Princess Lalla Abla bint Tahar (5 September 1909 – 1 March 1992)[1] was the princess consort of Morocco from 1955 to 1961, the mother of King Hassan II (who reigned from 1961 to 1999) and the grandmother of King Mohammed VI
She was the daughter of Prince Moulay al-Tahar,[2] a son of Sultan Hassan I of Morocco and twin brother of Sultan Moulay Yusef.[2][3] She also has alleged Glaoua (Glawa) origins.[4] She allegedly was married in 1926 even though the Palace always denied, being only a seventeen-years-old, it would've been a minor, the royal official version tells the date as 1928.[3]
In her tribute in Tiznit was inaugurated “Avenue Lalla Abla”,[7] on which stands the Maison de la culture de Tiznit.[8] This avenue is close to “Avenue Mohammed V” and “Boulevard Hassan II” in the same city.[7]
The Lalla Abla Mosque on the Port of Tangier was dedicated in July 2018 by her grandson, King Mohammed VI.[9] Baptized "Mosque of H.H. Princess Lalla Abla",[10] it covers an area of 5,712 square meters and has a capacity to welcome 1,900 faithful.[11] The mosque has all the necessary amenities for the faithful, ie two prayer rooms (men and women), accommodation for the imam and the muezzin, shops and an esplanade of 2,720 square meters.[11]
Notes
^"Lalla Abla; Moroccan Royal Mother (Published 1992)". 1992-03-03. Retrieved 2023-08-12. Lalla Abla, the mother of King Hassan II, died on Sunday night after a long illness, the royal palace announced today... Lalla Abla was the wife of King Mohammed V, Hassan's father.
^ abcibn zaydan. durafakhira (in Arabic). p. 139. And when he was seventeen, his blessed father married him to the daughter of his twin, al-Mawla Tahir, and for his wedding in the southern capital, Marrakech, he received a celebration in which the manifestations of the king and the pomp of the sultan was evident, attended by all the notables of the Moroccan kingdom and its statesmen
^"Morocco (Alaoui Dynasty)". 2005-08-29. Archived from the original on 2005-08-29. Retrieved 2023-08-12. Lella Abla, +1992, X after 1927 HM King Mohammed V (see below, Predecessors)
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