Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco


Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco is the second daughter and third eldest child of King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife, Princess Lalla Latifa.

Biography

Lalla Asma was born in the Royal Palace of Rabat. She was educated at the Royal College where she obtained her High school diploma. She pursued her studies at the Mohammed V University of Rabat where she graduated with a Bachelor's degree in political science.
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.. 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.
They have two children, a son and a daughter:
  • Moulay Yazid Bouchentouf.
  • Lalla Nuhaila Bouchentouf. She married Ali El Hajji on 14 February 2021 in Rabat. The couple have two daughters:
  • * Maysa El Hajji, her naming ceremony was celebrated on December 9, 2021, seven days after her birth, in accordance with Moroccan traditions.
  • *Marjana El Hajji, her naming ceremony was celebrated on August 16, 2023.

    Patronages

She is Honorary President in Morocco of the:
She is President in Morocco of the:
  • Lalla Asma Foundation for Deaf Children.

    Tribute

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

Honours

National honours

Category:Moroccan princesses
Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:People from Rabat
Category:Recipients of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Category:Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic
Category:Moroccan businesspeople
Category:Alumni of the Royal College
Category:Recipients of the Grand Cross of the Order of Leopold II
Category:Honorary Dames Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order
Category:Daughters of kings