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10 unusual facts about Mohammed VI of Morocco


2012 Global Champions Tour

Ouaddar was with the nine year old gelding Porche du Fruitier (owned by Mohammed VI of Morocco) the second competition in the jump-off.

Berrechid- Beni Mellal expressway

This masterplan was signed on 8th July 2008 during a formal meeting which was attended by King Mohammed VI of Morocco.

Betz, Oise

The Moroccan King Mohammed VI owns a 71ha palace there, where he is said to employ much of the commune's population.

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On the king's death in 1999 it was inherited by his son, Mohammed VI.

Nador railway stations

The station was opened on 10 July 2009 by King Mohammed VI, together with the town's other station Nador South and the line to Tawrirt.

Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui

She is the paternal cousin of King Mohammed VI; daughter of Prince Moualy Ali Alaoui (a cousin of King Mohammed V) and "Princess Lalla Fatima az-Zahra", the elder half-sister of King Hassan II.

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco

Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco (born 28 February 2007) is the second child of Mohammed VI of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Salma.

Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

She is the wife of King Mohammed VI and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title.

Salma married King Mohammed VI on 12 October 2001 (sadaq) and on 21 March 2002 (zafaf), at the Dar al-Makhzin, Rabat, and was granted the title of "Princess" with the style of Royal Highness on her marriage.

Youth Day

Youth Day is a public holiday in Morocco on August 21, the birthday of the reigning monarch, Mohammed VI of Morocco.