Sharif Sharīf or Sherif (, 'noble', 'highborn'), also spelled shareef, feminine sharīfa (), plural ashrāf (), shurafāʾ (), or (in the Maghreb) shurfāʾ, is a title used to designate a person descended, or claiming to be descended, from the fami ...

Moulay'' Youssef Alaoui () (born c. 1969 in

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) is a cousin of Mohammed VI. He is reportedly a close friend of the King, who appointed him as an advisor to him. Youssef regularly appears beside the monarch in official visits, most recently in

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in June 2014. Sharif Moulay Youssef Alaoui is also an important businessman in the country who is active in the

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and real-estate sectors, sometimes in association with Prince Moulay Rachid. He owns the holding ''Blue Invest'', that controlled the "Tahiti Beach Club" in

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Family

He is the youngest son of Prince Moulay Ali and Princess

Lalla Fatima Zohra Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra (29 June 1929 – 10 August 2014) was the eldest daughter of Mohammed V of Morocco and his first wife, Lalla Hanila bint Mamoun. Biography Lalla Fatima Zahra was born at the Royal Palace of Rabat, her parents Sultan ...

and the brother of Sharif Moulay Abdallah Alaoui and Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui. He studied at the Collège royal in

in the same class as Prince Moulay Rachid.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Alaoui, Youssef 1969 births Moroccan princes Youssef People from Rabat Advisors of Mohammed VI of Morocco Moroccan businesspeople Alumni of the Royal College (Rabat) Living people