Lamia Al Solh

Lalla Lamia
Princess
Lamia El Solh in 1960
BornLamia El Solh
4 August 1937
Beirut, Lebanon
SpousePrince Moulay Abdallah of Morocco
IssueMoulay Hicham
Lalla Zineb
Moulay Ismail
FatherRiad El Solh
MotherFayza El Jabiri
ReligionSunni 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:

Title

  • 9 novembre 1961 –  : Her Highness Princess Lalla Lamia.

References

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  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Matnawi. Journal D'un Prince Banni - Moulay Hicham. p. 13. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  4. ^ a b "Hommage à Rabat à SA la Princesse Lalla Lamia Essolh – O.A.P.A.M" (in French). Retrieved 2024-04-11.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Mohamed Cherkaoui, la princesse Lalla Malika, la princesse Lalla..." Getty Images. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-11.