Mohammed VI of Morocco#External links

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Mohammed was born on 21 August 1963, as the second child and first son of King Hassan II and his wife, Lalla Latifa.(24 July 1999).[http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/morocco-s-king-hassan-dies-aged-70-1.7445 Morocco's King Hassan dies, aged 70] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924083126/http://www.iol.co.za/news/africa/morocco-s-king-hassan-dies-aged-70-1.7445 |date=24 September 2015 }}, Independent Online (South Africa) As their eldest son, he was heir apparent from birth.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

Mohammed's father was keen on giving him a religious and political education from an early age; at the age of four, he started attending the Quranic school at the Royal Palace. His educational routine commenced at 6 am with an hour-long recitation of the Quran, followed by formal lessons. He completed his first primary and secondary studies at the Collège Royal, a specialized college constructed within the fortified walls of the palace. Hassan II, desiring his son to experience competitive pressure, selected 12 classmates recognized for their intellect to accompany Mohammed in his studies. As depicted in Le Roi prédateur, a 2012 biography authored by two French journalists, there is an account of Hassan instructing his aides to administer twenty lashes to Mohammed when he appeared to lag in his studies.{{Cite news |last=Pelham |first=Nicolas |date=April 14, 2023 |title=The mystery of Morocco's missing king |url=https://www.economist.com/1843/2023/04/14/the-mystery-of-moroccos-missing-king |access-date=2024-02-09 |newspaper=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}

At the age of ten, Mohammed began representing his father at foreign engagements, the first being the funeral of French president Georges Pompidou in 1974.{{Cite web |last=Crétois |first=Jules |date=2017-06-21 |title=Mohammed VI : le jour où il a représenté le Maroc pour la première fois |url=https://www.jeuneafrique.com/mag/446481/politique/mohammed-vi-jour-a-represente-maroc-premiere/ |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=Jeune Afrique |language=fr-FR}} According to a childhood friend, Mohammed harboured fantasies about the world beyond the palace walls and seldom ventured outside. One of his favourite songs was "Breakfast in America" by the English rock band Supertramp, which celebrates the allure of travel by jumbo jet. Mohammed excelled in languages.

Mohammed attained his Baccalaureate in 1981, before gaining a bachelor's degree in law at the Mohammed V University at Agdal in 1985.[http://www.maroc.ma/en/content/biography-hm-king-mohammed-vi "Biography of HM. King MohammedVI"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170716142629/http://www.maroc.ma/en/content/biography-hm-king-mohammed-vi%23 |date=16 July 2017 }}, Maroc.ma. His research paper dealt with "the Arab-African Union and the Strategy of the Kingdom of Morocco in matters of International Relations". He was furthermore appointed president of the Pan Arab Games, and was commissioned a Brigadier General of the Royal Moroccan Army on 26 November 1985. Mohammed served as the Coordinator of the Offices and Services of the Royal Armed Forces until 1994.{{Citation needed|date=June 2020}}

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In 1987, Mohammed obtained his first Certificat d'Études Supérieures (CES) in political sciences, and in July 1988 he obtained a Diplôme d'Études Approfondies (DEA) in public law. In November 1988, he trained in Brussels with Jacques Delors, the President of the European Commission.

According to a biography by Ferran Sales Aige, Mohammed's father received reports from his spies indicating that the young prince was visiting bars regularly. This led to a deepening dissatisfaction from the king towards his son. In a moment of despair, Hassan II was rumoured to have described his son's behaviour as a "chromosome error." Mohammed was sent to study law in Nice, with his activities closely monitored by the interior minister dispatched by his father. He obtained his PhD in law with distinction on 29 October 1993 from the French University of Nice Sophia Antipolis for his thesis on "EEC-Maghreb Relations". On 12 July 1994, he was promoted to the military rank of Major General, and that same year he became president of the High Council of Culture and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Moroccan Army.

According to the New York Times, before ascending to the throne, Mohammed "gained a reputation as a playboy during the years he spent waiting in the wings, showing a fondness for fast cars and nightclubs."{{Cite news|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/27/world/in-morocco-too-a-young-king-for-a-new-generation.html|title=In Morocco, Too, a Young King for a New Generation |work=The New York Times |date=24 April 2017|access-date=24 April 2017|archive-date=24 April 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424160754/http://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/27/world/in-morocco-too-a-young-king-for-a-new-generation.html|url-status=bot: unknown |last1=Jehl |first1=Douglas }} Over time, a noticeable estrangement developed between him and his father. He actively avoided encounters with Hassan II, even during his visits to Morocco. Instead, he frequently frequented Amnesia, an illicit club located underground in the capital city. According to Le Roi prédateur, Mohammed's close friend from school, Fouad Ali El Himma, facilitated his visits to Amnesia by installing a private lift from his apartment above that descended directly to the club's premises.{{Moroccan Royal Family}}

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Mohammed ascended the throne on the death of his father on 23 July 1999.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-18 |title=Mohammed's rule: Key dates |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/6/18/timeline-the-reign-of-king-mohammed-vi |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210930131248/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2011/6/18/timeline-the-reign-of-king-mohammed-vi |archive-date=2021-09-30 |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} He was formally enthroned one week later and made a televised address, promising to take on poverty and corruption, while creating jobs and improving Morocco's human rights record. Islamist conservatives opposed his reformist rhetoric, and some of his reforms angered fundamentalists.{{Cite web |last=Marmie |first=Nicolas |date=2000-07-30 |title=Moroccan King Marks Year in Power |url=https://apnews.com/article/50d3fded1fc0c4272a9098e71f577a41 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531145319/https://apnews.com/article/50d3fded1fc0c4272a9098e71f577a41 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |access-date=2021-09-30 |website=AP News}} His initial directives also included the dismissal of his father's hardline interior minister, Driss Basri, and the appointment of some of his former classmates to key positions in the state bureaucracy.{{Cite news |last=Pelham |first=Nick |date=1999-11-21 |title=King humbles Morocco's man of iron |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/1999/nov/21/theobserver |access-date=2024-06-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}

Mohammed and his sister, Princess Lalla Meryem, made a state visit to the United States in June 2000, as guests of the president Bill Clinton.{{Cite web |last=McCaffrey |first=Shannon |date=2000-06-21 |title=Largest State Dinner at White House |url=https://apnews.com/article/8fa38c79578fadbc27e9b793d71051cb |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803015212/https://apnews.com/article/8fa38c79578fadbc27e9b793d71051cb |archive-date=3 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US}} The Bush administration designated Morocco as a major non-NATO ally in 2004. The two countries later signed a free-trade agreement in 2006, the only one of its kind between the United States and an African country, which was met with some criticism within Morocco due to increasing trade deficit.{{Cite web |last1=Feuer |first1=Sarah |last2=Ayadi |first2=Reda |date=2019-07-29 |title=Twenty Years Under King Mohammed VI (Part 2): Foreign Policy Developments |url=https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/twenty-years-under-king-mohammed-vi-part-2-foreign-policy-developments |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803015212/https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/twenty-years-under-king-mohammed-vi-part-2-foreign-policy-developments |archive-date=3 August 2022 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=The Washington Institute |language=en}}

