Princess Lalla Malika of Morocco

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Princess Lalla Malika
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Born (1933-03-14) 14 March 1933 (age 88)
Rabat, Morocco
SpouseSharif Moulay Muhammad Cherkaoui
(m. 1961-2002)
IssueSharif Moulay Sulaiman Cherkaoui
Sharif Moulay Omar Cherkaoui
Sharif Moulay Mehdi Cherkaoui
Sharifa Lalla Rabia Cherkaoui
Names
Lalla Malika
DynastyAlaouite
FatherMohammed V
MotherLalla Abla bint Tahar
ReligionIslam

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.[1][2]

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.[citation needed]

They had the following children:

  • Sharif Moulay Sulaiman Cherkaoui.
  • Sharif Moulay Omar Cherkaoui.
  • Sharif Moulay Mehdi Cherkaoui.
  • Sharifa Lalla Rabia Cherkaoui.

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