Prince Moulay Ali (1924–1988) was a member of the reigning Alawi dynasty of Morocco. He held many senior positions including ambassador to France (1964–1966), CEO of ONA Group (1980–1985), President of Cosumar and CEO of banks such as Banque Marocaine pour l’Expansion Economique and Soc de Banque et de Crédit.[1][2][3]
| Prince Moulay Ali | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 1924 Marrakesh, Morocco |
| Died | 1988 (aged 63–64) |
| Spouse | |
| Issue | Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui Sharif Moulay Abdallah Alaoui Sharif Moulay Youssef Alaoui |
| House | Alaouite dynasty |
| Religion | Islam |
Family
editHe was the son of Prince Moulay Idriss (son of Sultan Moulay Youssef) and Lalla Joumala, a daughter of Moulay Mustafa by his wife which was a daughter of Sultan Hassan I. Thus was a cousin of Hassan II both on his father's and mother's side. He studied in Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca.
He was Special Adviser to his cousin King Hassan II and Special Envoy to Iran in 1966.[4]
On 16 August 1961 he married his cousin Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra, an older sister of Hassan II, with whom he had a daughter and two sons:
- Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962);
- Sharif Moulay Abdallah Alaoui (born c. 1965);
- Sharif Moulay Youssef Alaoui (born c. 1969).
Honours
edit- Grand Officer of the Order of the Throne (Kingdom of Morocco).
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Legion of Honour (French Republic, 06/1963).
- Grand Officer of the Order of the Equatorial Star (Gabon).
References
edit- ^ Time, Aug. 25, 1961, Morocco: Choose Your Partners
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 August 2005. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Gilles Perrault: Unser Freund der König von Marokko: Abgründe einer modernen Despotie. Leipzig; Weimar: Kiepenheuer 1992, S. 108 f.
- ^ "It happened on April 24, 1965: Hassan II-Ben Barka or the impossible reconciliation - Zamane". zamane.ma. Zamane. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 May 2020.