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MOROCCO
His Majesty King Mohammed VI: Ruler for the 21st Century against colonialism took place. However, they are now involved in another revolution, which I am spearheading with a view to developing human resources, achieving economic and social progress and promoting a dignified life for our citizens.” He added, “This is an ongoing revolution which requires collective, wide-ranging mobilisation as well as active involvement in development projects so that we may rise to current and future challenges and fulfil the legitimate aspirations of Moroccan citizens.”
Dynamic modern leader Morocco’s dynamic, very modern leader is the 23rd king of Morocco in the Alaouite Dynasty, whose reign began in the 17th century and whose members are directly descended from Mohammed, the prophet of Islam. King Mohammed VI, son of the late King Hassan II, was born in Rabat in 1963. He married Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Salma in 2002 and their son His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan was born in 2003. Their daughter, Her Royal Highness Princess Lalla Khadija, was born in 2007.
His Majesty King Mohammed VI, ruler of Morocco
since 1999, is well known for launching a series of far-reaching economic, political and social reforms which have helped Morocco to achieve steady GDP growth, strengthen its private
sector, improve quality of life for its citizens and draw significant FDI.
In a speech he delivered in August 2013 to mark the anniversary of Morocco’s “Revolution of the King and the People”, which led to the country’s independence in 1956, King Mohammed VI commented, “Many Moroccans had not yet been born when the revolution
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King Mohammed VI studied in Morocco and abroad, earning an undergraduate law degree at the University Mohammed V and a doctorate in law at the University of Nice Sophia Antipolis in France. He has received several international awards and has published a book and several articles on cooperation between Europe and Morocco, among other subjects. The king remains committed to Morocco’s modernisation. In his speech in August 2013, he particularly emphasised the need to upgrade the kingdom’s education system. He said, “As part of my commitment to make Moroccan citizens the central element of the development process and of public policies, I will continue to make sure that our schools get the means they need to carry out their responsibilities in education and training.” He welcomed citizens of Morocco to work with him to achieve the kingdom’s “further unity, progress and comprehensive development.”