Meryem of Morocco
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1962 –
Who is Meryem of Morocco?
Lalla Meryem of Morocco is first daughter and eldest child of the late King Hassan II of Morocco and his wife Lalla Latifa.
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.
In 1984, she married Fouad Filali, the son of former Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Abdellatif Filali. They had two children: a daughter, the Sharifa Lalla Soukaina Filali and a son, the Sharif Moulay Driss Filali. Lalla Meryem divorced from Fouad Filali in 1999.
Princess Meryem has two brothers King Mohammed VI and Prince Moulay Rachid, and two sisters Lalla Asma and Lalla Hasna.
Holder of numerous prestigious official functions, 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 UNICEF, 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 UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador with focus her Ambassadorship on UNESCO projects for women and children.
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- Born
- Aug 26, 1962
Rome - Parents
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on July 23, 2013
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