Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco (Arabic: الأميرة لالة حسناء, born 19 November 1967) is the youngest daughter of King Hassan II and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa. She is sister to the current king, Mohammed VI.
| Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco | |||||
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| Born | 19 November 1967 Rabat, Morocco | ||||
| Spouse |
Khalid Benharbit (m. 1994) | ||||
| Issue | Lalla Oumaima Benharbit Lalla Oulaya Benharbit | ||||
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| Dynasty | Alaouite | ||||
| Father | Hassan II | ||||
| Mother | Lalla Latifa | ||||
Biography
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Lalla Hasna was born in the Royal Palace of Rabat. She was educated in this very city, at the Royal College where she obtained her High school diploma.[1]
Since her childhood, Princess Hasna has been interested in social and cultural activities, with special emphasis to environmental issues in Morocco. In 1999 she launched the national campaign for the protection of the environment and gave the prize for the most beautiful and cleanest beach in Morocco.
To shore up her work, the Mohammed VI Foundation for the protection of the environment was created in 2001 and chaired by Princess Hasna. She presides over the governing board of the foundation and regularly pays on the terrain visits to sensitize the population about environmental issues.
In 2002, Princess Lalla Hasna set up the prize of young reporters for the environment and in 2003 a prize for photography annually awarded on the international environment day.
She is Honorary President of the Hassanate Association for Human Development.[2]
Princess Lalla Hasna and Dr. Khalil Benharbit (born 1959), MD, a cardiologist, got married in Fez on September 8 and 9, 1994.[3][4] They have two daughters:[5]
- Lalla Oumaima Benharbit (born 15 December 1995).
- Lalla Oulaya Benharbit (born 20 October 1997).
Business
editLalla Hasna is the owner of a shell corporation that bought her an 11 million US dollar house near Kensington Palace in central London. According to the Pandora Papers, Hasnaa used the capital of the Moroccan royal family when buying the property. In the papers for the deal she stated that her profession is “princess”. Questions that were sent to the palace after Le Desk became known have so far remained unanswered.[6][7]
Honours
editNational honours
edit- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne.[citation needed]
Foreign honours
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Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (22 September 1989)[8]
Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (5 October 2004)[citation needed]
Mexico: Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (11 February 2005)[citation needed]
Other honours
edit- GOI Peace International Award (Tokyo, 23 November 2018).[9]
- Honorary Doctorate in Sustainable Development from Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, 27 November 2018).[10]
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ "List of Alumni of the Royal College (Rabat) - FamousFix List". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Morocco: HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa Persides Over Inauguration of Renovated Internal Medicine Service At Ibn Sina Hospital". Maghreb Arabe Presse (Rabat). 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ "Mariage de la Princesse Lalla Hasna du Maroc, ici avec son pere le..." Getty Images. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
Marriage of Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco, here with her father King Hassan II on September 8, 1994 in Fez, Morocco
- ^ "The Princess Lalla Hasna Marreis Khalid Benharbit In The Royal Palace..." Getty Images. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
Fez- September 9, 1994- At the Royal Palace, the wedding of Princess LALLA HASNA with Khalid BENHARBIT
- ^ "Morocco celebrates birthday of Princess Lalla Hasna on Friday". 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Pandora Papers: Geheime Steueroasen von Politikern und Prominenten enttarnt | DW | 03.10.2021". DW.COM (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Maroc : Lalla Hasnaa citée dans Pandora Papers !" (in French). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ^ Morocco World News
- ^ Morocco World News