Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Lalla Joumala Alaoui | |
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Ambassador of Morocco to the United States | |
Assumed office October 2016 | |
Preceded by | Rachad Bouhlal |
Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom | |
In office 21 January 2009 – 2016 | |
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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 |
Royal family of Morocco |
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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
See also[]
- Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (her aunt), also Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
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[]
- Living people
- 1962 births
- Ambassadors of Morocco to the United Kingdom
- Moroccan women diplomats
- Moroccan princesses
- People from Rabat
- Moroccan women ambassadors
- Alumni of Lycée Descartes (Rabat)