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{{Short description|Princess of Morocco}}
{{BLP sources|date=March 2016}}
{{Infobox royalty
| image        = King Hassan II with Mohammed VI, Lalla Asmaa, and Lalla Meriem.jpg
| caption      = Lalla Asma (center) with her father [[Hassan II]] and siblings in her youth
| name         = Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco
| full name    = Lalla Asma
| crown        = 
| suc-type     = 
| royal house  = [[Alaouite dynasty|Alaouite]]
| house-type   = Dynasty
| father       = [[Hassan II of Morocco|Hassan II]]
| mother       = [[Lalla Latifa]]
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|29|df=y}}
| birth_place  = [[Rabat]], [[Morocco]]
| spouse       = {{marriage|Khalid Bouchentouf|1987}}
| issue        = ''Moulay'' Yazid Bouchentouf<br>''Lalla'' Nuhaila Bouchentouf
| religion     = [[Sunni Islam]]
}}

{{Moroccan Royal Family}}

'''Princess [[Lalla (title)|Lalla]] Asma of Morocco''' ({{langx|ar|الأميرة للا أسماء}}, born 29 September 1965) is the second daughter and third eldest child of [[Hassan II of Morocco|King Hassan II of Morocco]] and his wife, [[Lalla Latifa|Princess Lalla Latifa]].

== Biography ==
Lalla Asma was born in the [[Royal Palace of Rabat]].{{cn|date=May 2025}} She was educated at the [[Royal College (Rabat)|Royal College]] where she obtained her [[High school diploma]].{{cn|date=May 2025}} She pursued her studies at the [[Mohammed V University]] of [[Rabat]] where she graduated with a [[Bachelor's degree]] in [[political science]].{{cn|date=April 2024}}

Lalla Asma got married in a private ceremony to Khalid Bouchentouf on 5 November 1986, a businessman and General Director of S.E.V.A.M. (Société d’exploitation de verreries au Maroc). He is a son of [[Hajj]] [[Belyout Bouchentouf]], mayor of [[Casablanca]] from 1976-1994. Their wedding was officially celebrated in [[Marrakesh]] on June 6, 7 and 8, 1987.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-08-29 |title=Morocco (Alaoui Dynasty) |url=http://www.usa-morocco.org/alaoui.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050829200733/http://www.usa-morocco.org/alaoui.htm |archive-date=2005-08-29  |access-date=2022-10-01 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Orgambides |first=Fernando |date=1987-06-04 |title=Lalla Asma |url=https://elpais.com/diario/1987/06/04/ultima/549756004_850215.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |work=El País |language=es |issn=1134-6582}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=2023-03-24 |title=Las princesas Meryem, Hasna y Asma: quiénes son las tres «Lalla», hermanas de Mohamed VI, que mandan en la corte de Marruecos |url=https://www.mujerhoy.com/celebrities/realeza/princesas-lalla-meryem-hasna-asma-hermanas-mohamed-mala-relacion-salma-sustitutas-20230324075716-nt.html |access-date=2024-07-28 |website=Mujer Hoy |language=es}}</ref>

They have two children, a son and a daughter:

* ''Moulay'' Yazid Bouchentouf (born 25 July 1988).
* ''Lalla'' Nuhaila Bouchentouf (born 29 May 1992). She married Ali El Hajji on 14 February 2021 in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-02-17 |title=King Mohammed VI's Niece Has an Intimate Moroccan Wedding |url=https://en.vogue.me/culture/morocco-celebrates-king-mohammed-vi-niece-wedding/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Vogue Arabia |language=en-GB}}</ref> The couple have two daughters:
** Maysa El Hajji<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Benzakour |first=Ilham |title=Carnet rose au-coeur de notre famille royale |url=https://hola.ma/carnet-rose-au-coeur-de-notre-famille-royale/ |archive-url= |website=hola.ma}}</ref> (born ''c''. December 2, 2021), her naming ceremony (aqîqa) was celebrated on December 9, 2021,<ref name=":0" /> seven days after her birth, in accordance with Moroccan traditions.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maroc : naissance du premier enfant de Moulay Rachid, frère de Mohammed VI – Jeune Afrique |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/336339/politique/maroc-naissance-premier-enfant-de-moulay-rachid-frere-de-mohammed-vi/ |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=JeuneAfrique.com |language=fr-FR}}</ref>
**Marjana El Hajji<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-16 |title=شاهد... ابنة أخت الملك المغربي تخطف أنظار المغاربة.. وفستانها يتسبب بضجة في مواقع التواصل الاجتماعي لهذا السبب ! |url=https://balakuna.net/news35777.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=بلكونة |language=ar}}</ref> (born ''c''. August 9, 2023), her naming ceremony (aqîqa) was celebrated on August 16, 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-16 |title=الأميرة لالة نهيلة ترزق بمولودتها الثانية وهذا هو الاسم الذي اختارته لها |url=https://www.belpresse.com/stars/440565.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Belpresse {{!}} بلبريس |language=ar}}</ref>