In February 2004, Mohammed enacted a new family code (Mudawana), which granted women more power. In July, he announced that Morocco would lift visa restrictions for Algerians, with Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika reciprocating the measure in 2005.{{Cite web |date=2005-04-03 |title=Algeria opens border to Moroccans |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/4/3/algeria-opens-border-to-moroccans |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718180610/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2005/4/3/algeria-opens-border-to-moroccans |archive-date=18 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} Mohammed also created the Equity and Reconciliation Commission, which was tasked with researching human rights violations under Hassan II. This move was welcomed by many as promoting democracy but was also criticized because the commission's reports did not name the perpetrators. According to human rights organizations, human rights violations are still common in Morocco.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/international/africa/01morocco.html?pagewanted=print|title=In Morocco, a Rights Movement, at the King's Pace|work=The New York Times|access-date=18 February 2010|first=Neil|last=MacFarquhar|date=1 October 2005|archive-date=18 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318123252/https://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/01/world/africa/in-morocco-a-rights-movement-at-the-kings-pace.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4457267.stm|title=Facing up to Morocco's hidden fear|work=BBC News|access-date=18 February 2010|date=19 April 2005|first=Pascale|last=Harter|archive-date=10 March 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060310200401/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4457267.stm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?lang=e&id=80256DD400782B8480256F6A003CF643|title=Morocco/Western Sahara: Amnesty International welcomes public hearings into past violations|publisher=Amnesty International|access-date=18 February 2010|archive-date=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110219121710/http://www.amnestyusa.org/document.php?id=80256DD400782B8480256F6A003CF643&lang=e|url-status=dead}}

In March 2006, the government created the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), an advisory committee which defends Morocco's claim to Western Sahara, and whose members are appointed by the king. The CORCAS proposed a plan for Western Sahara's autonomy, provided it remains under Moroccan sovereignty.{{cite web |last=Sahel |first=El Mostafa |date=11 April 2007 |title=Letter dated 11 April 2007 from the Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations addressed to the President of the Security Council |url=https://digitallibrary.un.org/record/597424 |access-date=26 April 2024 |publisher=United Nations Security Council}} Mohammed went on to visit Western Sahara in 2006 and 2015.{{Cite web |date=2015-11-07 |title=الملك محمد السادس يزور الصحراء الغربية بمناسبة الذكرى الأربعين "للمسيرة الخضراء" |url=https://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2015/11/151106_morocco_sahara_king_visit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160316110527/http://www.bbc.com/arabic/middleeast/2015/11/151106_morocco_sahara_king_visit |archive-date=16 March 2016 |access-date=2022-08-02 |website=BBC News عربي |language=ar}}

{{Main|2011–2012 Moroccan protests}}

The 2011 Moroccan protests, led by the 20 February Movement, were primarily motivated by corruption and general political discontentment, as well as by the hardships of the global economic crisis. Then-recent revolutions influenced the demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt which overthrew their respective leaders, and demands by protesters included "urgent" political and social reforms, including the relinquishment of some of the King's powers.{{Cite web |date=2011-06-15 |title=20 فبراير...الحركة التي "هزت" عرش الملك محمد السادس |url=https://www.france24.com/ar/20110615-morocco-20-february-mohammed-VI-king-protests-marrakech-terrorism |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525002203/https://www.france24.com/ar/20110615-morocco-20-february-mohammed-VI-king-protests-marrakech-terrorism |archive-date=2021-05-25 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=France 24 |language=ar}}

In a speech delivered on 9 March 2011, Mohammed said that parliament would receive "new powers that enable it to discharge its representative, legislative, and regulatory mission". In addition, the powers of the judiciary were granted greater independence from the king, who announced that he was empanelling a committee of legal scholars to produce a draft constitution by June 2011.[https://web.archive.org/web/20110525003606/http://moroccansforchange.com/2011/03/09/king-mohamed-vi-speech-3911-full-text-feb20-khitab/ Mohammed VI speech]. Moroccansforchange.com (9 March 2011). Retrieved 4 March 2012. On 1 July, voters approved a set of political reforms proposed by the king in a referendum.

The reforms consisted of the following:{{Cite news |date=2011-06-29 |title=Q&A: Morocco's referendum on reform |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13964550 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181212211546/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-13964550 |archive-date=2018-12-12 |access-date=2013-02-01 |work=BBC News |language=en-GB}}

• Standard Moroccan Amazigh is designated an official national language, along with standard Arabic.{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 5}}
• The state preserves and protects the Hassaniya Arabic dialect and all the linguistic components of Moroccan culture as a heritage of the nation.
• The prime minister (officially titled "head of government") presides over the Council of Government, which prepares the general policy of the state; previously the king held this position. The prime minister also has the power to dissolve the parliament.{{cite web |title=Maroc: la réforme constitutionnelle préconise de limiter certains pouvoirs du roi |url=http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-monde/maroc-la-reforme-constitutionnelle-preconise-de-limiter-certains-pouvoirs-du-roi-17-06-2011-1498052.php |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140429161648/http://www.leparisien.fr/flash-actualite-monde/maroc-la-reforme-constitutionnelle-preconise-de-limiter-certains-pouvoirs-du-roi-17-06-2011-1498052.php |archive-date=29 April 2014 |access-date=24 August 2011 |website=Le Parisien |publisher= |language=fr |agency=Agence France-Presse}}
• The king now must appoint the prime minister from the party that wins the most seats in the parliamentary elections, but it can be any member of the winning party and not necessarily the party's leader. Previously, the king could nominate anybody he wanted for this position regardless of the election results. That was usually the case when no party had a big advantage over the other parties, in terms of the number of seats in the parliament.{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 47}}{{Cite web |title=Constitution of the Kingdom of Morocco of 1996, Morocco |url=https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/6034 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=WIPO Lex}}
• The king is no longer "sacred or holy" but the "integrity of his person" is "inviolable".{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 46}}
• High administrative and diplomatic posts (including ambassadors, CEOs of state-owned companies, and provincial and regional governors) are now appointed by the prime minister and the ministerial council which is presided over by the king; previously the latter exclusively held this power.{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 49 and Article 91}}
• The parliament has the power to grant amnesty. Previously this was also exclusively held by the king.{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 71}}
• The king guarantees the independence of the judiciary system from the legislative and executive branches.{{Cite web |title=Morocco 2011 Constitution |url=https://www.constituteproject.org/constitution/Morocco_2011 |access-date=2024-06-17 |website=Constitute Project |at=Article 107}}
• Women are guaranteed "civic and social" equality with men. Previously, only "political equality" was guaranteed, though the 1996 constitution granted all citizens equality in terms of rights before the law.
• The king retains complete control over the armed forces and the judiciary as well as matters about religion and foreign policy, as well as the authority to appoint and dismiss prime ministers.Voice of America (30 July 2011). [https://www.voanews.com/a/moroccan-king-calls-for-prompt-parliamentary-elections-126457118/143080.html "Moroccan King Calls for Prompt Parliamentary Elections"] . Retrieved 8 December 2012.
• In theory, all citizens have freedom of thought, ideas, artistic expression and creation. Previously only free speech and the freedom of circulation and association were guaranteed. However, criticizing or directly opposing the king is still punishable with prison.{{cite web|author1=Driss Bennani |author2=Mohammed Boudarham |author3=Fahd Iraqi|title=nouvelle constitution. plus roi que jamais|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/479/couverture_479.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110626044337/http://www.telquel-online.com/479/couverture_479.shtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 June 2011|publisher=Telquel|access-date=24 August 2011}}

