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The Alawi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

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1912 - 1927 His Sharifian Majesty Mulay Yusuf bin Hasan, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin, GCMG (12.1.1917). b. at Meknes, 1882, fifth son of His Sharifian Majesty 'Abu 'Ali Mulay Hasan I bin Muhammad, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin, by his fifth wife, Lalla Ruqiya, a Turkish lady from Constantinople, educ. privately. Proclaimed on the abdication of his elder half-brother, 12^th August 1912. Enthroned at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, 17^th August 1912. Established his capital permanently at Rabat. Founded the Sharifian Order of Alawi (Wissam al-'Awi al-Sharifiya) in five classes on 11^th January 1913. Inaugurated the Paris Mosque, July 1926. Rcvd: the Order of Blood (Nishan ud-Dam) of Tunisia, GC of the Orders of the Legion of Honour of France (17.8.1912), SS Maurice & Lazarus of Italy, Crown of Belgium, Isabela the Catholic of Spain, Muhammad Ali of Egypt, etc. m. before 1908, Lalla Ya'aqut (d. at Fez, 1^st September 1953). He d. at the Dar al-Makhzin, Fez, 17^th November 1927 (bur. there at the Mosque of Si 'Abdu'llah), having had issue, four sons and two daughters:

1) H.R.H. Prince Mulay Idris bin Yusuf. b. 1908 (s/o Lalla Ya'aqut), educ. privately. Appointed as Heir Presumptive, 17^th August 1912. Khalifa of Marrakesh 1912-1930 and 1957-1962. Rcvd: GC of the Sharifan Order of Alawi. m. (first) …m. (second) at Marrakesh, 27^th October 1926, a daughter of Mulay Mustafa, sometime Qadi of Marrakesh, by his wife, a daughter of His Sharifian Majesty Sultan 'Abu 'Ali Mulay Hassan I bin Muhammad, Sultan of Morocco, etc. He d. at Marrakesh, 1962, having had issue, a son:
- a) H.H. Prince Mulay 'Ali. b. at Marrakesh, 1924, educ. Lycée Lyautey, Casablanca. Special Adviser to King Hassan II, Ambassador to France 1964-1966, Special Envoy to Iran 1966, Presdt COSUMAR National Sugar Co 1966, Banque Marocaine pour l'Expansion Economique, Soc de Banque et de Crédit, Omnium Nord Africain 1980-1985, etc. Rcvd: GO of the Orders of the Throne of Morocco, Legion of Honour of France (x.6.1963), Equatorial Star of Gabon, etc. m. at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, 16^th August 1961, H.R.H. Princess Lalla Fatima az-Zahra (b. at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, 29^th June 1929 ), eldest daughter of his paternal uncle, H.M. Sidi Muhammad V, King of Morocco, and Amir al-Mu'minin, by his second wife. He d. 1988, having had issue, two sons and one daughter:
  - i) Mulay 'Abdu'llah Alaoui, educ. Univ. of Texas, USA (dpl. 1989). Presdt Mediholding SA since 1999, and Co-Founder Lone Star Energy the Moroccan Energy Fed. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain (16.9.2000), etc.
  - ii) Mulay Yusuf Alaoui. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
  - i) H.H. Princess Lalla Jumala Alaoui. b. at Rabat, 1962, educ. Lycée Descartes de Rabat, and l’École Américaine, Rabat, and the Sch of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) (BA), London. Adjunct Ambassador to the UN, Presdt & Leader Moroccan Delegation to UN Conference of HIV/AIDS in New York City 2001, Ambassador to the Court of St James’s since 2009. Hon Presdt Moroccan-Britain Soc (MBS) since 2003. m. Muhammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari, son of ‘Ali Nouri Esfandiari, late Imperial Iranian Foreign Service, by his wife, Mrs Mehri Esfandiari. She has issue, two children, including a daughter:
    - (1) Lalla Nezha Esfandiari. b. 1989.
2) H.M. Sidi Muhammad V, King of Morocco and Amir al-Mu'minin (s/o Lalla Ya'aqut) - see below.
3) H.R.H. Prince Mulay Muhammad al-Hassan bin Yusuf. b. 1909 (s/o Lalla Ya'aqut), educ. privately. Khalifa of Tiznit and Tindouf. Rcvd: GC of the Sharifan Orders of Alawi, and the Throne of Morocco. m. at Marrakesh, 27^th October 1926, H.R.H. Princess Lalla Amina bint 'Abdu'l-Hafiz, former wife of Mulay Idris al-Fishar, and younger daughter of His Sharifian Majesty Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hafiz bin Hassan, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin. He d. at Fez, 4^th January 1969, having had issue, a daughter:
- a) H.H. Princess Lalla Zubaida bint Hassan. m. and has issue.
4) H.R.H. Prince Mulay 'Abdu's-Salim bin Yusuf. b. 1914 (s/o Lalla Ya'aqut), educ. privately. Imprisoned by the French for nationalist activities in 1954.
1) H.R.H. Princess Lalla Zainab bint Yusuf (d/o Lalla Ya'aqut). m. H.H. Mulay Mustafa bin 'Abdu'l Rahman Benzeidane (d. at Meknes, December 2006, bur. there in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), sometime Mazwar of the Meknes Sharifans, eldest son of H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l Rahman bin Muhammad Benzeidane, sometime Intendent-Gen. of the Dar al-Makhzins and Mazwar of the Meknes Sharifans, by his wife, H.H. Lalla Malika. She d. at Meknes (bur. there in the principal Kuba, Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), having had issue, three sons - see above.
2) H.R.H. Princess Lalla Amina bint Yusuf. b. at Rabat (d/o Lalla Ya'aqut). m. H.H. Prince Mulay Hassan bin Idris, KCVO (14.7.1987), KBE (c 14.10.1980) (b. at Fez; d. at Rabat, bur. there at the Mausoleum of Mulay Hassan I), educ. Royal Coll., Rabat, exiled to Madagascar 1953-1955, raised to the personal title of Prince together with the style of His Highness 1956, Special Adviser to Kings Muhammad V and Hassan II, rcvd: GC of the Orders of the Throne, National Merit of France, Civil Merit of Spain, etc. She had issue:
- a) H.E. Mulay Idris bin Hassan bin Idris. Entered the Moroccan Diplomatic Service and served as Counsellor at Madrid, and Algiers, Ambassador to Gabon and to Libya, Special Adviser to King Muhammad VI. Rcvd: GC of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain (16.9.2000), etc.

