The 23rd king of the Alawite state that has ruled Morocco since the mid-17th century, and the third king of Morocco since independence after his grandfather Muhammad V and his father, Hassan II.

Opening the file of reconciliation with the past violations of the so-called "years of lead" through the Equity and Reconciliation Commission.

Birth and upbringing


Mohammed bin Hassan bin Mohammed bin Youssef Alaoui (King Mohammed VI) was born on August 21, 1963, in Rabat.

On July 12, 2002, he married Salma Bennani, who bore the title of Princess Lalla Salma, and he has a son and a daughter.

Education and training


At the age of four, his father, King Hassan II, enrolled him in the Quranic school in the royal palace, then in 1973 he obtained a certificate of primary studies, and continued his secondary studies at the Mawlawiya School (Princes School) and obtained the baccalaureate in 1981.

In 1985 he received a Bachelor's degree in Law from the Faculty of Legal, Economic and Social Sciences in Rabat, and completed a graduation thesis entitled "The Arab African Union and the Strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco in the Field of International Relations".

In 1987, he obtained the first postgraduate certificate in political science with distinction, and in the following year he obtained a postgraduate diploma for a doctorate in public law.

On October 29, 1993, he obtained a doctorate in law from the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France with the distinction of "very honorable" with the congratulations of the discussion committee, for his thesis "Cooperation between the European Common Market and the Arab Maghreb Union".

George Washington University awarded him an honorary doctorate in June 2000. He is fluent in French, Spanish and English, as well as Arabic.

Jobs and responsibilities


His father, Hassan II, sent him as envoy to the leaders of Arab and Western countries on various occasions, and the first official mission he undertook abroad was on April 6, 1974, as he represented his father in the religious mass at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, following the death of the late French President George Pompidou.

He also headed the Moroccan delegations participating in the work of several international and regional conferences, including the Seventh Summit of Non-Aligned Countries held in New Delhi on March 10, 1983, and the meeting of the Follow-up Committee of the Organization of African Unity on the Sahara in Addis Ababa on September 21, 1983 and other delegations.

He chaired many national and international committees and demonstrations, such as the opening of the work of the CAT Ministerial Conference in Marrakesh on April 12, 1994.

Political Experience


He assumed power and ascended the throne of Morocco on July 23, 1999, following the death of his father, King Hassan II, and pledged allegiance to him at the royal palace in Rabat.

On 30 July 1999, he gave his first address to the throne, and that day was adopted as the official date for the celebration of the Throne Day.

Orientation in governance:


At the beginning of his rule, he announced the new concept of power and proximity to citizens and their concerns, and dismissed the strong man of King Hassan II and his right arm, the Minister of Interior, Idris al-Basri.

He opened the door to reconciliation with the past, and allowed those affected by the so-called “years of lead” and the past of massive human rights violations to talk about that stage and its tragedies, and established the National Commission for Equity and Reconciliation in 2003 for financial compensation and reparations.

He took care of social issues and the needs of ordinary citizens through the "National Initiative for Human Development".

He took a different approach from his father in resolving the conflict over the Sahara, and put forward the project of expanded autonomy as a political solution to a long-running conflict.

After disagreements in Moroccan society over the amendment of the Personal Status Code and what was known as the "Plan for the Integration of Women in Development," a royal advisory committee was formed that drafted a family code that was widely accepted.

He continued the policy of reconciliation with the Islamists, and rejected the option of eradication and exclusion pursued by neighboring countries, and loosened the security grip on the opposition Justice and Charity group, despite it remaining in the circle of legal ban.

Following the outbreak of the Arab Spring revolutions and the emergence of the "February 20 Movement" to the Moroccan street to demand reform and fight corruption and tyranny, in a speech on March 9, 2011, the draft constitutional amendment was proposed for a comprehensive amendment through an expanded committee and submitted to a popular referendum, which took place on July 1 /July 2011.

The new constitution included power-sharing between the king and the prime minister, adding democracy as a constant in addition to Islam, monarchy and territorial integrity, linking responsibility to accountability, expanding the powers of Parliament, and other amendments that opened the door to a democratic transformation within the framework of the monarchy.

Awards and Honors


King Mohammed VI received dozens of decorations, awards and medals from Arab and foreign countries, and from international and non-governmental institutions and organizations.

Including the award of the International Association for Sport without Violence on September 11, 1983, the Grand Campaign of the Republic of Tunisia in August 1987, and the honorary award "For Granada 1999".

He received the "Abd al-Rahman al-Dakhil" award from the municipality of Almonica in Spain on November 27, 2000. It is an award given to dignitaries who are making efforts to consolidate Arab-European relations.

He was also decorated with the Grand Legion of National Merit in Cameroon, Gabon, Niger and other African countries, the Great Legion of the Order of Leopold in Belgium, and the "Cruzeiro do Sol" Order, the highest Brazilian decoration granted to foreign dignitaries, on November 26, 2004, in addition to other decorations.