In January 2017, Morocco banned the manufacturing, marketing, and sale of the burqa.{{Cite news |last=Ennaji |first=Moha |title=Why Morocco's burqa ban is more than just a security measure |url=https://theconversation.com/why-moroccos-burqa-ban-is-more-than-just-a-security-measure-72120 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190803105240/http://theconversation.com/why-moroccos-burqa-ban-is-more-than-just-a-security-measure-72120 |archive-date=3 August 2019 |access-date=12 September 2017 |work=The Conversation |language=en}}

Beginning in late 2019, several countries which supported Morocco in the Western Sahara conflict established consulates in the Western Saharan cities of Laayoune and Dakhla, with a total of 28 as of 2023.{{Cite web |title=Déjà 28 consulats au Sahara marocain: Un nouveau hub diplomatique dans les provinces méridionales |url=https://www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma/28-consulats-sahara-marocain-hub-diplomatique |access-date=2023-08-28 |website=www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma |date=21 July 2023 |language=fr}} In November 2020, an escalation of the ongoing Western Sahara conflict began when Sahrawi protesters blocked a road connecting Guerguerat to sub-Saharan Africa via Mauritania. Morocco responded by intervening militarily to resume the movement of people and goods through Guerguerat, which the Polisario Front said had violated the 1991 ceasefire agreement.{{Cite web |date=2021-04-20 |title=UN chief vows to do utmost to keep Western Sahara cease-fire |url=https://apnews.com/article/mauritania-morocco-armed-forces-blockades-western-sahara-32f10d1e9724668175eede89033fe7cf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201114141324/https://apnews.com/article/mauritania-morocco-armed-forces-blockades-western-sahara-32f10d1e9724668175eede89033fe7cf |archive-date=14 November 2020 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Dahir |first=Abdi Latif |date=2020-11-13 |title=Morocco Launches Military Operation in Western Sahara Buffer Zone |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/middleeast/morocco-military-operation-western-sahara.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118002603/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/13/world/middleeast/morocco-military-operation-western-sahara.html |archive-date=2020-11-18 |access-date=2022-08-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

On 20 December 2022, Mohammed invited the Moroccan national football team to a reception at the Royal Palace in Rabat, following their reaching fourth place at the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and awarded the members of the team with the Order of the Throne.{{Cite web |date=2022-12-20 |title=King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams |url=https://en.hespress.com/55519-king-receives-members-of-national-soccer-team-decorates-them-with-royal-wissams.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221225111556/https://en.hespress.com/55519-king-receives-members-of-national-soccer-team-decorates-them-with-royal-wissams.html |archive-date=25 December 2022 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HESPRESS English}}{{Cite web |last=Zouiten |first=Sara |title=King Mohammed VI Awards Atlas Lions with Wissams at Royal Reception |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/12/353140/king-mohammed-vi-awards-atlas-lions-with-wissams-at-royal-reception |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224121217/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/12/353140/king-mohammed-vi-awards-atlas-lions-with-wissams-at-royal-reception |archive-date=24 December 2022 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Morocco World News|date=20 December 2022 }} In March 2023, he was invited by president of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Patrice Motsepe to receive the CAF's outstanding achievement award.{{Cite web |last=Zouiten |first=Sara |title=King Mohammed VI To Receive CAF President Outstanding Achievement Award |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354335/king-mohammed-vi-to-receive-caf-president-outstanding-achievement-award |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307153558/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354335/king-mohammed-vi-to-receive-caf-president-outstanding-achievement-award |archive-date=7 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=Morocco World News|date=7 March 2023 }}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-07 |title=King Mohammed VI to receive CAF president's outstanding achievement |url=https://en.hespress.com/59873-king-mohammed-vi-to-receive-caf-presidents-outstanding-achievement.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230307153558/https://en.hespress.com/59873-king-mohammed-vi-to-receive-caf-presidents-outstanding-achievement.html |archive-date=7 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-07 |website=HESPRESS English}} During the awards ceremony in Kigali, Chakib Benmoussa, attending on behalf of the king, announced in a letter written by Mohammed that Morocco would join the Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid as a co-host.{{Cite news |date=2023-03-14 |title=Morocco joining Spain and Portugal in 2030 World Cup bid |url=https://apnews.com/article/morocco-fifa-2030-world-cup-bid-spain-portugal-a9da2270c49c734c256296f8faea4355 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314234738/https://apnews.com/article/morocco-fifa-2030-world-cup-bid-spain-portugal-a9da2270c49c734c256296f8faea4355 |archive-date=14 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-14 |work=Associated Press News}}{{Cite web |title=Morocco Officially Joins Spain-Portugal Bid For 2030 World Cup |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354467/morocco-officially-joins-spain-portugal-bid-for-2030-world-cup |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315112524/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354467/morocco-officially-joins-spain-portugal-bid-for-2030-world-cup |archive-date=15 March 2023 |access-date=2023-03-14 |website=Morocco World News|date=14 March 2023 }} The bid was unanimously approved by the FIFA Council in October.{{cite web |last=Palmer |first=Dan |date=4 October 2023 |title=Spain, Portugal and Morocco to host FIFA World Cup in 2030 with centenary matches in South America |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1141408/fifa-world-cup-2030 |work=Inside the Games}}

In May 2023, Mohammed authorized the creation of a national public holiday for Yennayer (Berber New Year).{{Cite news |date=2023-05-03 |title=Sur décision du Roi Mohammed VI, le Nouvel An amazigh sera dorénavant jour férié officiel |url=https://medias24.com/2023/05/03/sur-decision-du-roi-mohammed-vi-le-nouvel-an-amazigh-sera-dorenavant-jour-ferie-officiel/ |access-date=2023-05-04 |work=Médias24 |language=fr |agency=Maghreb Arabe Presse}}

Following the September 2023 Al Haouz earthquake which killed nearly three thousand people, Mohammed visited hospitals to support victims and donated blood for the needy.{{Cite news |last=Aamari |first=Oussama |date=12 September 2023 |title=King Mohammed VI Visits Marrakech Hospital, Donates Blood for Earthquake Victims |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/09/357653/king-mohammed-vi-visits-marrakech-hospital-donates-blood-for-earthquake-victims |work=Morocco World News |pages=1}}{{Cite web |date=2023-09-12 |title=King visits earthquake victims at Marrakech hospital, donates blood |url=https://en.hespress.com/70909-king-visits-earthquake-victims-at-marrakech-hospital-donates-blood.html |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Al-Haouz Earthquake: His Majesty the King Visits Injured and Donates Blood |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/al-haouz-earthquake-his-majesty-king-visits-injured-and-donates-blood |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=Maghreb Arabe Presse}} Under his instructions, the royal holding Al Mada donated one billion dirhams for relief operations of quake-hit regions.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-14 |title=Royal holding company donates 1 billion dirhams to quake fund |url=https://en.hespress.com/71048-roayl-holding-company-donates-1-billion-dirhams-to-quake-fund.html |access-date=2023-09-14 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Aamari |first=Oussama |date=14 September 2023 |title=King Mohammed VI Makes MAD 1 Billion Donation to Earthquake Victims |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/09/357702/king-mohammed-vi-makes-mad-1-billion-donation-to-earthquake-victims |access-date=15 September 2023 |work=Morocco World News |pages=1}}