1927 - 1953 His Sharifian Majesty Sultan Sidi Muhammad V bin Yusuf, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin (first time) - see below.

1953 - 1955 His Sharifian Majesty Sultan Sidi Muhammad VI bin Arafa, Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, and Amir al-Mu'minin. b. at Fez, 1889, son of H.H. Mulay Arafa bin Muhammad, sometime Khalifa of Fez, by his second wife, Lalla Nufissa bint Glawi, from the al-Glaoui family, educ. privately. Proclaimed as Imam at Marrakesh 15^th August 1953. Proclaimed by the French authorities as Sultan of Morocco, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, and Amir al-Mu'minin after they had deposd and exiled his cousin Muhammad V, 21^st August 1953. Enthroned at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, 10^th December 1953. Opposed by almost all sections of Moroccan society, particularly the nationalist elements loyal to the legitimate Sultan. Faced with a wave of strikes, rebellions and increasingly violent outbursts, he retired to the international enclave at Tangiers, 1^st October and abdicated there 30^th October 1955. Thereafter resided in exile, principally in France. Rcvd: GC of the Order of the Legion of Honour of France (10.12.1953, etc. m. H.H. Lalla Hania bint Tahar, elder daughter of H.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Tahar bin Hassan. He d. at Nice, France, 17^th July 1976, having had issue, two sons and three daughters, including:

1) H.H. Mulay Ahmad bin Muhammad Arafa. b. 1918, educ. privately. m. a daughter of H.H. Prince Mulay Hasan bin al-Mahdi, sometime Khalifa of Tetuan.
2) H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hamid bin Muhammad Arafa. b. 1921, educ. privately. m. a daughter of H.H. Prince Mulay Hasan bin al-Mahdi, sometime Khalifa of Tetuan.
1) H.H. Lalla Halima bint Muhammad Arafa. m. Mulay Muhammad [M'hammed] bin Ismail (b. at Meknes; d. there, 24^th July 1995, bur. Mulay Ismail Mausoleum), son of Mulay Ismail bin Abbas. She d. at Meknes, 2002 (bur. there at Sharif Wafi Cemetery), having had issue, two daughters - see above.

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