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Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, Rabat) is a Moroccan diplomat, Ambassador of Morocco to the United States, and the former Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom.[1][2][3]
Lalla Joumala Alaoui | |
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| Ambassador of Morocco to the United States | |
| Assumed office October 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Rachad Bouhlal |
| Ambassador of Morocco to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 21 January 2009 – 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mohammed Belmahi |
| Succeeded by | Abdesselam Aboudrar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Rabat, Morocco |
| Spouse | Mohammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari |
| Children | Lalla Nuzha Esfandiari |
| Parent(s) | Prince Moulay Ali Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra |
| Residence | London |
| Alma mater | Oriental Institute, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Website | Moroccan Embassy in London |
Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui was educated at the Mission laïque française of Rabat then at the University of Oxford Faculty of Oriental Studies, where she graduated with a Bachelor in law.[3] After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs.[3]
For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations.[3]
She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.
She is the maternal first cousin and the paternal second cousin of King Mohammed VI; daughter of Prince Moulay Ali (a cousin of King Hassan II) and Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra, the eldest daughter of Mohammed V and the older half-sister of King Hassan II.[citation needed]
She married Iranian businessman Mohammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari (a relative of Princess Soraya, ex-Queen of Iran) in October 1986 and they have two children.[citation needed]
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She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, and a member of the Cosmos Club.
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