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}}In the latter part of his reign, Mohammed increasingly prioritized African relations in Morocco's foreign policy.{{Cite web |last=Messari |first=Nizar |date=2020-10-28 |title=Moroccan Foreign Policy Under Mohammed VI: Balancing Diversity and Respect |url=https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/moroccan-foreign-policy-under-mohammed-vi-balancing-diversity-and-respect |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210910203740/https://www.iai.it/en/pubblicazioni/moroccan-foreign-policy-under-mohammed-vi-balancing-diversity-and-respect |archive-date=10 September 2021 |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=IAI Istituto Affari Internazionali |language=en}} In July 2016, Mohammed addressed a letter to the 27th African Union (AU) summit in Kigali, in which he requested Moroccan admission to the organization. Morocco had previously been a member of the AU's predecessor, the Organisation of African Unity, until it withdrew in 1984 in protest at the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic. Mohammed justified his country's withdrawal saying that "the admission of a non-sovereign entity, by means of transgression and collusion" had prompted Morocco to "seek to avoid the division of Africa".{{Cite web |date=2016-07-17 |title=Full Text of Royal Message to the 27th African Union Summit |url=http://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/full-text-royal-message-27th-african-union-summit |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526213041/http://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/full-text-royal-message-27th-african-union-summit |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Maghreb Arabe Presse}} Morocco was admitted to the African Union in January 2017.

Under his administration, Morocco developed partnerships with the Gulf Cooperation Council as well as other non-traditional great powers, mainly China and Russia, intending to diversify trade links and foreign investments and limit Morocco's traditional reliance on the European Union and other Western countries.{{cite web |last=Calcuttawala |first=Zainab |date=2016-04-20 |title=Morocco to Receive $120 billion of Investments from GCC Countries in Next Decade |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/04/184676/morocco-to-receive-120-billion-of-investments-from-gcc-countries-in-next-decade |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220716155220/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/04/184676/morocco-to-receive-120-billion-of-investments-from-gcc-countries-in-next-decade |archive-date=16 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-16 |website=Morocco World News |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=3. Morocco and China: A Pragmatic Relationship |url=https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/02/expanding-sino-maghreb-relations/3-morocco-and-china-pragmatic-relationship |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229075554/https://www.chathamhouse.org/2020/02/expanding-sino-maghreb-relations/3-morocco-and-china-pragmatic-relationship |archive-date=29 December 2021 |access-date=2021-09-10 |website=Chatham House – International Affairs Think Tank |language=en}} The country offered to act as a mediator in the Libyan crisis and remained neutral in the Qatar diplomatic crisis.{{Cite web |title=Rabat leads in fierce race to resolve Libya's conflict |url=https://thearabweekly.com/rabat-leads-fierce-race-resolve-libyas-conflict |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718180547/https://thearabweekly.com/rabat-leads-fierce-race-resolve-libyas-conflict |archive-date=18 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The Arab Weekly |language=en}}

Morocco and Israel restored diplomatic relations on 10 December 2020, as part of the Israel–Morocco normalization agreement involving the United States, which at the same time recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara.{{cite news |date=17 June 2021 |title=Hamas chief meets top politicians in Morocco after Gaza conflict |url=https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/hamas-chief-meets-top-politicians-in-morocco-after-gaza-conflict/46713260 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531232755/https://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/hamas-chief-meets-top-politicians-in-morocco-after-gaza-conflict/46713260 |archive-date=31 May 2022 |access-date=14 July 2021 |work=Swissinfo}}{{Cite news |date=2020-12-18 |title=Opinion {{!}} Trump's recognition of Western Sahara is a serious blow to diplomacy and international law |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2020/12/17/james-baker-trump-morocco-western-sahara-abraham-accords/ |access-date=2024-10-07 |newspaper=Washington Post |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286}} In June 2021, Mohammed congratulated Naftali Bennett on his election as Israeli prime minister.{{cite news |date=16 June 2021 |title=Morocco's king congratulates PM Bennett, vows to promote peace in region |url=https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/1623847398-morocco-s-king-congratulates-pm-bennett-vows-to-promote-peace-in-region |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220603232105/https://www.i24news.tv/en/news/israel/diplomacy-defense/1623847398-morocco-s-king-congratulates-pm-bennett-vows-to-promote-peace-in-region |archive-date=3 June 2022 |access-date=14 July 2021 |work=i24NEWS}} On the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People in November 2021, the king announced that Morocco would continue to push for a restart of Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations. He called on both sides "to refrain from actions that obstruct the peace process".{{Cite web |date=2021-11-29 |title=Morocco to push for Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: King Mohammed VI |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/11/29/Morocco-to-push-for-Israeli-Palestinian-peace-talks-King-Mohammed-VI |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211208223521/https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2021/11/29/Morocco-to-push-for-Israeli-Palestinian-peace-talks-King-Mohammed-VI |archive-date=8 December 2021 |access-date=2021-12-08 |website=Al Arabiya English |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2021-11-30 |title=Morocco's King Mohammed VI urges Palestinians, Israelis to rebuild trust |url=https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/moroccos-king-mohammed-vi-urges-palestinians-israelis-to-rebuild-trust/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220130072346/https://www.journalducameroun.com/en/moroccos-king-mohammed-vi-urges-palestinians-israelis-to-rebuild-trust/ |archive-date=30 January 2022 |access-date=2021-12-08 |website=Journal du Cameroun |language=fr}}

In August 2022, Mohammed confirmed in a speech that the Western Sahara issue would form the basis for Morocco's foreign policy, through which it "measures the sincerity of friendships and the efficiency of partnerships". He called on other countries "to clarify their positions" on the conflict "and reconsider them in a manner that leaves no room for doubt".{{Cite web |date=2022-08-20 |title=HM the King Delivers a Speech to the Nation on 69th Anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People (Full Text) |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/hm-king-delivers-speech-nation-69th-anniversary-revolution-king-and |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220905165829/https://www.mapnews.ma/en/discours-messages-sm-le-roi/hm-king-delivers-speech-nation-69th-anniversary-revolution-king-and |archive-date=5 September 2022 |access-date=2022-09-05 |website=Maghreb Arabe Presse}} In 2023, Israel under the third Netanyahu government became the second country to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over the territory,{{Cite news |last=Eljechtimi |first=Ahmed |date=2023-07-17 |title=Israel recognises Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/morocco-says-israel-recognises-its-sovereignty-over-western-sahara-2023-07-17/ |access-date=2023-08-28 |work=Reuters |language=en}} followed by Paraguay the following year.{{Cite web |date=2024-12-19 |title=Paraguay recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara following Knesset speaker advocacy |url=https://www.jpost.com/international/article-834086 |access-date=2025-02-15 |website=The Jerusalem Post |language=en}}

