Lamia Al Solh
Lalla Lamia | |
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Princess | |
Born | Lamia El Solh 4 August 1937 Beirut, Lebanon |
Spouse | Prince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco |
Issue | Moulay Hicham Lalla Zineb Moulay Ismail |
Father | Riad El Solh |
Mother | Fayza El Jabiri |
Religion | Sunni Islam |
Princess Lalla Lamia (arabe : لَالَّة لمياء); born Lamia El Solh in Beirut, August 4, 1937,[1][2] is the Lebanese widow of Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco and the mother of Princes and Princess Moulay Hicham, Lalla Zineb and Moulay Ismail.
Biography
Born on August 4, 1937, in Lebanon, Lamia was the second born of five daughters of the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Riad El Solh and his wife Fayza El Jabiri.[3] When she was just 14 years old, her father was assassinated in an attack by members of the Syrian Social Nationalist Party.[2] She studied at La Sorbonne in Paris.[3]
She is president of the Alaouite Organization for the Promotion of the Blind in Morocco (OAPAM), since 1967, the date of its creation.[4][5]
Marriage
In Rabat, on November 9, 1961, Lamia, aged 24, married Prince Moulay Abdellah of Morocco, in a double nuptial ceremony with Latifa Amahzoune, the bride of her brother-in-law King Hassan II. Following her entry into the royal family, she became Lalla Lamia and Hassan II granted her the title of Princess and the treatment of Highness.[6][4] Three children were born from their union:
- Prince Moulay Hicham (March 4, 1964);
- Princess Lalla Zineb (1971);
- Prince Moulay Ismail (1981).
Title
- 9 novembre 1961 – : Her Highness Princess Lalla Lamia.
References
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- ^ a b Lazkani·Histoires·, Souad (2021-02-17). "L'histoire de la Libanaise qui a épousé un prince marocain" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b Matnawi. Journal D'un Prince Banni - Moulay Hicham. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ a b "Hommage à Rabat à SA la Princesse Lalla Lamia Essolh – O.A.P.A.M" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ diplomatique, Maroc (2023-12-02). "Hommage à Rabat à SA la Princesse Lalla Lamia Essolh en reconnaissance de son action en faveur des non et malvoyants". Maroc Diplomatique (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ "Mohamed Cherkaoui, la princesse Lalla Malika, la princesse Lalla..." Getty Images. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-11.