Mohammed V of Morocco
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Mohammed al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi, better known simply as Mohammed V, was the last Sultan of Morocco from 1927 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1957, and first King of Morocco from 1957 to 1961
Mohammed in 1953
Sultan Mohammed seated with Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill during the 1943 Casablanca Conference; his son Hassan is pictured standing behind him.
On the cover of Time, 22 April 1957
Mohamed V receiving Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser in Casablanca, 1961
Hassan II of Morocco
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Hassan II was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. Before his accession, he served as Crown Prince of Morocco from 1957 to 1961 and held key positions including commander-in-chief of the
Mohammed V of Morocco
…in the following year he assumed the title of king. Mohammed died in 1961 at the age of 51 and was succeeded by his eldest son, who took the throne as Hassan II. Mohammed is often described by historians as a moderate and unifying figure whose leadership style was marked by restraint and a generally gentle and…
Hassan in 1983
Hassan II studying at the Royal College in 1943
Hassan II and his father Sultan Mohammed V, 1950
Hassan II greeting the public on his way to Friday prayer in Marrakesh, 1966