Lalla Lamia Al Solh
| Lalla Lamia | |
|---|---|
| Princess | |
 Lamia El Solh in 1960 | |
| 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 Abdallah of Morocco and the mother of Princes and Princess Moulay Hicham, Lalla Zineb and Moulay Ismail.
Biography[edit]
Born on August 4, 1937, in Lebanon, Lamia is the second born of the five daughters of Riad El Solh, Prime Minister of Lebanon, 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 University in Paris and graduated there in 1959 with a Bachelor's Degree in French Language and Literature.[3][4][5]
She is President of the Alaouite Organization for the Promotion of the Blind in Morocco (OAPAM), since 1967, the date of its creation.[6][7]
Marriage[edit]
Lalla Lamia met her future husband Prince Moulay Abdallah in Paris in 1957 when she was a student at La Sorbonne University. They got engaged in Beirut on November 5, 1959.[8][9] In Rabat, on November 9, 1961, aged 24, Lamia married Prince Moulay Abdallah, 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.[10][6] Three children were born from their union:
- Prince Moulay Hicham (March 4, 1964);
- Princess Lalla Zineb (1971);
- Prince Moulay Ismail (1981).
Title[edit]
- 9 November 1961 – : Her Highness Princess Lalla Lamia.
References[edit]
- ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-04-11.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Actes du XVIIe Congrès international de sociologie, Beyrouth 23-29 septembre 1957 (in French). Pub. avec l'aide fu gouvernement libanais par les soins du Comité d'organisation. 1958. p. 726.
- ^ Paris-match (in French). Paris-Match. 1961. p. 29.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Legum, Colin (1962). Africa; a Handbook to the Continent. Praeger. p. 47.
- ^ "Lebanese Princess Lamia El Solh And Her Fiance Prince Abdallah Of..." Getty Images. 2010-11-04. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- ^ "Mohamed Cherkaoui, la princesse Lalla Malika, la princesse Lalla..." Getty Images. 2016-01-19. Retrieved 2024-04-11.