Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco

Lalla Salma
Lalla Salma aged 34
Lalla Salma in 2012
Princess consort of Morocco
Tenure12 July 2002 – c. March 2018
BornSalma Bennani
(1977-05-10) 10 May 1977 (age 47)
Fez, Morocco
Spouse
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(m. 2002; div. 2018)​
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Issue
FatherAbdelhamid Bennani
MotherNaïma Bensouda[3]
ReligionSunni Islam

Princess Lalla Salma (born Salma Bennani, Arabic: سلمى بناني, 10 May 1977)[4][5] is the former wife of Mohammed VI of Morocco. They married in 2002, and she became the first wife of a Moroccan ruler to have been publicly acknowledged.[6] She was last seen in an official capacity in December 2017,[7][8] and it was later on reported, in 2018, that she and Mohammed VI had divorced.[1][2][9]

  1. ^ a b Owen-Jones, Juliette (21 July 2019). "King Mohammed VI, Ex-Wife Lalla Salma Deny Rumors of Custody Conflict". Morocco World News. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  2. ^ a b Diallo, Abubakr (22 June 2022). "Les Marocains condamnés à définitivement oublier Lalla Salma ?" [Are Moroccans condemned to forget Lalla Salma for good?]. Afrik (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Princess Lalla Salma of Morocco turns 36: facts about the royal". HELLO!. 10 May 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2023.
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  6. ^ McLaughlin, Chelsea (25 February 2019). "As Meghan and Harry tour Morocco, the mystery of its missing Princess looms in the background". Mamamia. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  7. ^ "'Vanished without a trace': Mystery of Morocco's 'ghost princess'". NZ Herald. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Where is Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma now?". South China Morning Post. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2022.
  9. ^ "'The Ghost Princess': Where has the First Lady of Morocco Disappeared?". Al Bawaba. Retrieved 1 May 2022.