Relations with neighbouring Algeria remained strained, despite calls from Mohammed for a reconciliation.{{Cite web |last=Alaoui |first=Mohamed |title=Moroccan king reaches out again for reconciliation with Algeria |url=https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-king-reaches-out-again-reconciliation-algeria |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220718180546/https://thearabweekly.com/moroccan-king-reaches-out-again-reconciliation-algeria |archive-date=18 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The Arab Weekly |language=en}} Tensions intensified in the 2020s, primarily as a result of the Israel–Morocco normalization agreement and Western Saharan border clashes. In August 2021, Algeria accused Morocco of supporting the Movement for the Self-Determination of Kabylie, which it blamed for wildfires in northern Algeria,{{Cite web |title=Algeria blames groups it links to Morocco, Israel for wildfires |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/19/algeria-review-relations-morocco-israel-wildfires |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715152349/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/8/19/algeria-review-relations-morocco-israel-wildfires |archive-date=15 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}} and later severed diplomatic relations with Morocco.{{Cite web |last=Zoubir |first=Yahia H. |date=12 September 2021 |title=Why Algeria cut diplomatic ties with Morocco: and implications for the future |url=http://theconversation.com/why-algeria-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco-and-implications-for-the-future-167313 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714022157/https://theconversation.com/why-algeria-cut-diplomatic-ties-with-morocco-and-implications-for-the-future-167313 |archive-date=14 July 2022 |access-date=2022-07-18 |website=The Conversation |language=en}}

In February 2023, Mohammed and his foreign minister Nasser Bourita visited Gabon, meeting with its president Ali Bongo and conducting a donation of 2,000 tonnes of fertilizer to the country.{{Cite web |date=2023-02-15 |title=King Mohammed VI donate 2,000 tonnes of fertilizer to Gabon |url=https://en.hespress.com/58732-king-mohammed-vi-donate-2000-tonnes-of-fertilizers-to-gabon.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219143230/https://en.hespress.com/58732-king-mohammed-vi-donate-2000-tonnes-of-fertilizers-to-gabon.html |archive-date=19 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=HESPRESS English}}{{Cite web |last=Rahhou |first=Jihane |title=King Mohammed VI Meets Gabon's President, Donates Fertilizers to Gabon |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/02/354056/king-mohammed-vi-meets-gabons-president-donates-fertilizers-to-gabon |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230219143229/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/02/354056/king-mohammed-vi-meets-gabons-president-donates-fertilizers-to-gabon |archive-date=19 February 2023 |access-date=2023-02-19 |website=Morocco World News|date=15 February 2023 }} On 4 December 2023, Mohammed and his entourage made an official visit to Dubai, at the invitation of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, in which the two leaders signed a declaration committing to the development of "deep-rooted" bilateral relations.{{Cite news |last=Rahhou |first=Jihane |date=2023-12-03 |title=King Mohammed VI to Visit UAE on Monday |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/12/359306/king-mohammed-vi-to-visit-uae-on-monday |access-date=2023-12-16 |work=Morocco World News |publication-place=Rabat}}{{Cite news |last=Kasraoui |first=Safaa |date=2023-12-04 |title=Morocco, UAE Sign Joint Declaration to Boost 'Renewed, Deep-Rooted' Ties |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/12/359320/morocco-uae-sign-joint-declaration-to-boost-renewed-deep-rooted-ties |access-date=2023-12-16 |work=Morocco World News |publication-place=Rabat}}

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Mohammed is Morocco's leading businessman and banker.{{cite news|last=Greene|first=Douglas|title=Moroccan Royal Family Holding ONA Fires CEO|url=https://dazzlepod.com/cable/08CASABLANCA81/|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=Consulate Casablanca|date=24 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216053807/https://dazzlepod.com/cable/08CASABLANCA81/|archive-date=16 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} In 2015, he was estimated by Forbes magazine to be worth US$5.7bn although in 2019 Business Insider quoted a figure of just US$2.1 billion. The Moroccan Royal Family, meanwhile, has one of the largest fortunes in the world.{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/30/worlds-richest-royals-biz-royals07-cx_lk_0830royalintro_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=30000|title=In Pictures: The World's Richest Royals|work=Forbes|first1=Devon|last1=Pendleton|first2=Tatiana|last2=Serafin|date=30 August 2007|access-date=5 September 2017|archive-date=4 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190504030150/https://www.forbes.com/2007/08/30/worlds-richest-royals-biz-royals07-cx_lk_0830royalintro_slide_8.html?thisSpeed=30000|url-status=live}} Together, they hold the majority stakes in the Al Mada holding, formerly named the Société Nationale d'Investissement (SNI), which was originally state-owned but was merged in 2013 with Omnium Nord Africain (ONA Group), to form a single holding company that was taken off the Casablanca Stock Exchange—resulting in the scrapping of an equivalent of 50 billion dirhams marketcap (~US$6 billion).{{cite news|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/En-couverture/SNI-Le-nouveau-visage-du-business-royal/573|newspaper=Telquel|title=SNO - Le nouveau visage du business royal|date=14 June 2013|first=Fahd|last=Iraqi|author2=Mehdi Michbal|access-date=15 November 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129140427/http://www.telquel-online.com/En-couverture/SNI-Le-nouveau-visage-du-business-royal/573|archive-date=29 November 2013|url-status=dead}} Al Mada has a diverse portfolio consisting of many important businesses in Morocco, operating in various sectors including: Attijariwafa Bank (banking), Managem (mining), Onapar, SOMED (tourism/real-estate and exclusive distributor of Maserati), Wafa Assurance (insurance), Marjane (hypermarket chain), Wana-Inwi (telecommunications), SONASID (siderurgy), Lafarge Maroc, Sopriam (exclusive distributor of Peugeot-Citroën in Morocco), Renault Maroc (exclusive distributor of Renault in Morocco) and Nareva (energy).{{cite news|title=Le Businessman|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/382/images/businessman_382.pdf|access-date=18 November 2013|newspaper=TelQuel|date=18 July 2009|author=Ahmed Reda Benchemsi|author2=Fahd Iraqi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211144225/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/382/images/businessman_382.pdf|archive-date=11 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} It also owns many food-processing companies and is currently in the process of disengaging from this sector. Between mid-2012 and 2013, the holding sold Lessieur, Centrale Laitière, Bimo and Cosumar to foreign groups for a total amount of ~$1.37 billion (11.4 billion Dirhams including 9.7 billion in 2013 and 1.7 in 2012).

