Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui
Moroccan diplomat
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Princess Lalla Joumala Alaoui (born 1962, as Sharifa only) is a Moroccan diplomat who served as the country's Ambassador to the United Kingdom from 2009 to 2016 and to the United States from 2016 to 2023.[1][2][3]
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Lalla Joumala Alaoui | |
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| Ambassador of Morocco to the United States | |
| In office October 2016 – October 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Rachad Bouhlal |
| Succeeded by | Youssef Amrani |
| 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 63–64) |
| Spouse | Mohammad Reza Nouri Esfandiari |
| Relations | Mohamed Jaouad Laraki (ex-husband) |
| Children | Lalla Nezha Laraki |
| Parent(s) | Prince Moulay Ali Princess Lalla Fatima Zohra |
| Alma mater | Oriental Institute, Oxford |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
| Website | Moroccan Embassy in London |
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.[3] After, she settled in Casablanca, where she became active in some of the city's NGOs.[3]
For a brief period in 1999–2000, she was diplomatic attaché at the Moroccan Embassy to United Nations.[3]
She is the President of the Moroccan-British Society.
Honours
- Awards
USA :
- Honored Citizen of Dallas (15 November 2017).[4]
- Ambassador of the year 2023 by the National U.S.–Arab Chamber of Commerce [NUSACC] (11 December 2023).[5][6]
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.