This is a list of rulers of
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
since 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation
King
King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an Absolute monarchy, absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted Government, governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a Constitutional monarchy, ...
has been used.
The present
King of Morocco
The king of Morocco (; ) is the monarch and head of state of Morocco. The kings of Morocco are members of the Alawi dynasty. It is one of the country's most powerful offices.
Mohammed VI ( Sidi Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi) is the current kin ...
is
Mohammed VI of the
Alawi dynasty
The Alawi dynasty () – also rendered in English as Alaouite, Alawid, or Alawite – is the current Moroccan royal family and reigning dynasty. They are an Arab Sharifian dynasty and claim descent from the Islamic prophet Muhammad through his ...
, since 23 July 1999.
Idrisid dynasty (788–974)
Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147)
Almohad dynasty (1121–1269)
Marinid dynasty (1195–1465)
Idrisid interlude (1465–1471)
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Muhammad ibn Ali Idrisi-Joutey (1465–1471)
Wattasid dynasty (1472–1554)
Saadi dynasty (1544–1659)
Dila'i interlude (1659–1663)
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Muhammad al-Hajj ad-Dila'i (1659–1663)
Alawi dynasty (1631–present)
1631–1957: Sultans of Morocco
1957–present: Kings of Morocco
Timeline
Royal standard
File:Royal standard of Morocco.svg, Royal standard of Morocco
See also
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Succession to the Moroccan throne
According to Article 20 of the Constitution, the crown of Morocco passes according to agnatic primogeniture among the descendants of King Mohammed VI – unless the reigning monarch designates a younger son as heir apparent – failing w ...
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History of Morocco
The history of human habitation in Morocco spans since the Lower Paleolithic, with the earliest known being Jebel Irhoud. Much later Morocco was part of Iberomaurusian culture, including Taforalt. It dates from the establishment of Mauretania an ...
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Politics of Morocco
Politics of Morocco take place in a framework of an official parliamentary semi-constitutional islamic monarchy, whereby the prime minister of Morocco is the head of government, and of a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the ...
References
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Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...
Morocco
Morocco, officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It has coastlines on the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to Algeria–Morocc ...