Mohammed El Alaoui
Alaouite sharif
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| Intro | Alaouite sharif | |
| Places | Morocco | |
| is | Chamberlain | |
| Work field | Religion | |
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| Birth | 7 July 1974, Tangier, Tanger-Tétouan-Al Hoceïma, Morocco | |
| Age | 50 years | |
| Star sign | Cancer |
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Biography
Sharif Sidi Mohammed Alaoui (Arabic: سيدي محمد العلوي, born 7 July 1974 in Tangiers) is an Alaouite sharif and the current Chamberlain (حاجب) of king Mohammed VI. He is reportedly a very close friend of the monarch, in addition to being his distant Alaouite cousin.
Family
Sharif Sidi Mohammed Alaoui is the son of Sharif Moulay Zine El Abidine Alaoui (Alaouite sharif and diplomat) and Sharifa Lalla Oum Keltoum Alaoui. His mother Lalla Oum Keltoum is the daughter of Prince Moulay El Hassan ben El Mehdi, the son of Sultan Mohammed IV (r. 1859-1873) and Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra Azizia, the daughter of Sultan Moulay Abdelaziz (r. 1894—1908).
His maternal grandfather (Prince Moulay El Hassan ben El Mehdi) was also the second husband of Princess Lalla Aïcha, aunt of Mohammed VI and younger sister of Hassan II. His mother is reportedly very close to Princess Lalla Meryem.
Life and business activities
Sidi Mohammed Alaoui was educated in the French school of Tangiers and obtained in 1999 a Bachelor's degree in international trade from the university of Paris Assas. He is active in business in the real-estate and tourism sectors especially in the city of Tangiers.