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The ' Alawi dynasty (Arabic: سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, romanized: sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, ' Alawid, [1] [2] or Alawite [3] – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty.
Mohammed is Morocco's leading businessman and banker. [77] In 2015, he was estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth US$5.7bn [4] although in 2019 Business Insider quoted a figure of just US$2.1 billion. [3] The Moroccan Royal Family, meanwhile, has one of the largest fortunes in the world. [78]
The kings of Morocco are members of the Alawi dynasty. It is one of the country's most powerful offices. Mohammed VI (Sidi Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi) is the current king of Morocco, having ascended the throne on 23 July 1999, following the death of his father, Hassan II. [1]
This is a list of rulers of Morocco since 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.
The Alawi Sultanate, [4] [a] officially known as the Sharifian Sultanate (Arabic: السلطنة الشريفة) and as the Sultanate of Morocco, was the state ruled by the 'Alawi dynasty over what is now Morocco, from their rise to power in the 1660s to the 1912 Treaty of Fes that marked the start of the French protectorate.
Moulay Hassan pursued his primary, middle and high school education at the Royal College of Rabat. He is a polyglot who speaks several languages aside from his native Arabic, including English, French and Spanish. [4] Moulay Hassan has the rank of Colonel of the Royal Guard, [5] [6] Colonel of the Royal Army [7] and Colonel of the Royal Air ...
The Alawi dynasty is the current Moroccan royal family. The name "Alawi" comes from the ‘Alī of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib, whose descendant Sharif ibn Ali became Prince of Tafilalt in 1631. His son Mulay Al-Rashid (1664–1672) was able to unite and pacify the country.
The royal palaces are owned and maintained of the Moroccan state, and made available to the King and his family: [1] Royal Palace in part of the Kasbah of Marrakesh, created in 1183 by Caliph Abu Yaqub Yusuf; Royal Palace of Fez, created in 1276 by Sultan Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq;