His Majesty the King Chairs in M’diq Reception on Throne Day

At the outset of the ceremony, His Majesty the King saluted the Moroccan flag while the national anthem was played and a 21-gun salute was fired.

The Sovereign was then greeted by a number of Moroccan and foreign figures who came to extend their wishes to HM the King on this happy occasion.

The Sovereign received greetings from Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, Speaker of the House of Representatives Rachid Talbi Alami, and Speaker of the House of Councillors Mohamed Ould Errachid.

HM the King also received greetings from the President-Delegate of the Supreme Council of the Judicial Power, First President of the Court of Cassation, Mohamed Abdennabaoui, the President of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, King’s Public Prosecutor General at the Court of Cassation, Hicham Balaoui, the President of the Constitutional Court, Mohamed Amine Benabdellah, the First President of the Court of Auditors, Zineb El Adaoui, the President of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, Abdelkader Amara, the Secretary General of the Higher Council of Ulema, Mohamed Yssef, the President of the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, Rahma Bourqia, and the President of the National Human Rights Council, Amina Bouayach.

The Sovereign was also greeted by the Kingdom’s Ombudsman, Hassan Tariq, the Chairwoman of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, Latifa Akherbach, the Chairman of the Competition Council, Ahmed Rahhou, the Chairman of the National Authority for Probity, Prevention and the Fight against Corruption, Mohamed Benalilou, the President of the Council of the Moroccan Community Abroad, Driss El Yazami, the President of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, Khalihenna Ould Errachid, the Wali of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Region, Governor of the Tangier-Assilah Prefecture, Younès Tazi and the President of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima Regional Council, Omar Moro.

HM the King was then greeted by Lieutenant General Mohamed Berrid, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Commander of the South Zone, Lieutenant General Mohamed Haramou, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, Brigadier General Azzeddine Khalid, Head of the Third Bureau, Air Division General Mohammed Gadih, Inspector of the Royal Air Force, Rear Admiral Mohamed Tahin, Inspector of the Royal Navy, Major General Jabrane Khalid, Inspector General of the Auxiliary Forces (North Zone), Major Colonel Mustapha Hdiouad, Inspector General of the Auxiliary Forces (South Zone), Abdellatif Hammouchi, Director General of National Security and Territorial Surveillance; as well as Mohamed Yassine El Mansouri, Director General of Studies and Documentation.

The Sovereign was also greeted by the dean of the African diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Republic of Cameroon, Mohamadou Youssifou, the interim dean of the Arab diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Republic of Yemen, Ezzedine Saïd Ahmed Al Asbahi, the interim dean of the European diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta, Julien-Vincent Brunie, the dean of the American diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, Ian Montclair Queely, and the dean of the Asian diplomatic corps, ambassador of the People’s Republic of China, Li Changlin.

HM the King was also greeted by Monsignor Emilio Rocha Grande, Archbishop of Tangier, the Reverend Pastor Karen Thomas Smith, President of the Evangelical Church in Morocco, Monsignor Maxim Massalitin, President of the Russian Orthodox Church, and Yossef Israel, Chief Rabbi of Casablanca.

The Sovereign was then greeted by FIFA President Gianni Infantino, President of the Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) Fouzi Lekjaa, and members of the women’s national football team, who led a brilliant campaign at the 2024 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations.

HM the King, accompanied by His Royal Highness Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid, then posed for a souvenir photo with the members of the women’s national football team.

The celebration by the Moroccan people today of the 26th anniversary of the enthronement of His Majesty King Mohammed VI is a renewed opportunity for all the Nation’s components to reiterate their fidelity, loyalty, and unwavering attachment to the Glorious Alaouite Throne.

Editorial team/le7tv