File:Hôtel Farah Al Janoub Ouarzazate 27DSC 0391 (40173670000).jpg banknote since 2002.]] SNI and ONA both owned stakes in Brasseries du Maroc, the largest alcoholic beverage manufacturer and distributor of brands such as Heineken in the country.{{cite news|title=Bourse: Les filiales de l'ONA boostent le marché de blocs|url=http://www.maghress.com/fr/leconomiste/67711|access-date=18 November 2013|newspaper=l'Economiste|date=3 January 2006|first=Nouaim|last=Sqalli|archive-date=2 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802011309/https://www.maghress.com/fr/leconomiste/67711|url-status=live}} In March 2018, the SNI adopted its current name, Al Mada.{{Cite news |title=SNI devient Al Mada, et nourrit des ambitions panafricaines |url=http://telquel.ma/2018/03/28/sni-devient-al-mada-et-nourrit-des-ambitions-panafricaines_1586026 |date=2018-03-28 |access-date=2022-08-03 |work=Telquel |language=fr |archive-date=18 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200736/http://telquel.ma/2018/03/28/sni-devient-al-mada-et-nourrit-des-ambitions-panafricaines_1586026 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite news |title=La holding royale SNI change de nom et devient Al Mada |url=https://ledesk.ma/encontinu/la-holding-royale-sni-change-de-nom-et-devient-al-mada/ |date=2018-03-28 |access-date=2022-08-03 |work=Le Desk |language=fr |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215004447/https://ledesk.ma/encontinu/la-holding-royale-sni-change-de-nom-et-devient-al-mada/ |url-status=live }}

Mohammed is also a leading agricultural producer and land owner in Morocco, where agriculture is exempted from taxes.{{cite news|title=Enquête. Les jardins du roi|url=http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/350/couverture_350.shtml|access-date=18 November 2013|newspaper=Telquel|date=12 December 2008|first=Fédoua|last=Tounassi|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131207081715/http://www.telquel-online.com/archives/350/couverture_350.shtml|archive-date=7 December 2013|df=dmy-all}} His personal holding company SIGER has shares in the large agricultural group Les domaines agricoles (originally called Les domaines royaux, now commonly known as Les domaines), which was founded by Hassan II. In 2008, Telquel estimated that Les domaines had a revenue of $157 million (1.5 billion dirhams), with 170,000 tons of citrus exported in that year. According to the same magazine, the company officially owns 12,000 hectares of agricultural lands. Chergui, a manufacturer of dairy products, is the most recognizable brand of the group. Between 1994 and 2004, the group has been managed by Mohammed VI's brother-in-law Khalid Benharbit, the husband of Princess Lalla Hasna. Les domaines also owns the Royal Golf de Marrakech, which originally belonged to Thami El Glaoui.

His palace's daily operating budget is reported by Forbes to be $960,000, which is paid by the Moroccan state as part of a 2.576 billion dirhams/year budget as of 2014,{{cite news|title=Benkirane a bien augmenté le budget royal de " Sidna "|url=http://www.demainonline.com/2013/11/12/benkirane-a-bien-augmente-le-budget-du-palais-royal/|access-date=15 November 2013|newspaper=Demain Online|date=12 November 2013|first=Ahmed|last=Benseddik|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114233857/http://www.demainonline.com/2013/11/12/benkirane-a-bien-augmente-le-budget-du-palais-royal|archive-date=14 November 2013|df=dmy-all}} with much of it accounted for by the expense of personnel, clothes, and car repairs.

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Protests broke out in Rabat, the capital of Morocco, on 2 August 2013, after Mohammed pardoned 48 jailed Spaniards, including Daniel Galván, a pedophile who had been serving a 30-year sentence for raping 11 children aged between 4 and 15.Yaakoubi, Aziz El. (3 August 2013) [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morrocco-spain-protest-idUSBRE97202320130803 Moroccan police break up a protest against the royal pardon of Spanish pedophile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531073416/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-morrocco-spain-protest-idUSBRE97202320130803 |date=31 May 2022 }}. Reuters.com. Retrieved on 22 July 2015. Upon the protests, the King revoked Galván's pardon and Morocco issued an international arrest warrant; Galván was arrested in Spain, where he continued his sentence.{{Cite news |date=2013-08-05 |title=Freed child rapist Daniel Galvan Vina arrested in Spain |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-23581583 |access-date=2023-08-28}}

Those pardoned included a drug trafficking suspect, who was released before standing trial.{{cite news |date=7 August 2013 |title=DanielGate. Un détenu espagnol gracié 48h avant le début de son procès ! |newspaper=Lakome |url=https://fr.lakome.com/index.php/maroc/1227-danielgate-un-detenu-espagnol-gracie-48h-avant-le-debut-de-son-proces |url-status=dead |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130811002644/http://fr.lakome.com/index.php/maroc/1227-danielgate-un-detenu-espagnol-gracie-48h-avant-le-debut-de-son-proces |archive-date=11 August 2013}} The detainee, Antonio Garcia, a recidivist drug trafficker, had been arrested in possession of 9 tons of hashish in Tangier and was sentenced to 10 years.{{cite news |date=11 August 2013 |title=DanielGate. Pourquoi la thèse du cabinet royal ne tient plus |newspaper=Lakome |url=https://fr.lakome.com/index.php/maroc/1242-danielgate-pourquoi-la-these-du-cabinet-royal-ne-tient-plus |url-status=dead |access-date=21 November 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130813231744/http://fr.lakome.com/index.php/maroc/1242-danielgate-pourquoi-la-these-du-cabinet-royal-ne-tient-plus |archive-date=13 August 2013}} He had resisted arrest using a firearm. Some media claimed that his release embarrassed Spain.

Royal involvement in business is a major topic in Morocco, but public discussion of it is sensitive. The US embassy in Rabat reported to Washington in a leaked cable that "corruption is prevalent at all levels of Moroccan society". Corruption allegedly reaches the highest levels in Morocco, where the business interests of Mohammed VI and some of his advisors influence "every large housing project," according to WikiLeaks documents published in December 2010 and quoted in The Guardian newspaper.{{cite news |date=6 December 2010 |title=US embassy cables: Moroccan sacking exposes king's business role |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/151131 |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-date=12 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180812073653/https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/151131 |url-status=live }} The documents released by the whistleblower website also quote the case of a businessman working for a US consortium, whose plans in Morocco were paralysed for months after he refused to join forces with a company linked with the royal palace. The documents quoted a company executive linked to the royal family as saying at a meeting that decisions on big investments in the kingdom were taken by only three people: the king, his secretary Mounir Majidi, and the monarch's close friend, adviser and former classmate Fouad Ali El Himma. This corruption especially affects the housing sector, the WikiLeaks documents show.{{cite news |date=6 December 2010 |title=US embassy cables: Moroccan businessman reveals royal corruption, claims US cable |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/239525 |access-date=17 December 2016 |archive-date=31 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331131147/https://www.theguardian.com/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/239525 |url-status=live }}

In April 2016, Mohammed's personal secretary, Mounir Majidi, was named in the Panama Papers.{{cite news |title=Panama Papers: The Power Players |publisher=International Consortium of Investigative Journalists |url=https://panamapapers.icij.org/the_power_players/ |url-status=live |access-date=3 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160404042238/https://panamapapers.icij.org/the_power_players/ |archive-date=4 April 2016}}{{Cite news |date=2016-04-04 |title=Maroc : Mohammed VI aime les îles Vierges |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/04/04/maroc-mohammed-vi-aime-les-iles-vierges_4895300_3212.html |access-date=2021-08-17 |archive-date=29 July 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210729023221/https://www.lemonde.fr/afrique/article/2016/04/04/maroc-mohammed-vi-aime-les-iles-vierges_4895300_3212.html |url-status=live }}

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Mohammed has three sisters: Princess Lalla Meryem, Princess Lalla Asma, and Princess Lalla Hasna and one brother, Prince Moulay Rachid. The New York Times noted "conflicting reports about whether the new monarch had been married on Friday night, within hours of his father's death [in 1999]... to heed a Moroccan tradition that a King be married before he ascends the throne." A palace official subsequently denied that a marriage had taken place.

