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Incumbent:
Mohammed VI of Morocco
since 23 July 1999Style: His Majesty Heir apparent: Prince Moulay Hassan First monarch: Idriss ibn Abdallah (Idrisid dynasty)
Al-Rashid ibn Sharif (Alaouite dynasty)Formation: 789 (Idrisid dynasty)
1666 (Alaouite Dynasty)Residence: Touarga district, Rabat Morocco
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This is a partial list of rulers of Morocco, including the historical precursors to the modern state. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.
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Idrisid dynasty
- Idriss I (788–791)
- Idriss II (791–828)
- Muhammad ibn Idris (828–836)
- Ali ibn Idris (836–848)
- Yahya ibn Muhammad (848–864)
- Yahya ibn Yahya (864–874)
- Ali ibn Umar (874–883)
- Yahya ibn Al-Qassim (883–904)
- Yahya ibn Idris ibn Umar (904–917)
The first period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 922 to 925.
- Hassan I al-Hajam (925–927)
The second period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 927 to 937.
- Al Qasim Gannum (937–948)
- Abu l-Aish Ahmad (948–954)
- Al-Hasan ben Kannun (954–974)
In 974 the sultan Al-Hasan ben Kannun was defeated by Cordobese Umayyads. A period of Umayyad overlordship followed then.
Almoravid dynasty
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1061–1106)
- Ali ibn Yusuf (1106–1142)
- Tashfin ibn Ali (1142–1146)
- Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1146)
- Is'haq ibn Ali (1146–1147)
Almohad dynasty
- 'Abdul-Mu'min (1145–1163)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf I (1163–1184)
- Aby Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1184–1199)
- Muhammad an-Nasir (1199–1213)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf II (1213–1224)
- Abdul-Wahid I (1224)
- Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227)
- Yahya (1227–1235)
- Idris I (1227–1232)
- Abdul-Wahid II (1232–1242)
- Ali (1242–1248)
- Umar (1248–1266)
- Idris II (1266–1269)
Marinid dynasty
- Abd al-Haqq I (1195–1217)
- Uthman I (1217–1240)
- Muhammad I (1240–1244)
- Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq (1244–1258)
- Umar (1258–1259)
- Abu Yusuf Yaqub (1259–1286)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1286–1306)
- Abu Thabit (1307–1308)
- Abu l-Rabia (1308–1310)
- Abu Said Uthman II. (1310–1331)
- Abu Al-Hasan ibn Othman (1331–1348)
- Abu Inan Faris (1348–1358)
- Muhammad II. as Said (1359)
- Abu Salim Ali II. (1359–1361)
- Abu Umar Taschufin (1361)
- Abu Zayyan Muhammad III. (1362–1366)
- Abu l-Fariz Abdul Aziz I. (1366–1372)
- Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1372–1374)
- Abu Zayyan Muhammad IV. (1384–1386)
- Muhammad V. (1386–1387)
- Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1387–1393)
- Abdul Aziz II. (1393–1398)
- Abdullah (1398–1399)
- Abu Said Uthman III. (1399–1420)
- Abdalhaqq II. (1420–1465)
Wattasid Dynasty
- Abu Zakariya Muhammad al-Saih al-Mahdi (1472–1505)
- Abu Abdallah Muhammad I (1505–1524)
- Abul Abbas Ahmad (1524–1545)
- Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri (1545–1547)
- Abul Abbas Ahmad (second time, 1547–1549)
- Ali Abu Hassun (1549–1554)
Saadi Dynasty
Saadian princes of Southern Morocco (1509-1554):
- Abu Abdallah al-Qaim (1509–1517)
- Ahmad al-Araj (1517–1544)
- Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1544–1554)
Saadian sultans of Morocco:
- Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1554-1557)
- Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
- Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (1574–1576)
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576–1578)
- Ahmad I al-Mansur (1578–1603)
- Abou Fares Abdallah (born 1564) (1603–1608 in parts of Morocco)
- Zidan Abu Maali (1603–1627)
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (1627–1631)
- Al Walid ben Zidan (1631–1636)
- Mohammed Ech Sheik el Seghir (1636–1655)
- Ahmad el Abbas (1655–1659)
Saadian rulers based in Fes (1603–1627, with only local power):
- Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun (born 1560), (1604–1613)
- Abdallah II (1613–1623)
- Abd el Malek (1623–1627)
Alaouite Dynasty
Alaouite princes of Tafilalt (1631-1666):
Image Name Date of birth Monarch From Monarch Until Date of death 
Muhammad I 9 November 1589 1631 1636
(abdicated)5 June 1659 Muhammad II ? 1636 2 August 1664
(killed in the Battle of Angad)
Al-Rashid 1631 1664 1666
(proclaimed Sultan of Morocco)1672 Alaouite sultans of Morocco:
Image Name Date of birth Monarch From Monarch Until Date of death Al-Rashid 1631 1666 1672 
Ismail Ibn Sharif 1634/1645 1672 22 March 1727 Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II
(first time)1677 22 March 1727 March 1728
(deposed)5 March 1729 Abdalmalik ? March 1728 July 1728
(deposed)1728 Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II
(second time)1677 July 1728 5 March 1729 Abdallah
(first time)1678 5 March 1729 28 September 1734
(deposed)10 November 1757 Ali ? 28 September 1734 14 February 1736
(deposed)April 1737 Abdallah
(second time)1678 14 February 1736 8 August 1736
(deposed)10 November 1757 Mohammed II 1694 8 August 1736 18 June 1738
(deposed)? Al-Mostadi
(first time)? 18 June 1738 February 1740
(deposed)1759 Abdallah
(third time)1678 February 1740 13 June 1741
(deposed)10 November 1757 Zin al-Abidin ? 13 June 1741 24 November 1741
(deposed)? Abdallah
(fourth time)1678 24 November 1741 3 February 1742
(deposed)10 November 1757 Al-Mostadi
(second time)? 3 February 1742 May 1743
(deposed)1759 Abdallah
(fifth time)1678 May 1743 July 1747
(deposed)10 November 1757 Al-Mostadi
(third time)? July 1747 October 1748
(deposed)1759 Abdallah
(sixth time)1678 October 1748 10 November 1757 
Mohammed III 1710 10 November 1757 1790 Yazid 1750 1790 1792 Slimane 1760 1792 1822 
Abderrahmane 1778 1822 24 August 1859 
Mohammed IV 1802 24 August 1859 1873 
Hassan I 1836 1873 7 June 1894 
Abdelaziz 1878 7 June 1894 4 January 1908
(deposed)1943 
Abdelhafid 1873 4 January 1908 12 August 1912
(abdicated)4 April 1937 Under French Protectorate (1912–1956):
Image Name Date of birth Monarch From Monarch Until Date of death 
Yusef 1882 13 August 1912 17 November 1927 
Mohammed V
(first time)10 August 1909 17 November 1927 20 August 1953
(deposed)26 February 1961 Mohammed Ben Aarafa 1889 20 August 1953 30 October 1955
(abdicated)1976 Mohammed V
(second time)10 August 1909 16 November 1955 14 August 1957
(proclaimed King of Morocco)26 February 1961 Alaouite kings of Morocco:
Image Name Date of birth Monarch From Monarch Until Date of death Mohammed V 10 August 1909 14 August 1957 26 February 1961 
Hassan II 9 July 1929 3 March 1961 23 July 1999 
Mohammed VI 21 August 1963 23 July 1999 See also
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