by Susan Flantzer © Unofficial Royalty 2020
Morocco Naming Conventions
- Lalla: meaning Lady is used by the royal family of Morocco for the wife, daughters, and sisters of the king and some other female relatives
- Moulay: meaning Lord is used by the royal family of Morocco for the sons and brothers of the king and some other male relatives
- Sharif/Sharifa(h): a traditional Arabic title meaning noble or highborn
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The newborn Crown Prince and his parents
Crown Prince Moulay Hassan of Morocco is the heir apparent to the throne of Morocco. Born on May 8, 2003, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco, he is the eldest child and the only son of King Mohammed VI of Morocco and Salma Bennani, now known as Princess Lalla Salma. The Crown Prince was named after his paternal grandfather King Hassan II of Morocco.
Crown Prince Hassan has one younger sister:
- Princess Lalla Khadija (born 2007)
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King Mohammed VI and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan pray at the tomb of King Hassan II in 2010
After his primary education, Crown Prince Hassan attended the Royal Academy, a school located at the Royal Palace in Rabat, Morocco. This school was founded in 1942 by his great-grandfather King Mohammed V who wanted to send his son, the future King Hassan II, to the Ecole des Roches in France but was unable to do so because of World War II. Since then, the school has opened a class for each senior prince or princess of the royal family of Morocco with other students of a similar age also attending.
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Crown Prince Moulay Hassan in 2013
At the end of his second year at the Royal Academy, Hassan decided he wanted to become a pilot. He then switched schools and began attending the Preparatory College in Aeronautical Techniques in Marrakech, Morocco where he pursued his academic studies and pilot training. King Mohammed VI had no objections to his son’s decision to become a pilot as long as he continued his training to become King of Morocco. That training includes learning about dress code and table manners when receiving foreign delegations, public speechmaking, presiding over official events, managing business portfolios, and initiating political and diplomatic debates behind closed doors.
The Crown Prince completed his secondary education in the spring of 2020. In July 2020, it was announced that Hassan has passed the 2020 baccalaureate exams with honors and received his international baccalaureate in the field of economics and social sciences. During the 2020 – 2021 academic year, Hassan studied humanities and social sciences at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University. The Crown Prince is fluent in Arabic, French, English, and Spanish.
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French President Emmanuel Macron meets with King Mohammed and Crown Prince Moulay Hassan at the Royal Palace in Rabat on June 14, 2017
Crown Prince Hassan made his first official public appearance in 2014 and since then has attended high-level meetings with his father King Mohammed VI. He was the youngest participant at the One Planet Summit in France in December 2017, earning him international admiration. Hassan represents King Mohammed VI at national events and also represents Morocco at international diplomatic events such as funerals.
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Crown Prince Moulay Hassan and Prince Jean D’Orleans, Duke of Vendôme attend the funeral of Prince Henri Of Orleans, Count Of Paris at the Chapelle Royale in Dreux, France, February 2, 2019
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Works Cited
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