PORTRAIT – Moulay El-Hassan, heir to King Mohammed VI who has been in poor health for several years, is increasingly present on the national and international scene.
A specialist in the Maghreb, Pierre Vermeren is Professor of Contemporary History at Paris Panthéon Sorbonne University. He recently published Morocco in 100 questions (Éditions Tallandier, 2020).
For several years now, Moulay El-Hassan, son of Mohammed VIrepresents Morocco at certain ceremonies due to his father’s poor health. The Crown Prince, from the Alaouite dynasty, will be called upon to become 4th King of Morocco on Mohammed VI’s death. At the start of the official visit of Emmanuel Macron on October 28Mohammed VI appeared very weak with a cane “due to sciatica”, reports the Moroccan newspaper Hespress.
“Moroccans have been worried about Mohammed VI’s health for almost ten years. The succession is something we’ve been talking about for a long time. I imagine that Moulay El-Hassan has been prepared for a long time because he is first on the list of successors.”says Pierre Vermeren, professor of contemporary history at the University…
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