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Princess Lalla Malika of Moroccos biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

IntroMoroccan royal
IsNoble 
FromMorocco 
TypeRoyals 
Genderfemale
Birth14 March 1933, Rabat, Rabat (Prefecture), Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Morocco
Age:87 years
Family
Mother:Lalla Abla bint Tahar
Father:Mohammed V of Morocco
Spouse:Mohamed Cherkaoui

Princess Lalla Malika (born 14 March 1933) is a sister of the late King Hassan II of Morocco, and daughter of King Mohammed V of Morocco and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar. She has been the chairwoman of the Moroccan Red Crescent since 1967.

At the Dar al-Makhzin in Rabat, on 16 August 1961, she was married (in a triple ceremony with her sisters, Aisha and Fatima) to Lieutenant-General Sharif Moulay Muhammad Cherkaoui (1921-2002), Ambassador to France 1961-1964, President of the Permanent Consultative Committee of the Maghreb 1964, Minister for Finance and the National Economy 1964-1965, for Development 1965-1966, Foreign Affairs 1966-1967, and National Defence 1967, President of the Afro-Asian Economic Co-operation.

They had the following children:

  • Sharif Moulay Sulaiman Cherkaoui.
  • Sharif Moulay Omar Cherkaoui.
  • Sharif Moulay Mehdi Cherkaoui.
  • Sharifa Lalla Rabia Cherkaoui.
  • ^ Morocco: HM the King Inaugurates in Tetouan HRH Princess Lalla Malika Center allAfrica.com, 26 August 2011
  • ^ HRH Princess Lalla Malika chairs official celebration commemorating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day Maroc.ma, 10 May 2014

Honours

  • Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne (Kingdom of Morocco).

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    Abbie Anker

    Update: 2024-05-17