His engagement to Salma Bennani was announced on 12 October 2001.{{Cite news |date=2001-10-15 |title=L'annonce du prochain mariage de Mohammed VI lève une hypothèque au Maroc |language=fr |work=Le Monde.fr |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2001/10/15/l-annonce-du-prochain-mariage-de-mohammed-vi-leve-une-hypotheque-au-maroc_233905_1819218.html |access-date=2022-06-05 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605163616/https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/2001/10/15/l-annonce-du-prochain-mariage-de-mohammed-vi-leve-une-hypotheque-au-maroc_233905_1819218.html |url-status=live }} They married in private in Rabat on 21 March 2002,{{Cite web |date=2022-03-17 |title=Where is Morocco's Princess Lalla Salma now? |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3170687/where-moroccos-princess-lalla-salma-she-went-prince |access-date=2022-05-01 |website=South China Morning Post |language=en |archive-date=1 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220501130338/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3170687/where-moroccos-princess-lalla-salma-she-went-prince |url-status=live }} and their wedding was celebrated at the Dar al-Makhzen in Rabat on 12 and 13 July 2002.{{CN|date=May 2024}} Bennani became princess consort with the style of Her Royal Highness on her marriage. They had two children: Crown Prince Moulay Hassan (born 8 May 2003) and Princess Lalla Khadija (born 28 February 2007).{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14121438|title=Morocco country profile|work=BBC News|access-date=2024-08-16|date=16 December 2009|archive-date=19 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210219074528/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-14121438|url-status=live}} The couple's divorce was announced on 21 March 2018.{{cite news |last1=Owen-Jones |first1=Juliette |date=21 July 2019 |title=King Mohammed VI, Ex-Wife Lalla Salma Deny Rumors of Custody Conflict |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/07/278785/king-mohammed-vi-ex-wife-lalla-salma-deny-rumors-of-custody-conflict |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829004038/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2019/07/278785/king-mohammed-vi-ex-wife-lalla-salma-deny-rumors-of-custody-conflict |archive-date=29 August 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=Morocco World News |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Diallo |first1=Abubakr |date=22 June 2022 |title=Les Marocains condamnés à définitivement oublier Lalla Salma ? |trans-title=Are Moroccans condemnned to forget Lalla Salma for good? |url=https://www.afrik.com/les-marocains-condamnes-a-definitivement-oublier-lalla-salma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829004038/https://www.afrik.com/les-marocains-condamnes-a-definitivement-oublier-lalla-salma |archive-date=29 August 2022 |access-date=29 August 2022 |work=Afrik |language=fr-FR}}

Mohammed's birthday on 21 August is a public holiday,{{cite web |url=http://www.morocco.com/discover/public-holidays/ |title=Morocco Official, Public and National Holidays |publisher=Morocco.com |access-date=21 August 2013 |archive-date=8 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808213949/http://www.morocco.com/discover/public-holidays/ |url-status=live }} although festivities were cancelled upon the death of his aunt in 2014.{{cite web |date=12 August 2014 |title=Following Death of His Aunt, King Mohammed VI Cancels Festivities of His Birthday |url=http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2014/08/136520/following-death-of-his-aunt-king-mohammed-vi-cancels-festivities-of-his-birthday/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814045639/http://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2014/08/136520/following-death-of-his-aunt-king-mohammed-vi-cancels-festivities-of-his-birthday/ |archive-date=14 August 2014 |access-date=18 August 2014 |website=Morocco World News}}

In 2020, Mohammed purchased an €80 million mansion in Paris from the Saudi royal family.{{Cite news |last=Bremner |first=Charles |date=9 October 2020 |title=King Mohammed of Morocco buys French mansion for €80 million |work=The Times |url=https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/king-mohammed-of-morocco-buys-french-mansion-for-80-million-7whr99xv3 |access-date=9 October 2020 |archive-date=9 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201009130155/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/world/king-mohammed-of-morocco-buys-french-mansion-for-80-million-7whr99xv3 |url-status=live }}

Mohammed's health has been a recurring topic both within and outside Morocco.{{Cite news |date=2020-11-08 |title=مظاهر الإرهاق بدت على محياه.. مغاربة يتساءلون عن صحة الملك محمد السادس |language=ar |work=Assahifa |url=https://www.assahifa.com/%25D9%2585%25D8%25B8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2587%25D8%25B1-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25A5%25D8%25B1%25D9%2587%25D8%25A7%25D9%2582-%25D8%25A8%25D8%25AF%25D8%25AA-%25D8%25B9%25D9%2584%25D9%2589-%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7%25D9%2587-%25D9%2585%25D8%25BA%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A9-%25D9%258A%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B3/ |url-status=live |access-date=2022-08-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211120090007/https://www.assahifa.com/%25D9%2585%25D8%25B8%25D8%25A7%25D9%2587%25D8%25B1-%25D8%25A7%25D9%2584%25D8%25A5%25D8%25B1%25D9%2587%25D8%25A7%25D9%2582-%25D8%25A8%25D8%25AF%25D8%25AA-%25D8%25B9%25D9%2584%25D9%2589-%25D9%2585%25D8%25AD%25D9%258A%25D8%25A7%25D9%2587-%25D9%2585%25D8%25BA%25D8%25A7%25D8%25B1%25D8%25A8%25D8%25A9-%25D9%258A%25D8%25AA%25D8%25B3/ |archive-date=2021-11-20}}

In 2017, he underwent a successful surgery at the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital in Paris to remove a pterygium in his left eye.{{Cite web |date=2017-09-06 |title=HM the King Undergoes Surgery at Quinze-Vingt Ophthalmology Hospital in Paris |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/hm-king-undergoes-surgery-quinze-vingt-ophthalmology-hospital-paris |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Maghreb Arabe Presse |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714131301/https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/hm-king-undergoes-surgery-quinze-vingt-ophthalmology-hospital-paris |url-status=live }} In February 2018, he underwent a radiofrequency ablation to normalize an irregular heart rate, and was visited by members of the royal family.{{Cite web |date=2018-02-26 |title=King Mohammed VI Successfully Undergoes Surgery in Paris |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/02/241433/king-mohammed-vi-successfully-undergoes-surgery-paris |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Morocco World News |language=en |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714131300/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2018/02/241433/king-mohammed-vi-successfully-undergoes-surgery-paris |url-status=live }} In September 2019, the King was advised to rest for several days to recover from acute viral pneumonia, while his son Crown Prince Moulay Hassan represented him at former French President Jacques Chirac's funeral.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-29 |title=Morocco's king suffers from acute viral pneumonia |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/1561681/middle-east |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Arab News |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803015212/https://www.arabnews.com/node/1561681/middle-east |url-status=live }} In June 2020, he underwent a procedure in Rabat to treat a recurrence of atrial flutter.{{Cite web |date=2020-06-15 |title=Statement: HM King Mohammed VI Successfully Underwent Intervention Sunday June 14 at Royal Palace's Clinic in Rabat |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/statement-hm-king-mohammed-vi-successfully-underwent-intervention-sunday-june-14 |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Maghreb Arabe Presse |archive-date=15 December 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221215004527/https://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/statement-hm-king-mohammed-vi-successfully-underwent-intervention-sunday-june-14 |url-status=live }}

