List of rulers of Morocco

King of Morocco
King of Morocco
ملك المغرب
	Royal Flag of Morocco
Incumbent
	Mohammed bin Hassan al-Alawi; since 23 July 1999
Details
Style	Moulay Idris ibn Abdallah Al Idrisi; (Idrisid dynasty) Moulay Al-Rashid ibn Sharif Al Alawi; (Alawi dynasty);
Formation	788; 1236 years ago; (Idrisid dynasty); 1666; 358 years ago; (Alawi dynasty);
Residence	Dar al-Makhzen, Rabat

This is the list of rulers of Morocco since 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.

The present King of Morocco is Mohammed VI of the Alawi dynasty, since 23 July 1999.^[1]

Idrisid Dynasty (788–974)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Hassan ben al-Qasim	Idrisid

Almoravid Dynasty (1040–1147)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Abdallah ibn Yasin	Died 7 July 1059	1040	1059	Founder and First Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid
Abu Bakr ibn Umar	Died 1087	1056	1072	Second Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid
Yusuf ibn Tashfin	Died 1106 In Marrakesh	1072	1106	Amir Al-Muslimin	Almoravid
Ali ibn Yusuf	1084 – 26 January 1143	1106	1143	Son of Yusuf Ibn Tashfin	Almoravid
Tashfin ibn Ali	Died 23/25 March 1145	1143	1145	Emir of Morocco	Almoravid
Ibrahim ibn Tashfin	Died 1147	1146	1147	Seventh Almoravid King of Morocco	Almoravid
Ishaq ibn Ali	Died April 1147	1147	1147	Last Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid

Almohad Dynasty (1121–1269)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Almohad

Marinid Dynasty (1195–1465)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Marinid

Idrisid Interlude (1465–1471)

Muhammad ibn Ali Idrisi-Joutey (1465 – 1471)

Wattasid Dynasty (1472–1554)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya	1472 – 1504 (aged 32)	1472	1504	First Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad	1464 – 1536 (aged 72)	1504	1526	Son of Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya	Wattasid
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad	Died 1549	1526	1545	Third Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad	Died 1547	1545	1547	Fourth Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Ali Abu Hassun	Died September 1554	1549	1554	Fifth Wattasid Sultan Of Morocco	Wattasid

Saadi Dynasty (1544–1659)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Saadi

Dila'i Interlude (1659–1663)

Muhammad al-Hajj ad-Dila'i
(1659 – 1663)

Alawi Dynasty (1631–present)

1631 – 1957: Alawi sultans of Morocco

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
'Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (3rd reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	February 1740	13 June 1741 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Zin al-Abidin bin Ismail زين العابدين بن إسماعيل	1692 – 1762 (aged 70)	13 June 1741	24 November 1741 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (4th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	24 November 1741	3 February 1742 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Al-Mostadi bin Ismail (2nd reign) المستضيء بن إسماعيل	Died 1759	3 February 1742	May 1743 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (5th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	May 1743	July 1747 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Al-Mostadi bin Ismail (3rd reign) المستضيء بن إسماعيل	Died 1759	July 1747	October 1748 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (6th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	October 1748	10 November 1757	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Muhammad bin Abdallah (Muhammad III) محمد بن عبد الله	1710 – 9 April 1790 (aged 80)	10 November 1757	9 April 1790	Son of Abdallah	Alawi
Yazid bin Muhammad اليزيد بن محمد	1750 – 23 February 1792 (aged 42)	9 April 1790	23 February 1792	Son of Muhmammad bin Abdallah	Alawi
Sulayman bin Muhammad سليمان بن محمد	1760 – 28 November 1822 (aged 62)	23 February 1792	28 November 1822	Son of Muhammad bin Abdallah	Alawi
Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham عبد الرحمن بن هشام	1778 – 24 August 1859 (aged 81)	28 November 1822	24 August 1859	Nephew of Sulayman bin Muhammad	Alawi
Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman (Muhammad IV) محمد بن عبد الرحمن	1802 – 16 September 1873 (aged 71)	24 August 1859	16 September 1873	Son of Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham	Alawi
Hassan bin Mohammed (Hassan I) الحسن بن محمد	1836 – 9 June 1894 (aged 58)	16 September 1873	9 June 1894	Son of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman	Alawi
Abd al-Aziz bin Hassan عبد العزيز بن الحسن	(1878-02-24)24 February 1878 – 10 June 1943(1943-06-10) (aged 65)	7 June 1894	4 January 1908 (deposed)	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Abd al-Hafid bin Hassan عبد الحفيظ بن الحسن	(1876-02-24)24 February 1876 – 4 April 1937(1937-04-04) (aged 61)	4 January 1908	12 August 1912 (abdicated)	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Yusef bin Hassan يوسف بن الحسن	1882 – 17 November 1927 (aged 45)	13 August 1912	17 November 1927	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) (1st reign) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	17 November 1927	20 August 1953 (deposed)	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi
Mohammed bin Arafa محمد بن عرفة	1889 – 17 July 1976 (aged 87)	21 August 1953	1 October 1955 (abdicated)	Grandson of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman	Alawi
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) (2nd reign) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	16 November 1955	14 August 1957 (proclaimed King of Morocco)	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi

