Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco

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Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco (Template:Langx, born 29 September 1965) is the second daughter and third eldest child of King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa.

Biography

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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.[1][2][3]

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.[4] The couple have two daughters:
    • Maysa El Hajji[5] (born c. December 2, 2021), her naming ceremony (aqîqa) was celebrated on December 9, 2021,[5] seven days after her birth, in accordance with Moroccan traditions.[6]
    • Marjana El Hajji[7] (born c. August 9, 2023), her naming ceremony (aqîqa) was celebrated on August 16, 2023.[8]

Patronages

She is Honorary President in Morocco of the:

She is President in Morocco of the:

  • (1995) Lalla Asma Foundation for Deaf Children.[10]

Tribute

In July 2012, In her honor was inaugurated the “Mosque of H.R.H. Princess Lalla Asma” in Rabat.[11][12] The mosque is built in the traditional architectural style of the city of Rabat. It has door arches raised in Salé stone,[13] the doors open onto a triptych lobed arch called Kharsna bal-Anqoud.[13] 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.[13]

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

References

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