Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also known as Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (born 20 June 1970), is a prominent member of the Alawi dynasty. He is the younger brother of King Mohammed VI and the youngest child of the late King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa. He is currently second in the line of succession to the Moroccan throne, after his nephew Crown Prince Moulay Hassan.
Prince Moulay Rachid is the second son, fifth and youngest child of King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. He has four older siblings: Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco, King Mohammed VI of Morocco, Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco, and Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco.
Education and Academic Achievements
After primary and secondary studies at the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining his Baccalauréat in June 1989, he entered Mohammed V University in Rabat to start his higher studies in Law. In May 1993, Prince Moulay Rachid obtained his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) majoring in economic and social law. The same year the Prince received his License to Practice Law - Public Law. On 29 June 1995, the Prince completed his graduate studies and received a Master of Law (LL.M.) in Political Science.
The Bosnia question was the subject of his research and the thesis that the Prince presented and supported publicly. In order to complete his training for his postgraduate education, in November 1993, the Prince started an internship with the United Nations in New York. On 21 June 1996, the Prince successfully completed the written and oral tests for his postgraduate education and received a postgraduate Degree in International Relations. On 18 May 2001, the Prince presented his doctorate thesis on the Organisation of the Islamic Conference at the Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, which merited a specific mention for the quality of his work.
Military Rank
In July 1994, Prince Moulay Rachid was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Royal Moroccan Navy. In July 2000, he obtained the rank of Brigadier general of the Royal Navy.
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Role as Crown Prince
In 1999, Moulay Rachid became crown prince following the death of his father and the enthronement of his brother King Mohammed VI, but in 2002 his brother conferred this position to his own newborn son Moulay Hassan.
Diplomatic Engagements
Prince Moulay Rachid occasionally serves Morocco as a diplomat, representing his brother King Mohammed VI at foreign engagements.
Marriage and Family
On 15 June 2014, he married his second cousin, Oum Kalthum Boufarès, the daughter of Moulay El Mamoun Boufarès, former Minister of Interior, and (paternal granddaughter of Lalla Khadija- Mohammed V) as a marriage was publicly celebrated in November at the Royal Palace of Rabat. His wife, henceforth Lalla Oum Kalthum, was granted the title of Princess and the status of Royal Highness by King Mohammed VI on 8 June 2017.
Their sons are Princes and their predicates are : Highnesses.
Popularity and Rankings
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco is the 13,259th most popular politician, the 92nd most popular biography from Morocco and the 49th most popular Moroccan Politician. Among people born in 1970, Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco ranks 110. Among people born in Morocco, Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco ranks 92 out of 264.
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Here's a glimpse of how Prince Moulay Rachid ranks among his contemporaries and fellow Moroccans:
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