mohammed; in European literature often Mohammed, Magomed) (c. 570 632) founder of Islam, revered as a prophet. He comes from the Banu Hashim clan of the Arab Quraish tribe. Having received, according to legend, approx. 609 (or 610) revelation of Allah, spoke in... ... Political science. Dictionary.

Muhammad- (Mohammed; in European literature often Mahomet, Magomed) (about 570,632), founder of Islam, revered as a prophet. He comes from the Banu Hashim clan of the Arab Quraish tribe. Having received, according to legend, about 609 (or 610) a revelation from Allah,... ... Illustrated Encyclopedic Dictionary

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Morocco's King Mohammed VI became the first monarch in his country's history to break with long-standing tradition and publicly announce his desire to marry twenty-four-year-old Lalla Salma Bennani, a computer engineer. For centuries, Moroccan kings, including the father of the groom, King Hassan II, hid the fact of their marriage and often even the name of their chosen one. This information was considered a state secret, and queens never played a significant role in governing the country. The Moroccan monarchy has always been patriarchal, and the ruler's wife was often called simply "the mother of the royal children."

King Mohammed VI announced his engagement in October 2001. This was a significant event in the life of the country, and the Al Jazeera television channel reported that Mohammed VI became the first ruling monarch of Morocco to take such a step. At the same time, and also for the first time in the history of the country, the name of the royal bride was announced, and the public was able to see a photograph of a magnificent woman with red wavy hair flowing down to her shoulders. The wedding itself took place in 2002.

Bennani, the daughter of a simple school teacher, came from a simple but respected family. She lived in the city of Fez, the center of the country's spiritual life. They say it was love at first sight. The king met his future bride at a party in 1999. Bennani worked for the ONA Group, which was involved in a variety of international business areas. A significant percentage of the royal assets were invested in this company. From the very beginning, Lalla Salma established certain rules and, making sure that the king was ready to accept them, agreed to his advances. One of the main conditions was monogamous marriage. The fact is that most Moroccan monarchs, including King Hassan II, had two wives. Morocco Today described Bennani as a woman “who represents a new generation of Moroccans who preserve traditional values ​​while being open to other cultures.”

Bennani, like Queen Rania of Jordan and Prince William's fiancée Kate Middleton, has quickly become a trendsetter in her country. As soon as the engagement was announced, Moroccan women began to dye their hair red.

Among the wedding celebrations there were two main events. Firstly, the wedding ceremony itself, which took place in the palace in March 2002. And secondly, the national celebrations on this occasion, which took place in July. They were originally scheduled for April, but were postponed by special royal decree due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The bride's face was completely covered in accordance with Muslim tradition, but the king allowed his people to greet their educated queen and take part in the three-day celebration that followed the private wedding ceremony.

Among Lalla Salma's many wedding attire was a traditional Moroccan white dress with gold embroidered trim. The bride had a diamond tiara on her head and long luxurious earrings in her ears.

The July celebrations took place on an unprecedented scale. In the park in front of the royal palace, performances took place, national music played, and dancers demonstrated traditional Moroccan dances. The festivities attracted a large number of high-profile guests to Morocco, including former US President Bill Clinton and his daughter Chelsea.

Princess Lalla Salma became for her country a symbol of modernization, which her husband tried, not always successfully, to carry out. The female population owes much to her to the 2004 reforms that expanded the rights of women in Morocco. The couple has two children: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, seven, and Princess Lalla Khadija, four.

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The new King of Morocco, Mohammed the Sixth, ascended the throne on July 30, 1999, after the death of his father, Hassan the Second. According to rumors spread by a number of Western media, the proclamation ceremony took place with some delay, since the young monarch allegedly had to urgently... get married. The fact is that, according to the tradition of the court, only a married heir to the throne can become king.

Moroccan authorities officially denied such rumors, saying that they are “falsifications aimed at undermining the authority of the ruling dynasty and the new sovereign.” Indeed, it is difficult to believe that the wedding could take place during 40 days of mourning.

