List of rulers of Morocco
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Mohammed VI of Morocco since 23 July 1999 | |
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| Style | His Majesty |
| Heir apparent | Prince Moulay Hassan |
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| Residence | Touarga district, Rabat |
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This is the list of rulers of Morocco, since the establishment of the first Moroccan state in 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.
Idrisid dynasty
- Idriss I (789–791)
- Idriss II (791–828)
- Muhammad ibn Idris (828–836)
- Ali ibn Idris (836–848)
- Yahya ibn Muhammad (848–864)
- Yahya ibn Yahya (864–874)
- Ali ibn Umar (874–883)
- Yahya ibn Al-Qassim (883–904)
- Yahya ibn Idris ibn Umar (904–917)
The first period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 922 to 925.
- Hassan I al-Hajam (925–927)
The second period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 927 to 937.
- Al Qasim Gannum (937–948)
- Abu l-Aish Ahmad (948–954)
- Al-Hasan ben Kannun (954–974)
In 974, the Sultan Al-Hasan ben Kannun was defeated by Cordobese Umayyads. A period of Umayyad overlordship followed then.
Almoravid dynasty
- Abu Bakr ibn Umar (c. 1060–1072)
- Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1072–1106)
- Ali ibn Yusuf (1106–1142)
- Tashfin ibn Ali (1142–1146)
- Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1146)
- Ishaq ibn Ali (1146–1147)
Almohad dynasty
- 'Abdul-Mu'min (1145–1163)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf I (1163–1184)
- Aby Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1184–1199)
- Muhammad an-Nasir (1199–1213)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf II (1213–1224)
- Abdul-Wahid I (1224)
- Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227)
- Yahya (1227–1235)
- Idris I (1227–1232)
- Abdul-Wahid II (1232–1242)
- Ali (1242–1248)
- Umar (1248–1266) - based in Marrakech, with local power only
- Idris II (1266–1269) - in Marrakech, with local power only
Marinid dynasty
- Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq (1244–1258)
- Umar (1258–1259)
- Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd Al-Haqq (1259–1286)
- Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr (1286–1306)
- Abu Thabit Amir (1307–1308)
- Abu al-Rabi Sulayman (1308–1310)
- Abu Sa'id Uthman II (1310–1331)
- Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman (1331–1348)
- Abu Inan Faris (1348–1358)
- Muhammad II. as Said (1359)
- Abu Salim Ali II. (1359–1361)
- Abu Umar Taschufin (1361)
- Abu Zayyan Muhammad III. (1362–1366)
- Abu l-Fariz Abdul Aziz I. (1366–1372)
- Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1372–1384)
- Musa ibn Faris (1384–1386)
- Al-Wathiq (1386–1387)
- Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1387–1393)
- Abu Faris Abdul Aziz II. (1393–1396)
- Abdullah (1396–1399)
- Abu Said Uthman III. (1399–1420)
- Abdalhaqq II (1420–1465)
Idrisid interlude
- Muhammad ibn Ali Idrisi-Joutey (1465–1471)
Wattasid dynasty
- Abu Zakariya Muhammad al-Saih al-Mahdi (1472–1505)
- Abu Abdallah Muhammad I (1505–1524)
- Abul Abbas Ahmad (1524–1545)
- Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri (1545–1547)
- Abul Abbas Ahmad (second time, 1547–1549)
- Ali Abu Hassun (Jan.–Sep. 1554)
Saadi dynasty
- Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1549–1554, 1554–1557)
- Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
- Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (1574–1576)
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576–1578)
- Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603)
1603–1627: Succession war
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Main Saadian rulers, based in Marrakesh:
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Splinter faction based in Fes, with only local power:
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1627–1659: Reunified rule
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (r. 1627–1631)
- Al Walid ibn Zidan (r. 1631–1636)
- Mohammed esh Sheikh es Seghir (r. 1636–1655)
- Ahmad el Abbas (r. 1655–1659)
Dila'i interlude
- Muhammad al-Hajj ad-Dila'i (r. 1659–1663)
Alaouite dynasty
1666–1957: Alaouite sultans of Morocco
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
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| Al-Rashid
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1631 – 9 April 1672 (aged 41) |
1666 | 9 April 1672 | Son of Moulay Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Ismail Ibn Sharif
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1634/1645 – 22 March 1727 (aged 93–82) |
1672 | 22 March 1727 | Son of Moulay Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abu'l Abbas Ahmad (1st reign) |
1677 – 5 March 1729 (aged 52) |
22 March 1727 | March 1728 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abdalmalik
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1696 – 2 March 1729 (aged 33) |
March 1728 | July 1728 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abu'l Abbas Ahmad (2nd reign) |
