| Lalla Joumala Alaoui | |
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| Ambassador of Morocco to the United States | |
| Incumbent | |
| 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 |
| Royal family of Morocco |
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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.
Early life
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. After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs.
For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations.
She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.
Family
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.
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.
Honours
- Awards
USA :
- Honored Citizen of Dallas (15 November 2017).
- Ambassador of the year 2023 by the National U.S.–Arab Chamber of Commerce (11 December 2023).
She is a member of the Metropolitan Club of Washington DC, and a member of the Cosmos Club.
See also
- Princess Lalla Aicha of Morocco (her aunt), also Ambassador to the United Kingdom in the 1960s.
References
- "Charles and Camilla welcomed with milk in Morocco". The Telegraph. 2011-04-04. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- Mohamed RIAL (2009-11-16). "Chrifa Lalla Joumala Alaoui, ambassadrice du Maroc, tient une réunion de travail au stand marocain". L'Opinion. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ^ M Sehimi (26 March 2009). "Lalla Joumala, une Princesse dans le vent". MarocHebdo. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- Ambassador Lalla Joumala Alaoui Named Honorary Citizen of Dallas
- Map News
- 2023 Ambassador of the Year: H.H. Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui of Morocco