FROM THE ALAUI DYNASTY

hundred 1999, Muhammad the Sixth turned 36 years old. At the age of four, he began studying at the Koranic school at the royal palace. In 1981, having completed secondary education, he received a bachelor's degree. Then he studied at the Rabbath University named after Muhammad the Fifth at the Faculty of Law, Economics

civil and social sciences with a specialization in jurisprudence. Later he continued his education in France, where in 1993 he defended his dissertation on the topic of cooperation between the European Union and the Maghreb countries. In addition to his native Arabic, he is fluent in French, English and Spanish. In 1985, the future

The king was appointed to the post of coordinator of the bureaus and services of the general staff of the Moroccan armed forces. In 1994, he was awarded the military rank of “divisional general.” Muhammad the Sixth, according to people who know him, is a very modest and cautious person. Lover of golf and bodybuilding. However

Despite his passion for sports, he is a heavy smoker. The new monarch belongs to the Alaouite dynasty, which has ruled Morocco since 1666, being the highest spiritual authority - a mediator between the Almighty and the faithful. The ancestors of the Alawis came from the Hijaz in 1266 and consider themselves descendants of the Prophets

the eye of Muhammad through his daughter Fatima. They settled in one of the large oases of Tafilalet (southeast of the country beyond the Atlas Range) and for hundreds of years led a modest and secluded life, distinguished by great piety, universal respect and veneration. At the beginning of the 12th century, the Alaouites entered into a political struggle

fuck. The founder of the dynasty was Moulay ar-Rashid in 1640. The new monarch's late father was the 17th king of Morocco, considered the 21st descendant of that dynasty and the 35th descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. The present king's grandmother was a Berber princess whom his grandfather, Sultan Mohammed bin Yus, married in 1926

ugh. Hassan II ruled the kingdom for 38 years. In the Arab world, he was surpassed in political longevity (although he died six months earlier) by King Hussein of Jordan, who sat on the throne for almost half a century. All levers of power were concentrated in the hands of the Moroccan monarch: the head of state, the supreme chief

commander and religious leader of the Sunni Muslims. During his years of rule, he created a repressive system that permeated the entire society. Surveillance, prisons, torture, expulsion of dissidents were commonplace under Hassan. In the remote Saharan region of the country, in Tazmamart, a huge prison was built

complex where political prisoners languished in hard labor conditions. Realizing that he was seriously ill, Hassan had been actively preparing for the last two years to transfer power to his eldest son, Sidi Mohammed. Having transferred power, he wanted to be sure that political stability and the system he created would rule

It will work smoothly without it. In a word, I wanted to insure the heir to the throne. Alas, the king did not have the chance to see how the model of government works without its creator. Hassan II died on July 23, 1999, a few days after his seventieth birthday. From a normal heart attack. R

the religious leader of the Muslims, second only to the Saudi monarch, he accepted death with some kind of peculiar sign. This happened on Friday - a particularly revered day among the faithful. And at the same time, at the hour of sacred prayer to Allah...

SIGNIFICANT INHERITANCE

Muhammad the Sixth inherited a kingdom, populated

which is about 30 million people. Of these, more than half are completely illiterate, and a fifth are not engaged in any work. An army of 200,000 and a well-functioning police apparatus keep the country firmly on the leash given to it by the late monarch. He also got a lot of unsolved tests

lem. For example, the conflict in Western Sahara, the reform of the country's political system begun by Hassan and, of course, the problem of human rights in the kingdom. Meanwhile, Morocco is a very promising state in terms of its capabilities. The first in the world to produce phosphates and catch sardines. Ide

A great place for tourism - you can ski there all year round. Unique in geography - it overlooks the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. Unfortunately, the people do not get even ten dollars per capita per month from all the national wealth and labor expended. Possibly the late Hasa

He loved the Moroccans, but in his own, royal way. However, my father left behind not only problems and government debts (external debt, by the way, today amounts to $21 billion). Hassan II was one of the richest people on the planet, whose fortune amounts to billions of dollars. He owned

large firms and enterprises. For example, he had a substantial stake in the German company Siemens. After him, about 20 personal accounts remained, which were placed in the largest banks in the world. Significant funds are invested abroad - in securities, as well as in real estate. In the possession of the deceased

The monarch had more than two dozen palaces and estates scattered throughout the world. Mainly in France, Switzerland and the USA. Most of them were never visited by the owner, but they were always maintained in such condition, as if they were awaiting his arrival. Let's say, not far from Paris, it was bought long ago with

Tarin castle with an area of ​​10 thousand square meters, located in a forest park spread over 400 hectares. No one from the royal family ever looked there. Maybe the new monarch will visit? And in Morocco, Hassan was a large latifundist. The size of his land holdings has yet to be determined.

no one can. In addition, the late king left five officially recognized children. Two sons (the eldest is the current king and the youngest is 30-year-old Rashid, who now bears the title of crown prince) and three daughters. During his student years in France, he had a hobby, and there remained two unaccounted for

dear offspring, who are no longer young. In addition, Hassan had a very impressive harem, whose life he watched through television cameras installed there. Children were also born from concubines. But they have no right to be called princes or princesses, or even just children of the king.

