MOROCCO

The Alawi Dynasty

GENEALOGY

• 1) His Sharifian Majesty Sultan 'Abu 'Ali Mulay Hassan I bin Muhammad, Sultan of Morocco, etc. - see below.
• 2) H.H. Mulay Ismail bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Khalifa of Fez in 1874. He had issue:
  • a) H.I.H. Mulay Muhammad al-Mahdi bin Ismail. Enthroned as Khalifa of Tetuan with the style of His Imperial Highness, in the Spanish zone, 19^th April 1913. Rcvd: GC of the Sharifan Order of Alawi. m. Lalla Khnata, daughter of Sidi Muhammad Sussi. He d. at Tetuan, 9^th November 1923, having had issue, three sons and one daughter, including:
    • i) H.H. Prince Sidi Muhammad bin al-Mahdi. Rcvd: GO of the Order of the Order of Africa of Spain (18.7.1951). Copyright©Christopher Buyers
    • ii) H.H. Prince Mulay Ahmad bin al-Mahdi.
    • iii) H.H. Prince Mulay Hassan bin al-Mahdi. b. at Fez, 14^th August 1912, educ. privately. Enthroned as Khalifa of Tetuan with the style of His Imperial Highness, in the Spanish zone, 9^th November 1925. Founded the Wissam al-Mahdawiya (the Order of Guidance) in six classes 18^th August 1926 and the Wissam al-Hasaniya (the Order of Beautification) in five classes, 29^th May 1949. Relinquished the Khalifate and the style of Imperial Highness, 7^th April 1956. Ambassador at the Court of St James's 1957-1964, and to Italy 1964-1967, Mbr. Personal-Economic Cncl. of the King 1967, Presdt. National Bank for Economic Dvpt. 1967-1969, Gov. Al-Maghrib Bank 1969-1983. Rcvd: GC of the Sharifan Orders of Alawi and the Throne of Morocco, the Collar of the Order of Carlos III (27.5.1942), and GC of the Orders of Naval Merit of Spain (4.10.1935), Merit of the Republic of Italy, etc. m. (first) .… m. (second) at Tetuan, 5^th June 1949, H.H. Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra al-Azizia (b. at Tangiers, 13^th June 1927; d. at the Royal Palace Hospital, Rabat, 15^th September 2003, bur. there at the Mulay al-Hassan Mausoleum), daughter of His Sharifian Majesty Mulay 'Abdu'l-Aziz, Sultan of Fez, Tafilalt, Marrakesh and Sus, Amir al-Mu'minin, GCB, by his wife, H.H. Lalla Yasmin. m. (third) August 1972, H.R.H. Princess Lalla Aisha (b. at Rabat, 17^th June 1930), former wife of Mulay Hassan al-Yaqubi, and second daughter of H.M. King Muhammad V, by his first wife, Lalla Abla, younger daughter of Mulay al-Tahar bin Hassan. He d. at Rabat, 1^st November 1984, having had issue, one son and four daughters:
      • (1) Mulay Muhammad al-Mahdi bin Hassan (s/o the first wife). Hon. Presdt. Casa dal-Magreb in Egypt before 1939. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
      • (1) Lalla ... bint Hassan (d/o the first wife). m. Mulay Ahmad bin Muhammad Arafa (b 1918), elder son of His Sharifian Majesty Sidi Muhammad VI bin Arafa, Sultan of Morocco, etc. by his wife, Lalla Hania, elder daughter of Mulay Muhammad al-Tahar bin Hassan - see below.
      • (2) Lalla ... bint Hassan (d/o the first wife). m. Mulay 'Abdu'l-Hamid bin Muhammad Arafa (b 1921), younger son of His Sharifian Majesty Sidi Muhammad VI bin Arafa, Sultan of Morocco, etc. by his wife, Lalla Hania, elder daughter of Mulay Muhammad al-Tahar bin Hassan - see below.
      • (3) Lalla Um Kulthum bint Hassan. b. at Tetuan, April 1950 (d/o Lalla Fatima Zohra). Sec-Gen. CAFEM Welfare Assoc.
      • (4) Lalla Nufissa bint Hassan.(d/o Princess Aisha).
• 3) H.H. Mulay Arafa bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Cdr. of the Mahalla to Bani Snassan 1876, Khalifa of Fez 1894. m. (first) Lalla Aisha bint Abbas, daughter of Mulay Abbas bin 'Abdu'l-Rahman, sometime Khalifa of of Gharb and C-in-C, by Um Sa'ad. m. (second) Lalla Nufissa bint Glawi, from the al-Glaoui family. He had issue, including:
  • a) Mulay Tayib bin Arafa (s/o Lalla Aisha).
  • b) His Sharifian Majesty Sultan Muhammad VI bin Arafa, Sultan of Morocco (s/o Lalla Nufissa) - see below.
• 4) H.H. Mulay Ibrahim bin Muhammad, educ. privately.
• 5) H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l-Aziz bin Muhammad, educ. privately.
• 6) H.H. Mulay 'Abu Bakar bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Copyright©Christopher Buyers
• 7) H.H. Sidi Muhammad bin Muhammad, educ. privately.
• 8) H.H. Mulay Ja'afar bin Muhammad, educ. privately.
• 9) H.H. Mulay Amin bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Cdr of the Mahalla to Guelaya 1880, Khalifa of Shawiya, and Casablanca 1908.
• 10) H.H. Mulay 'Umar bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Khalifa of Fez before 1894.
• 11) H.H. Mulay Usman bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Khalifa of Fez, Cdr. of the Mahalla to Tadla 1888, Khalifa of Marrakesh before 1877.
• 12) H.H. Mulay Muhammad ar-Rashid bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Khalifa of Tafilalt 1896-1911, Cdr. of the Mahalla in the West Kart Region 1862. He d. at Tafilalt, March 1911, having had issue, two sons:
  • a) Mulay 'Abdu'llah bin ar-Rashid. b. ca. September 1907.
  • b) Sidi Muhammad bin ar-Rashid. b. at Tafilalt, 1907.
• 13) H.H. Mulay 'Ali bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Cdr. of the Mahalla to Bani Snassan 1875.
• 14) H.H. Mulay ... bin Muhammad. He had issue, a son:
  • a) Sidi Muhammad al-Amrani. b. at Tafilalt, 1898.
• 15) H.H. Mulay Hassan as-Saguir bin Muhammad, educ. privately.
• 16) H.H. Mulay 'Abdu'l-Malik bin Muhammad, educ. privately. Cdr. of the Mahalla to Shawiya 1903.
• 17) H.H. Mulay Maimun bin Muhammad (s/o Lalla Safia), educ. privately. He d. 9^th November 1903.
• 18) H.H. Mulay Muhammad as-Sadiq bin Muhammad (s/o Lalla Safia), educ. privately. He d. at Tafilalt.
• 1) H.H. Lalla ... bint Muhammad. b. before 1836. m. Muhammad al-Marani.
• 2) H.H. Lalla Habiba bint Muhammad. She d. 16^th March 1908.

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