Summary
Princess Lalla Malika (born; 14 March 1931 – 28 September 2021) was the eldest daughter of King Mohamed V, a sister of King Hassan II and an aunt to King Mohammed VI. For the Moroccan people, she was best known for being the last surviving Royal Family member that was sent to exile by the french occupation. She was the oldest member of the royal family when she died aged 90 and King Mohammed's last paternal-side family member.
| Princess Lalla Malika | |
|---|---|
| Born | 14 March 1931 Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat, Morocco |
| Died | 28 September 2021 (aged 90) Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat, Morocco |
| Burial | |
| Spouse | Mohamed Cherkaoui 1951
(m. 2021, died) |
| Dynasty | Alaouite |
| Father | Mohammed V |
| Mother | Princess Lalla Abla |
Biography edit
Lalla Malika was born at Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat and is the daughter of Mohammed V of Morocco and Lalla Abla bint Tahar.
Like her older sister Lalla Aicha, she was educated at the Lycée de jeunes filles de Rabat (nowadays Lycée Lalla Aïcha).[1][2] In 1953, because of the exile of her family, first in Corsica then in Madagascar, she had to change schools. Her father and her family lived in Antsirabe and Lalla Malika became an intern in a religious college, Les sœurs de Notre-Dame-de-Cluny.[3] She did not bear the boarding school for long, just like her brother Moulay Abdallah interned in another establishment,[3] and left her boarding school very quickly to take private lessons, her brother too.[3]
In 1958, Lalla Malika completed her training at the Rabat nursing school.[4][5] In her honor, in the same city was inaugurated thereafter the Lalla Malika State School of Nursing.[6]
She was the chairwoman of the Moroccan Red Crescent from 1967 until her death.[7][8][9]
She was married at Dar al-Makhzen Royal Palace on 16 August 1951, Mohamed Cherkaoui (1921–2022), Ambassador to France 1961–1964, President of the Permanent Consultative Committee of the Maghreb 1964, Minister for Finance and the National Economy 1964–1965, for Development 1965–1966, Foreign Affairs 1966–1967, and National Defence 1967, President of the Afro-Asian Economic Co-operation.[citation needed]
They had the following children:
- Moulay Sulaiman Cherkaoui;
- Moulay Omar Cherkaoui;
- Moulay Mehdi Cherkaoui;
- Lalla Rabia Cherkaoui.
Honours edit
- Dame Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne (Kingdom of Morocco).[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ Gaudio, Attilio (1991-01-01). Guerres et paix au Maroc: reportages, 1950-1990 (in French). KARTHALA Editions. p. 112. ISBN 978-2-86537-312-3.
- ^ "Photos de classes Lycée de jeunes filles (Lalla Aicha)". www.lyceefr.org. Retrieved 2023-09-09.
- ^ a b c Dalle, Ignace. Hassan II:Entre tradition et absolutisme (PDF) (in French). p. 64.
- ^ Perspectives sahariennes: revue d'étude et de confrontation des problèmes africains (in French). 1958. p. 248.
- ^ Forde, Harold McClure (1960). Geography of Morocco. Stanford University. p. 88.
- ^ Universities, International Association of (2016-02-19). World List of Universities 1977–78 / Liste Mondiale des Universites (in French). Springer. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-349-03491-8.
- ^ Morocco: HM the King Inaugurates in Tetouan HRH Princess Lalla Malika Center allAfrica.com, 26 August 2011
- ^ HRH Princess Lalla Malika chairs official celebration commemorating World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day Maroc.ma, 10 May 2014
- ^ "Princess Lalla Malika, aunt of the Moroccan King Mohammed VI, has died". Maghreb Voices (in Arabic). 28 September 2021.