Princess

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Meryem of Morocco ( ar, الأميرة للا مريم, born 26 August 1962 in

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) is the first daughter and eldest child of the late

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 ...

of Morocco and his wife, Lalla Latifa Hammou. After she obtained her Baccalaureat in 1981, Princess Lalla Meryem was appointed by her father as the President of Social Works of the Royal Army Forces. On 15 September 1984, she married Fuad Filali (born 1957), ex-CEO of

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, and the son of former Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister

Abdellatif Filali Abdellatif Filali ( ar, عبد اللطيف الفيلالي; 26 January 1928 – 20 March 2009) was a Moroccan politician and diplomat who served as Prime Minister of Morocco from 25 May 1994 to 4 February 1998. He was the 11th prime minister o ...

. They had two children: a daughter and a son: * ''

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a'' Lalla Soukaïna Filali (born 30 April 1986 in Rabat). On 11 October 2013, she married Mohammed El Mehdi Regragui (they divorced in 2019). On 27 September 2015, she gave birth to twins: ** Hassan Regragui. ** Aya Regragui. * ''Moulay'' Idris Filali (born 11 July 1988 in Rabat). ** “Moulay” Billal Idrissi born 21 March 1983 in Rabat). Princess Lalla Meryem has two brothers King

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and Prince Moulay Rachid, and two sisters Lalla Asma and Lalla Hasna. Holder of numerous prestigious

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, Princess Meryem has focused much of her activities on the social and cultural realm. Princess Meryem is the President of the Moroccan association in support of

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, President of the Hassan II Foundation for the Moroccans residing abroad, President of the Moroccan National Observatory of the Childs Rights and President of the Hassan II Foundation for the social works of the former soldiers and ex-combatants. In July 2001, she was nominated

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with focus her Ambassadorship on

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projects for women and children. Also Member of the Honorary Committee of the

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. Since 2003 she is President of the National Union of Moroccan Women (UNFM). Using her Royal status, she continues her work on behalf of women and children and advocate their rights on an international level.

Honours

National honours

* Knight Grand Cordon of the Order of the Throne.

Foreign honours

* Honorary Dame Grand Cross of the

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(United Kingdom, 27 October 1980). * Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry (Portuguese Republic, 25 August 1994). * Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (Kingdom of Spain, 16 September 2000).Boletín Oficial del Estado
/ref> * Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit (Lebanese Republic, 17 July 2001).

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