==Patronages==
She is Honorary President in Morocco of the:
* (1988) [[Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad|Society for the Protection of Animals Abroad (SPANA)]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Société Protectrice des Animaux et de la Nature |url=https://www.spana.org.ma/?fbclid=IwY2xjawJprLVleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHntldP3dfb_BQbn-z_upstfs9mwbxOMfM59VzXYRHSmoGQOZOjPDNB48Bwyk_aem_hY41M6ECTGs_PjWzv2OQBQ |access-date=2025-04-14 |website=www.spana.org.ma}}</ref><ref name=":2" />
She is President in Morocco of the:
* (1995) Lalla Asma Foundation for Deaf Children.<ref>[http://www.map.ma/en/activites-princieres/hrh-princess-lalla-asmaa-chairs-deaf-childrens-school-year-graduation-ceremon-0 HRH Princess Lalla Asma'a chairs deaf children's school-year graduation ceremony] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140602195439/http://www.map.ma/en/activites-princieres/hrh-princess-lalla-asmaa-chairs-deaf-childrens-school-year-graduation-ceremon-0 |date=2014-06-02 }}</ref>

== Tribute ==
In July 2012, In her honor was inaugurated the “[[Mosque]] of [[Royal Highness|H.R.H.]] Princess Lalla Asma” in Rabat.<ref>{{Cite web |last=MAP |date=2012-07-27 |title=Amir Al Mouminine accomplit la prière du vendredi à la mosquée Lalla Asmaa à Rabat |url=https://lematin.ma/journal/2012/Activite-Royale_Amir-Al-Mouminine-accomplit-la-priere-du-vendredi-a-la-mosquee-Lalla-Asmaa-a-Rabat/169644.html |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Le Matin.ma |language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-12-13 |title=SM le Roi accomplit la prière du vendredi à la mosquée Lalla Asmaa à Rabat |url=https://www.maroc.ma/fr/activites-royales/sm-le-roi-accomplit-la-priere-du-vendredi-la-mosquee-lalla-asmaa-rabat |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Maroc.ma |language=fr}}</ref> The mosque is built in the traditional architectural style of the city of Rabat. It has door arches raised in [[Salé]] stone,<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=2017-11-10 |title=La mosquée Lalla Asmae (Alaouites) à RABAT. |url=http://rol-benzaken.centerblog.net/15260-la-mosquee-lalla-asmae-alaouites-a-rabat |access-date=2023-12-24 |website=Centerblog |language=fr}}</ref> the doors open onto a triptych lobed arch called ''Kharsna bal-Anqoud''.<ref name=":1" /> Also, the prayer room of the mosque stands out for its double arcades on two levels supported by square section pillars covered with a ''katyani'' type [[zellij]] composition.<ref name=":1" />

==Honours==

===National honours===
* Grand Cordon of the [[Order of the Throne]].{{cn|date=August 2020}}

===Foreign honours===
*{{flag|United Kingdom}}: Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the [[Royal Victorian Order]] (14 July 1987).{{cn|date=August 2020}}
*{{flag|Belgium}}: Grand Cross of the [[Order of Leopold II]] (5 October 2004).{{cn|date=August 2020}}
*{{flag|Spain}}: Dame Grand Cross of the [[Order of Isabella the Catholic|Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic]] (14 January 2005).<ref>[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2005/01/15/pdfs/A01688-01688.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado]</ref>

==References==
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==Links==
*[http://www.elpais.com/articulo/ultima/MARRUECOS/Lalla/Asma/elpepiult/19870604elpepiult_4/Tes "Lalla Asma"] {{in lang|es}} by Fernando Orgamides, ''[[El País]]''; retrieved 6 November 2010.

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[[Category:Daughters of kings]]

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