1677 – 5 March 1729 (aged 52) |
July 1728 | 5 March 1729 | Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Abdallah (1st reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
5 March 1729 | 28 September 1734 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Ali
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? – April 1737 | 28 September 1734 | 14 February 1736 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abdallah (2nd reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
14 February 1736 | 8 August 1736 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Mohammed II
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1694 – ? | 8 August 1736 | 18 June 1738 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Al-Mostadi (1st reign) |
? – 1759 | 18 June 1738 | February 1740 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abdallah (3rd reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
February 1740 | 13 June 1741 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Zin al-Abidin
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1692 – 1762 (aged 70) |
13 June 1741 | 24 November 1741 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite |  |
| Abdallah (4th reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
24 November 1741 | 3 February 1742 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Al-Mostadi (2nd reign) |
? – 1759 | 3 February 1742 | May 1743 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Abdallah (5th reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
May 1743 | July 1747 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Al-Mostadi (3rd reign) |
? – 1759 | July 1747 | October 1748 (deposed) |
Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Abdallah (6th reign) |
1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79) |
October 1748 | 10 November 1757 | Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif | Alaouite | |
| Mohammed III
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1710 – 9 April 1790 (aged 80) |
10 November 1757 | 9 April 1790 | Son of Abdallah | Alaouite | .jpg) |
| Yazid
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1750 – 23 February 1792 (aged 42) |
9 April 1790 | 23 February 1792 | Son of Mohammed III | Alaouite | .jpg) |
| Slimane
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1760 – 28 November 1822 (aged 62) |
23 February 1792 | 28 November 1822 | Son of Mohammed III | Alaouite |  |
| Abd al-Rahman
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1778 – 24 August 1859 (aged 81) |
28 November 1822 | 24 August 1859 | Nephew of Slimane | Alaouite |  |
| Mohammed IV
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1802 – 16 September 1873 (aged 71) |
24 August 1859 | 16 September 1873 | Son of Abd al-Rahman | Alaouite |  |
| Hassan I
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1836 – 7 June 1894 (aged 58) |
16 September 1873 | 7 June 1894 | Son of Mohammed IV | Alaouite |  |
| Abdelaziz
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24 February 1878 – 10 June 1943 (aged 65) | 7 June 1894 | 4 January 1908 (deposed) |
Son of Hassan I | Alaouite |  |
| Abdelhafid
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24 February 1876 – 4 April 1937 (aged 61) | 4 January 1908 | 12 August 1912 (abdicated) |
Son of Hassan I | Alaouite |  |
| Yusef
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1882 – 17 November 1927 (aged 45) |
13 August 1912 | 17 November 1927 | Son of Hassan I | Alaouite |  |
| Mohammed V (1st reign) |
10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961 (aged 51) | 17 November 1927 | 20 August 1953 (deposed) |
Son of Yusef | Alaouite |  |
| Mohammed Ben Aarafa
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1889 – 17 July 1976 (aged 87) |
20 August 1953 | 30 October 1955 (abdicated) |
Distant relative of Mohammed V | Alaouite |  |
| Mohammed V (2nd reign) |
10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961 (aged 51) | 16 November 1955 | 14 August 1957 (proclaimed King of Morocco) |
Son of Yusef | Alaouite | |
1957–Present: Alaouite kings of Morocco
| Name |
Lifespan |
Reign start |
Reign end |
Notes |
Family |
Image |
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Mohammed V
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10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961 (aged 51) | 14 August 1957 | 26 February 1961 | Son of Yusef | Alaouite | |
Hassan II
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9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999 (aged 70) | 26 February 1961 | 23 July 1999 | Son of Mohammed V | Alaouite |  |
Mohammed VI
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21 August 1963 | 23 July 1999 | Incumbent | Son of Hassan II | Alaouite | |
See also
- fr:Liste des souverains de la dynastie alaouite
- Line of succession to the Moroccan throne
- History of Morocco
- Politics of Morocco
External links
- The Alawi Dynasty Royal Ark
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