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Shortly before his death, Hassan II described the heir to the throne as follows: “He is not me.” Therefore, one should not expect him to repeat me. It is enough that I managed to instill in him two qualities: to be a patriot of his homeland to the point of complete self-sacrifice and to remain courageous in the face of

in any life circumstances, no matter how difficult they may turn out to be. Muhammad the Sixth well remembered his father’s words that “the one who can ensure more efficient use of the entire national potential is capable of leading the country and its economy.” Therefore, the first political act of the new world

The monarch became an amnesty that affected 8 thousand prisoners. Among them are many who were imprisoned for belonging to Islamist organizations. Another 40 thousand prison inmates will have their sentences reduced. Curiously, the young king declared an amnesty without waiting for the end of the 40-day

great mourning when he officially took the throne. Moreover, before this, Muhammad the Sixth addressed the people with his first speech and declared his commitment to “the principles of constitutional monarchy and political pluralism.” He promised to follow his father’s course in matters of foreign and domestic policy, and will pay

ь attention to solving social problems. First of all, the fight against unemployment and poverty. He declared his intention to continue the course towards the development of Moroccan society, and first of all, the least advantaged sections. The young king understood that the Moroccans expected liberal reforms from him. Therefore first

One such reform was the ruthless dismissal of the unloved Minister of Internal Affairs, 61-year-old Dris Basri. He held this post for the last twenty years and was the right hand of Hassan the Second. In Morocco, many consider Basri's resignation to be the best act of Muhammad the Sixth in the first hundred days of his reign.

I. The former chief of the Ministry of Internal Affairs called himself a “devoted servant of the state.” But for ordinary Moroccans, he personified the “makhzen” - the omnipotence of the secret police, which for more than three hundred years has kept the Alaouite dynasty on the throne and makes decisions on everything from elections to the right to free medical care

aniye. It also slows down the development of the country’s political and economic system. For example, the Ministry of Internal Affairs controls the activities of all state and public commissions involved in business and investment in sixteen Moroccan provinces. Dissenters are treated differently: some are bribed, others

some are beaten, others are tortured or deported. According to experts, Basri's dismissal was a more significant event than a simple settling of scores between the old and new guards. However, there are still no answers to a number of important questions. Does the changing of the guard in the Ministry of Internal Affairs mean a transition to liberal methods of

Mocratic rule or the notorious Makhzen system has received a new respectable façade? The answer is probably somewhere in the middle. However, recently tirades with the word “new” continue to be heard from the royal palace. Muhammad the Sixth speaks of a “new attitude to power”, a “new

"towards democracy", about "a new solution to the problem of Western Sahara", But despite all the innovations, many old traditions are preserved. For example, journalists are still harshly treated and in some cases blacklisted. State information bodies are under strict censorship. In recent times

In his televised address to his subjects, the young king demanded to “respect the responsibility of democracy,” although there was never a hint of genuine democracy in Morocco. Despite the fact that some dissidents were allowed to return to their homeland, the leader of the Islamic opposition, Abdesalam Yassin, who represents the real op

position in the kingdom, still remains under house arrest. And although Muhammad the Sixth talks a lot about the institutions of power, it is he, not his Prime Minister Abderrahman Yusuf, who gives the orders. By the way, according to the Moroccan constitution, the new king can change the government at any time. One

He left the old prime minister in his post, continuing the only and unique experiment in the Arab world in the coexistence of the monarchy and the center-left government. But the young monarch put his people in key positions. For example, his former classmate, 36-year-old lawyer Fuad Ali al-Himma, became

number two in the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The king also increased the influence of the army, to some extent contrasting the military with the state security agencies. A lawyer by training, Mohammed Six has already gained considerable experience in conducting both domestic and international affairs. For several years he actively became acquainted with

work of the European Commission under the leadership of its Chairman Jacques Delors, and interned at the UN headquarters in New York. Politicians familiar with the new Moroccan monarch claim that his leadership style will be significantly different from his father's. The strict protocol supposedly weighs on him; he clearly would like to

to become more democratic and accessible to people. By the way, when driving around the city, he sometimes stops his car and communicates with passers-by without any security. Liberal values ​​are much closer to him than to his father. However, his excessive sympathy for Western values ​​alarms those around him. Their implementation in

the kingdom could undermine the current stability. But perhaps the main problem lies elsewhere. The reign of Muhammad the Sixth (both inside and outside the kingdom) will take place against the backdrop of the yet unforgotten reign of Hassan the Second. And he was not the last monarch in the Arab world