''Prince'' Moulay Ali (1924–1988) was a member of the reigning
Alaouite dynasty
The Alawi dynasty ( ar, سلالة العلويين الفيلاليين, translit=sulālat al-ʿalawiyyīn al-fīlāliyyīn) – also rendered in English as Alaouite, Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning ...
of
Morocco
Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria t ...
.
He held many senior positions including ambassador to France (1964–1966), CEO of
ONA Group
The ONA Group (Omnium Nord-Africain, Arabic: مجموعة أونا) was established in 1934 and dissolved in 2010 and succeeded by Societe Nationale d'Investissement.
ONA was an industrial, financial and services conglomerate, focused on posit ...
(1980–1985), President of
Cosumar and CEO of banks such as ''Banque Marocaine pour l’Expansion Economique'' and ''Soc de Banque et de Crédit''.
Family
He was the son of Prince
Moulay Idriss
Moulay Idriss, Moulay Driss Zerhoun or simply Zerhoun ( ar, مولاي إدريس زرهون) is a town in the Fès-Meknès region of northern Morocco, spread over two hills at the base of Mount Zerhoun. It is famous for being the site of the tomb ...
(son of
Sultan Moulay Youssef) and Lalla Joumala, a daughter of ''Moulay'' Mustafa by his wife which was a daughter of
Sultan Hassan I. Thus was a cousin of
Hassan II Hassan, Hasan, Hassane, Haasana, Hassaan, Asan, Hassun, Hasun, Hassen, Hasson or Hasani may refer to:
People
* Hassan (given name), Arabic given name and a list of people with that given name
*Hassan (surname), Arabic, Jewish, Irish, and Scotti ...
both on his father's and mother's side. He studied in Lycée Lyautey in Casablanca.
He was Special Adviser to his cousin
King Hassan II
Hassan II ( ar, الحسن الثاني, translit=al-Ḥasan aṯ-ṯhānī;), with the prefix "Mulay" before his enthronement 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was the King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999.
He was a member of the 'Alaw ...
and Special Envoy to Iran in 1966.
On 16 August 1961 he married his cousin
Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra, an older sister of Hassan II, with whom he had a daughter and two sons:
*
Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (b. 1962).
*
Sharif Moulay Abdallah Alaoui (born c. 1965).
*
Sharif Moulay Youssef Alaoui (born c. 1969).
Honours
* Grand Officer of the
Order of the Throne
The Order of the Throne (Arabic: ''Wissam al-Arch'', French: ''Ordre du Trône'') is a state decoration of the Kingdom of Morocco awarded for distinguished services of a civil or military nature. The Order was instituted on 16 May 1963 by King Ha ...
(Kingdom of Morocco).
* Grand Officer of the
Order of the Legion of Honor (French Republic, 06/1963).
* Grand Officer of the
Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon.
References
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1924 births
1988 deaths
Moroccan princes
'Alawi dynasty
People from Marrakesh
Ambassadors of Morocco to France
Alumni of Lycée Lyautey (Casablanca)
Moroccan chief executives
20th-century Moroccan businesspeople
Moroccan exiles in Madagascar
Moroccan bankers
Grand Officiers of the Légion d'honneur