Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui

Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Morocco Ambassador to United Kingdom
Assumed office
21 January 2009
Preceded by Mohammed Belmahi
Personal details
Born 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
Moroccan Royal Family

HH Princess Lalla Latifa

HRH Princess Lalla Lamia

HRH Princess Lalla Malika

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

References

  1. ↑ "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. 1 2 3 "The Alawi Dynasty GENEALOGY". RoyalArk. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. 1 2 3 4 M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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