Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco

Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco
Prince of Morocco
Full name Moulay Rachid
Born June 20, 1970 (1970-06-20) (age 41)
Birthplace Rabat, Morocco
Royal House Morocco
Father Hassan II
Mother Lalla Latifa Hammou

Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also known as Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (Arabic: الأمير مولي رشيد بن الحسن‎) was born on June 20, 1970 in Rabat as the youngest male child of the late King Hassan II. He holds a doctorate in international politics and serves Morocco as a diplomat. He is currently 2nd in the line of succession to the Moroccan throne.

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Early life and education

After primary and secondary studies at the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining the Baccalauréat in June 1989, His Royal Highness entered Mohammed V University in Rabat to start his higher studies in Law. In May 1993, Prince Moulay Rachid obtained his Bachelor of Law (LL.B.) majoring in economic and social law. The same year the Prince received his License to Practice Law – Public Law with the mention “very good”. On June 29, 1995, the Prince completed his graduate Studies and received a Master of Law (LL.M.) in Political Science, with mention “very good”. The Bosnia question was the subject of his research and the thesis that the Prince presented and supported publicly. In order to complete his training for his postgraduate education, in November 1993, the Prince started an internship with the United Nations in New York. On May 18, 2001, the Prince presented his doctorate thesis on the Organisation of the Islamic Conference at the Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, which merited a specific mention for the quality of his work. On June 21, 1996, the Prince successfully completed the written and oral tests for his post graduate education and received a Post-graduate Degree in International Relations, with mention “very good”.

In addition to his native language Arabic, the Prince speaks English, French, and Spanish.

Military career

In July 1994, Prince Moulay Rachid was promoted to the rank of Colonel in the Royal Moroccan Navy. In July 2000, Prince Moulay Rachid was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.

Activities

  • Prince Moulay Rachid an amateur of golf and has represented Morocco professionally. In 2000, he founded the Hassan II Golf Trophy Association, which is hosting the Hassan II Golf Trophy.
  • He is the president of the Royal Moroccan Federation for Hunting Shotgun Shooting.

Prince Moulay Rachid is also the honorary president of:

  • Grand Heart Association (2006)
  • Moroccan Falconers Association Al-Noubala (2007)
  • Royal Moroccan Yachting Federation
  • Royal Moroccan Skiing and Mountaineering Federation
  • Moroccan Environmental Protection Association, Moroccan – Far East Association
  • Spanish Social Service Association, Maghreb Association for Research and the Fight Against AIDS
  • Moroccan Association of Law Students in France.
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Family

Prince Moulay Rachid is the second son and the fifth child of King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. Prince Moulay Rachid has one older brother King Mohammed VI and three sisters Princess Lalla Meryem, Princess Lalla Asma and Princess Lalla Hasna.

Prince Moulay Rachid as heir to the Moroccan throne

In 1999, after the death of his father and the enthronement of his older brother King Mohammed VI, the prince became crown prince, but in 2002 his brother conferred this position to his own newborn son Moulay Hassan. The Prince is now a second in line to the Alaouite throne.

In 1999, a few Moroccan and international governments and analysts argued that Prince Moulay Rachid might be better suited for the job of the king than his brother Mohammed VI. They expressed their concern that Mohammed VI might not have adequate expertise to deal with the Islamists.[1]

The Fouad Mourtada controversy

On Tuesday, February 5, 2008, Fouad Mourtada was arrested on suspicion of stealing the identity of Prince Moulay Rachid and creating a false profile on Facebook despite the fact that Prince Moulay Rachid did not sue him. On February 23, Fouad Mourtada was sentenced to 3 years in jail and fined 10,000 dirhams (~1,350 US Dollars)[citation needed]. After local protests and international criticism, Fouad Mourtada was granted a royal pardon on March 19, 2008 just days before an appeal hearing.[2][3][dead link]

References

  1. ^ Nicolas Beau et Catherine Graciet (in French). Quand le Maroc sera islamiste. Editions La Découverte. ISBN 978-2-7071-5286-2. http://www.editionsladecouverte.fr/liens/ps/d04452_intro.pdf. 
  2. ^ Morocco 'Facebook prince' pardon, BBC News, March 19, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2008.
  3. ^ Royal pardon for Internet user, condemned to three years of jail for creating spoof Facebook for prince, Reporters Without Borders, March 19, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2008.

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Preceded by
HRH The Crown Prince
Line of succession to the Moroccan Throne Last in line

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