Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui
| Lalla Joumala Alaoui | |
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| Morocco Ambassador to United Kingdom | |
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Assumed office 21 January 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Belmahi |
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1962 (age 53–54) Rabat, Morocco |
| Nationality | Moroccan |
| Spouse(s) | Muhammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari |
| Children | Lalla Nuzha Esfandiari |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater | Oriental Institute, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Religion | Islam |
| Website | Moroccan Embassy in London |
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HRH Princess Lalla Lamia
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Sharifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat and the current Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom.[1][2][3][4]
Early life
Sharifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat then at the Oriental Institute, Oxford, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law.[4] Back to Morocco, she settled in Casablanca where she became active in some of the city's NGOs.[4]
For a brief period in 1999-2000, she was diplomatic Attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations.[4]
Family
She is the maternal first cousin and the paternal second cousin of King Mohammed VI; daughter of Prince Moulay Ali (a cousin of King Hassan II) and Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra, the eldest daughter of Mohammed V and the older half-sister of King Hassan II.[3]
She is married to Iranian businessman Muhammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari (a relative of Princess Soraya, ex-Queen of Iran) and mother of two children.[3]
See also
- Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (her aunt), also Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
References
- ↑ "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ Mohamed RIAL (2009-11-16). "Chrifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui, ambassadrice du Maroc, tient une réunion de travail au stand marocain". L'Opinion. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 "The Alawi Dynasty GENEALOGY". RoyalArk. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
