Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco
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| Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco | |||||
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 Lalla Hasna in 2016 | |||||
| Born | 19 November 1967 Rabat, Morocco | ||||
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Khalid Benharbit (m. 1994) | ||||
| Issue | Lalla Oumaima Benharbit Lalla Oulaya Benharbit | ||||
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| Dynasty | Alaouite | ||||
| Father | Hassan II | ||||
| Mother | Lalla Latifa | ||||
| Royal family of Morocco |
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Princess Lalla Hasna of Morocco (الأميرة للا حسناء; born 19 November 1967) is a member of the Alaouite dynasty, the current Moroccan royal family, and the youngest daughter of Hassan II of Morocco and Lalla Latifa. She is the sister of the current king, Mohammed VI of Morocco.
Biography
[edit]Hasna was born on 19 November 1967, in Rabat.[1] She was educated in Rabat and received her high school diploma from the Royal College.[2]
Official activities
[edit]She is Honorary President of:
- The National League of Civil and Semi-Public Women.
- The Moroccan Association for the Aid of Sick Children (AMAEM).
- SOS Children's Village Moroccan.
- Al-Ihsane Association.
- The Moroccan Association Against Myopathy.
- Hassanate Association for Human Development.[3]
- The Muhammad VI Foundation for the Protection of the Environment.
- The Moroccan Association of Archaeology and Heritage (SMAP).
Business
[edit]According to the Pandora Papers, Princess Hasna was linked to a shell corporation that purchased a property valued at approximately $11 million near Kensington Palace in London. The investigation reported that the funds used for the purchase originated from capital associated with the Moroccan royal family. Documents related to the transaction listed her occupation as "princess." At the time of reporting, no official response was provided to inquiries sent to the royal palace.[4][5]
Marriage
[edit]Hasna is married to Dr. Khalil Benharbit, a cardiologist born in 1959, in a ceremony held at the Royal Palace in Fez on 8 and 9 September 1994.[6][7] The couple has two daughters:[8]
- Lalla Oumaima Benharbit (born 15 December 1995)
- Lalla Oulaya Benharbit (born 20 October 1997)
Honours
[edit]National honours
[edit]- Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne[citation needed]
Foreign honours
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Spain: Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (22 September 1989)[9]
Belgium: Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II (5 October 2004)[citation needed]
Mexico: Grand Cross of the Order of the Aztec Eagle (11 February 2005)[citation needed]
Other honours
[edit]- GOI Peace International Award (Tokyo, 23 November 2018).[10]
- Honorary Doctorate in Sustainable Development from Ritsumeikan University (Kyoto, 27 November 2018).[10]
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ "Biography". Foundation for the safeguarding of cultural heritage of rabat. Retrieved 2025-04-29.
- ^ Jureidini, Ben (5 March 2025). "Who is Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco? Meet the new royal star leading the way for the next generation of rulers". Tatler. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Morocco: HRH Princess Lalla Hasnaa Persides Over Inauguration of Renovated Internal Medicine Service At Ibn Sina Hospital". Maghreb Arabe Presse (Rabat). 2012-09-22. Retrieved 2018-02-24.
- ^ Welle (www.dw.com), Deutsche. "Pandora Papers: Geheime Steueroasen von Politikern und Prominenten enttarnt | DW | 03.10.2021". DW.COM (in German). Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Maroc : Lalla Hasnaa citée dans Pandora Papers !" (in French). 2021-10-03. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
- ^ "Mariage de la Princesse Lalla Hasna du Maroc, ici avec son père le..." Getty Images. 6 October 2017. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
- ^ "The Princess Lalla Hasna marries Khalid Benharbit in the Royal Palace..." Getty Images. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Morocco celebrates birthday of Princess Lalla Hasna on Friday". 18 November 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
- ^ Boletín Oficial del Estado
- ^ a b ahlamsaga (2018-11-28). "Morocco's Princess Lalla Hasna Receives Japanese Honorary Doctorate". Morocco World News. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
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- Moroccan princesses
- 1967 births
- Living people
- People from Rabat
- Moroccan businesspeople
- Alumni of the Royal College (Rabat)
- Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
- Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
- People named in the Pandora Papers
- Daughters of kings