The Royal College (Arabic: المدرسة المولوية al-madrasa al-mawlawiya, French: Collège royal) is an educational establishment located inside the royal palace in Rabat. Since its foundation in 1942, during the French Protectorate, it has specialised in educating princes and princesses of the Alaouite dynasty. Its director is Abdeljalil Lahjomri.
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History
The Royal Academy was created in 1942 by Mohammed V under the French protectorate. This came after the monarch initially tried to send his son Hassan II to the École des Roches in France, but couldn't because of World War II. The school opens a class for each senior member of the Alaouite Royal family. It previously opened classes for Hassan II, Moulay Abdallah, Lalla Amina, Mohammed VI, the daughters of Hassan II: Lalla Meryem, Lalla Asma, Lalla Hasna; Prince Moulay Rachid, Prince Moulay Ismail, Sharifa Lalla Soukaïna Filali, Lalla Oumaima Benharbit and Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco.
Alumni
Class of Prince Moulay Hassan
Hassan II
Ahmed Reda Guedira
Ahmed Osman
Abdellah Gharnit
Prince Moulay Youssef Alaoui, son of Prince Moulay Idriss Alaoui, the older brother of Mohammed V
Moulay Salama Ben Zidan
Abdesalam Berchid
Mohammed Hajji
Abdelhafid Kadiri, Minister of Sport in the 1970s
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Class of Princess Lalla Amina
Princess Lalla Amina
Lalla Najia Alaoui
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Class of Princess Lalla Meryem
Attended with her younger brother, Prince Sidi Mohammed, before the creation of her female-only class
Princess Lalla Meryem
Karima Benyaich, Ambassador to Portugal, later to Spain
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Class of Prince Sidi Mohammed
Mohammed VI
Fouad Ali El Himma
Yassine Mansouri
Noureddine Bensouda
Rochdi Chraibi
Fadel Benyaich
Driss Ait Mbarek, Governor of Figuig
Anas Khalès, Ambassador to Ireland
Samir El Yazidi, Governor of Tiznit
Hassan Aourid, Official Spokesman of the Royal Palace (1999-2005), then Governor of region Meknès-Tafilalet
Karim Ramzi, a photographer and son of former Health Minister Ahmed Ramzi
Zouheir Ibrahimi, the son of the personal tailor of Hassan II, he currently holds a high position in the Ministry of the Interior
Prince Hicham Alaoui, until September 1972
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Emir of Abu Dhabi, attended briefly until the age of 10
Princess Meryem Alaoui, attended before the creation of her female-only class, joined in 1977
Note: the class was opened officially in 1973; list source:
Class of Princess Lalla Hasna
Princess Lalla Hasna
Dounia Benyaich
Inane Benyaich
Hayat Filali Mdaghri, Military Social Service
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Class of Prince Moulay Rachid
Prince Moulay Rachid
Khalid Sakhi
Mehdi Jouahri
Prince Youssef Alaoui
Class of Lalla Oumaima Benharbit
Lalla Oumaima Benharbit
Yousra Bouhmouch, actress and comedian
Notable staff
Mehdi Ben Barka, teacher of mathematics for Crown Prince Hassan II
Ahmed Bahnini, taught Arabic for the class of Crown Prince Hassan II
Pierre Lagisquet, professor of classical studies for the class of Princess Lalla Amina