Mohamed Mediouri

Haj Mohamed El Mediouri
الحاج محمد مديوري
Mediouri in 1994
President of Kawkab Marrakesh F.C
In office
1984 – December 2002
President of the Moroccan Athletics Federation
In office
1993 – July 2001
Succeeded byAbdeslam Ahizoune
Chief of the Royal Security
In office
1976 – 22 May 2000[1]
Preceded byHadj Ahmed El Faqir
Succeeded byAziz Jaidi
Personal details
Born (1938-04-08) 8 April 1938 (age 86)
Marrakesh, Morocco
Spouse
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(m. 2000; died 2024)​
ChildrenFatima Zahra Mediouri
Monsif Mediouri[2]
RelativesPrincess Lalla Meryem (stepdaughter)
King Mohammed VI (stepson)
Princess Lalla Asma (stepdaughter)
Princess Lalla Hasna (stepdaughter)
Prince Moulay Rachid (stepson)

Haj Mohamed El Mediouri (Arabic: الحاج محمد المديوري; born 8 April 1938 in Marrakesh)[2] is the former chief of the personal security, and the senior bodyguard, of King Hassan II of Morocco.[3][4][5]

Outside his official security position inside the palace, he was the president of Kawakab Marrakesh football club and the Moroccan Athletics federation.[2]

After the death of Hassan II, he married his widow Lalla Latifa and settled in France.[6][7] He was discharged of all of his official positions.[8]

El Mediouri was also involved in business, he was the exclusive distributor of Motorola Talkie Walkies in Morocco.[6] His son reportedly still runs this business.[6]

  1. ^ "Basri limogé, qui l'aurait cru!". L'Economiste. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Taieb CHADI (28 March 1998). "Portrait du président de la FRMA, Abnégation Popularité incontestée". Maroc hebdo. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. ^ Ignace Dalle (9 March 2011). Hassan II entre tradition et absolutisme. Fayard. ISBN 978-2-213-66458-3.
  4. ^ "La "mystérieuse" agression du beau-père de Mohamed VI". leparisien.fr (in French). 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. ^ "Maroc: "mystérieuse" agression de l'ex-chef de la sécurité royale". Le Figaro (in French). AFP. 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference tobji was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ Ali Amar (2009-04-29). Mohammed VI, le grand malentendu (PDF) (in French). Calman-Levy. p. 52. ISBN 978-2-702-14857-0. Mohamed Médiouri ... had married the mother of Mohammed VI, and therefore the former wife of Hassan II, Latifa
  8. ^ "MOROCCO : MOHAMED MEDIOURI - 25/05/2000 - Maghreb Confidential". Africa Intelligence. 2000-05-25. Retrieved 2024-01-04.