Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui

Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Ambassador of Morocco to the United States
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 2016
Preceded by	Rachad Bouhlal
Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom
	In office; 21 January 2009 – 2016
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Personal details
Born	1962 (age 58–59); Rabat, Morocco
Nationality	Moroccan
Spouse(s)	Mohammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari
Children	Lalla Nuzha Esfandiari
Parents	Prince Moulay Ali; Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra
Residence	London
Alma mater	Oriental Institute, Oxford
Occupation	Diplomat
Website	Moroccan Embassy in London

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]

Early life[]

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat (Lycee Descartes) then at the Oriental Institute, Oxford, 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]

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 to Iranian businessman Muhammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari (a relative of Princess Soraya, ex-Queen of Iran) in October 1986 and they have two children.^{[citation needed]}

She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC.

Honours[]

Awards

USA – Honored Citizen of Dallas (15/11/2017).^[4]

References[]

^ "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ 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.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ Ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui Named Honorary Citizen of Dallas

External links[]

Embassy of Morocco to The Court of Saint James’s

[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.

[hebdo-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d 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

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