Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco 905438 223457576 2008-07-04T04:20:24Z Mlaffs 5875630 [[:en:User:NicoV/Wikipedia Cleaner/Documentation|WikiCleaner]] 0.76 - Repairing link to disambiguation page - [[Wikipedia:Disambiguation pages with links|You can help!]] {{Unreferenced|date=May 2007}} {{Infobox Monarch|royal|consort | name =Salma Bennani | title =The Princess Consort of Morocco | image = | caption = | consortreign =[[March 21]], [[2002]] - present | spouse =[[Mohammed VI of Morocco|King Mohammed VI]] | issue =[[Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco|Crown Prince Moulay Hassan]] <br> [[Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco|Princess Lalla Khadija]]. | royal house =[[Alaouite dynasty|Alaouite]] | othertitles =''HRH'' The Princess Consort (2002-) <br> ''Miss'' Salma Bennani (1978-2002) | father = | mother = | date of birth ={{birth date and age|1978|5|10}} | place of birth =[[Fes, Morocco|Fez]], [[Morocco]] | date of death = | place of death = |}} '''Princess Lalla Salma''' of [[Morocco]] ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: الأميرة للا سلمى) born '''Salma Bennani''' on [[May 10]] [[1978]] is the Princess Consort of [[Mohammed_VI_of_Morocco|King Mohammed VI]] of Morocco and the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged and given a royal title. ==Early Life and Education== Salma was born in [[Fes, Morocco]] to a primary school teacher father. Her mother died when she was three years old from then on she was raised by her maternal grandmother. {{Moroccan Royal Family}} She was educated in private and public schools in [[Rabat]]. Upon completing her primary education, she qualified for an honors program that was initiated by the Ministry of National Education, which resulted in her obtaining a baccalaureate in 1995 with excellent grades in mathematics and sciences at [[Lycée Hassan II]]. Following the successful completion of a preparatory course at [[Lycée Moulay Youssef]], Salma graduated in 2000 from the [[Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Informatique et d'Analyse des Systèmes]]. She received a degree in [[computer science]] and was her class valedictorian. After graduation, she worked in [[Casablanca]] as an information services engineer at the [[Omnium nord Africain|ONA Group]], the country's largest private holding company, which is controlled by the Moroccan royal family. ==Marriage and Children== Salma married [[Mohammed_VI_of_Morocco|King Mohammed VI]] on [[March 21]], [[2002]], at the royal palace in Rabat. They have two children: *[[Moulay Hassan, Crown Prince of Morocco|Crown Prince Moulay Hassan]] born [[May 8]], [[2003]] *[[Princess Lalla Khadija of Morocco|Princess Lalla Khadija]] born [[February 28]], [[2007]] {{infobox hrhstyles|royal name=Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco|image=[[Image:COA Kingdom of Morocco.svg|70px]]|dipstyle=[[Her Royal Highness]]|offstyle=Your Royal Highness|altstyle=Ma'am}} ==Royal Role== Salma has kept quite a low profile as first lady of Morocco, although a more public one than her antecessors in the role, who the citizens did not normally see. She has been supporting cancer associations and the Fez Sacred Music Festival. She also met quite a number of foreign royalty during official visits to Morocco where she was the host to them or royal gatherings such as [[Queen Rania of Jordan]], [[Queen Sofía of Spain]], [[Sheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned|Sheikha Mozah of Qatar]], the [[Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway|Crown Prince]] and [[Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway|Crown Princess of Norway]], [[Princess Máxima of the Netherlands]], [[Princess Mathilde of Belgium]] or [[Princess Takamado|Princess Takamado of Japan]]. She also represented Morocco and her husband. She has also represented the King and Morocco in meetings and gatherings such as in Thailand, Japan and France. ==Fashion== Lalla Salma's wardrobe is primarily designed by [[Chanel]], [[Dior]], Jean Paul Gauthier, [[Dolce & Gabbana]], [[Gucci]], [[Prada]] and the largest houses of haute couture. She also wears traditional Moroccan wear, such as kaftans. Her shoes are manufactured on order at Massaro or Fratelli Rossetti or Hogan. Her jewels come from [[Cartier SA|Cartier]], [[Chaumet]], [[Piaget SA|Piaget]], [[Van Cleef]]. Her perfumes are from Maison [[Guerlain]], [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]] or [[Patou]]. [[Category:Moroccan princesses|Lalla Salma of Morocco, Princess]] [[Category:1978 births|Lalla Salma of Morocco, Princess]] [[Category:Living people|Lalla Salma of Morocco, Princess]] [[Category:People from Fes|L]] [[Category:Arab people|Lalla Salma of Morocco, Princess]] [[ar:الأميرة للا سلمى]] [[de:Lalla Salma]] [[et:Lalla Salma]] [[es:Lalla Salma]] [[fr:Lalla Salma]] [[it:Lalla Salma]] [[ru:Лалла Сальма]]