1957 – present: 'Alawi kings of Morocco

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	14 August 1957	26 February 1961	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi
Hassan bin Muhammad (Hassan II) الحسن بن محمد	(1929-07-09)9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999(1999-07-23) (aged 70)	26 February 1961	23 July 1999	Son of Muhammad bin Yusef	Alawi
Muhammad bin Hassan (Muhammad VI) محمد بن الحسن	(1963-08-21) 21 August 1963 (age 60)	23 July 1999	Incumbent	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi

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References

^ "World: Africa Mohammed VI takes Moroccan throne". BBC News. 24 July 1999. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

[1] "World: Africa Mohammed VI takes Moroccan throne". BBC News. 24 July 1999. Retrieved 18 February 2010.

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Idrisid dynasty (788–974)	Idris I (Idris ibn Abdallah) Idris II (Idris ibn Idris) Muhammad ibn Idris Ali I (Ali ibn Muhammad) Yahya I (Yahya ibn Muhammad) Yahya II (Yahya ibn Yahya) Ali II (Ali ibn Umar) Yahya III (Yahya ibn al-Qasim) Yahya IV (Yahya ibn Idris ibn Umar) Hasan I (al-Hasan ibn Muhammad) Al-Qasim ibn Ibrahim Abu'l-Aysh ibn al-Qasim Hasan II (al-Hasan ibn al-Qasim)
Almoravid dynasty (1040–1147)	Yusuf ibn Tashfin Ali ibn Yusuf Tashfin ibn Ali Ibrahim ibn Tashfin Ishaq ibn Ali
Almohad dynasty (1121–1269)	Abd al-Mu'min Yusuf I (Abu Yaqub Yusuf) Yaqub al-Mansur Muhammad al-Nasir Yusuf II (Yusuf al-Mustansir) Abd al-Wahid I (Abd al-Wahid al-Makhluʿ) Abdallah al-ʿAdil Yahya al-Mu'tasim Idris al-Ma'mun Abd al-Wahid II Said al-Muʿtadid
Marinid dynasty (1244–1465)	Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr Abu Thabit Amir Abu al-Rabi Sulayman Abu Sa'id Uthman II Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman Abu Inan Faris Abu Zayyan Muhammad II Abu Bakr ibn Faris Ibrahim ibn Ali Tashfin ibn Ali Abd al-Aziz ibn Ali Muhammad III ibn Abd al-Aziz Ahmad ibn Ibrahim (al-Mustansir) Musa ibn Faris Muhammad ibn Ahmad (al-Wathiq) Ahmad ibn Ibrahim (al-Mustansir) Abd al-Aziz ibn Ahmad Abdallah ibn Ahmad Uthman ibn Ahmad Abd al-Haqq ibn Uthman
Idrisid interlude (1465–1471)	Muhammad ibn Ali Amrani-Joutey
Wattasid dynasty (1471–1549, 1554)	Muhammad ibn Yahya Muhammad ibn Muhammad Ali ibn Muhammad (Abu Hassun) Ahmad ibn Muhammad Muhammad ibn Ahmad Ahmad ibn Muhammad
Saadi dynasty (1549–1659)	Mohammed al-Shaykh Abdallah al-Ghalib Muhammad al-Mutawakkil Abd al-Malik I (Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik al-Ghazi) Ahmad al-Mansur Abu Faris Abdallah Abdallah al-Ghalib II Zidan al-Nasir Abd al-Malik II (Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik ibn Zidan) Al-Walid ibn Zidan Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir Ahmad al-Abbas
Dila'i interlude (1659–1663)	Muhammad al-Haj ad-Dila'i
Alawi dynasty (1666–present)	Al-Rashid ibn Ali Ismail ibn Ali Ahmad ibn Ismail Abd al-Malik ibn Ismail Abdallah ibn Ismail Ali ibn Ismail Muhammad II (Muhammad ibn Ismail) Al-Mustadi' ibn Ismail Zin al-Abidin ibn Ismail Muhammad III (Muhammad ibn Abdallah) Al-Yazid ibn Muhammad Hisham ibn Muhammad Suleiman ibn Muhammad Abd al-Rahman ibn Hisham Muhammad IV (Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman) Hassan I (Al-Hassan ibn Muhammad) Abd al-Aziz ibn al-Hassan Abd al-Hafid ibn al-Hassan Yusuf ibn al-Hassan Muhammad ibn Arafa Muhammad V (Muhammad ibn Yusuf) Hassan II (Hassan ibn Muhammad) Muhammad VI (Muhammad ibn al-Hassan)