In June 2022, Mohammed tested positive for COVID-19.{{Cite news |date=2022-06-17 |title=Morocco's king tests positive for COVID |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/moroccos-king-tests-positive-covid-19-2022-06-16/ |access-date=2022-06-22 |archive-date=20 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220620214306/https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/moroccos-king-tests-positive-covid-19-2022-06-16/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Kasraoui |first=Safaa |title=King Mohammed VI Tests Positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/06/349740/king-mohammed-vi-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |access-date=2022-06-22 |website=Morocco World News |date=16 June 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622153359/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2022/06/349740/king-mohammed-vi-tests-positive-for-covid-19 |url-status=live }} His personal doctor said he did not exhibit symptoms and recommended "a period of rest for a few days". Jeune Afrique reported that he contracted the disease while on a private visit to France.{{Cite news |agency=Agence France-Presse |date=2022-07-10 |title=Morocco King Makes First Public Appearance Since COVID Recovery |url=https://www.voanews.com/a/morocco-king-in-first-public-appearance-since-covid-recovery-/6652808.html |access-date=2022-08-03 |website=Voice of America |language=en |archive-date=3 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803015212/https://www.voanews.com/a/morocco-king-in-first-public-appearance-since-covid-recovery-/6652808.html |url-status=live }} On 10 July 2022, he made his first public appearance since recovering from COVID-19 when he performed Eid al-Adha rituals and prayers. In December 2024 he underwent surgery after fracturing his left shoulder in a fall.{{cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/moroccos-king-undergoes-successful-surgery-after-shoulder-fracture-2024-12-08/|title=Morocco's king undergoes successful surgery after shoulder fracture|work=Reuters|date=8 December 2024|access-date=15 February 2025}}

{{Infobox manner of address

| name = King Mohammed VI of Morocco

| image = Coat of arms of Morocco.svg

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| reference = His Majesty

| spoken = Your Majesty

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As monarch, Mohammed assumed the custodianship of several national orders upon his accession to the throne.

• 60px Grand Master of the Order of Muhammad (23 July 1999)
• 60px Grand Master of the Order of the Throne (23 July 1999)
• 60px Grand Master of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite (23 July 1999)
• 60px Grand Master of the Order of the Independence Combat (23 July 1999)
• 60px Grand Master of the Order of Fidelity (23 July 1999)
• 60px Grand Master of the Order of Military Merit (23 July 1999)

Mohammed has received numerous honours and decorations from various countries, some of which are listed below.

• 60px Grand Officer of the Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon (7 July 1977){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• File:ESP Order of Civil Merit - Collar.svg Knight of the Collar of the Order of Civil Merit of Spain (2 June 1979)[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1979/07/02/pdfs/A15104-15104.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202610/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1979/07/02/pdfs/A15104-15104.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}. (PDF) . Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
• 60px Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (27 October 1980){{Cite web|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/knights/knightshon.htm|title=Honorary Knights and Dames|website=www.leighrayment.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201040249/http://www.leighrayment.com/knights/knightshon.htm|archive-date=1 December 2017|url-status=usurped|access-date=7 November 2019}}
• 60px Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III of Spain (23 June 1986)[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1986/06/24/pdfs/A22993-22993.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223825/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/1986/06/24/pdfs/A22993-22993.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}. (PDF) . Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (August 1987)[https://web.archive.org/web/20120608010053/http://www.map.ma/en/morocco-2/the-king HM King Mohammed VI]. map.ma
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of the Dannebrog (6 February 1988){{cite web | url=https://www.gettyimages.pt/detail/fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/margrethe-ii-du-danemark-et-hasan-ii-lors-dune-fotografia-de-not%C3%ADcias/948296254 | title=Margrethe II du Danemark et Hasan II lors d'une visite officielle le | date=17 April 2018 }}
• 60px Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic of Italy (18 March 1997)[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=11737 Quirinale website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203202/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=11737 |date=3 March 2016 }}. Quirinale.it. Retrieved on 25 July 2016.
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of Aviz of Portugal (13 August 1998){{Cite web|url=http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154&list=1|title=Entidades Estrageiras Agraciadas Com Ordens Portuguesas – Página Oficial das Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas|website=www.ordens.presidencia.pt|access-date=7 November 2019|archive-date=3 March 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130303144739/http://www.ordens.presidencia.pt/?idc=154|url-status=live}}
• 60px Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour of France (19 March 2000){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• 60px Collar of the Order of al-Hussein bin Ali of Jordan (1 March 2000)
• 60px Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic of Italy (11 April 2000)[http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=12148 Quirinale website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304113343/http://www.quirinale.it/elementi/DettaglioOnorificenze.aspx?decorato=12148 |date=4 March 2016 }}. Quirinale.it. Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
• File:MRT Grand Cross Order of National Merit.png Grand Cordon of the National Order of Merit of Mauritania (26 April 2000)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of the Seventh of November of Tunisia (24 May 2000){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of Mali (14 June 2000)
• 60px Knight of the Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic of Spain (16 September 2000)[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2000/09/18/pdfs/A31940-31940.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184212/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2000/09/18/pdfs/A31940-31940.pdf |date=3 March 2016 }}. (PDF) . Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
• 60px Wissam of the Order of the Umayyads of Syria (9 April 2001)
• 60px Extraordinary Grade of the Order of Merit of Lebanon (13 June 2001)
• 60px First Class Medal of the Order of Abu Bakar Siddiq of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (29 June 2001)
• 60px Grand Collar of the Order of al-Khalifa of Bahrain (28 July 2001)
• 60px Collar of the Order of Mubarak the Great of Kuwait (22 October 2002)
• 60px Cordon of the Order of the Independence of Qatar (25 October 2002)
• 60px Collar of the Order of the Nile of Egypt (28 October 2002)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of Pakistan First Class (Nishan-e-Pakistan) of Pakistan (19 July 2003){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of Valour of Cameroon (17 June 2004)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of the Equatorial Star of Gabon (21 June 2004)
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of Niger (24 June 2004)
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold of Belgium (5 October 2004){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• 60px Collar of the Order of the Southern Cross of Brazil (26 November 2004)
• 60px Medal of Honour of the Congress of Peru (1 December 2004)
• 60px Collar of the Order of Bernardo O'Higgins of Chile (3 December 2004)
• 60px Grand Collar of the Order of the Liberator General San Martin of Argentina (7 December 2004){{citation needed|date=September 2013}}
• 60px Knight of Collar of the Order of Charles III of Spain (14 January 2005)[http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2005/01/15/pdfs/A01688-01688.pdf Boletín Oficial del Estado] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924044751/http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2005/01/15/pdfs/A01688-01688.pdf |date=24 September 2015 }}. (PDF). Retrieved on 22 July 2015.
• 60px Collar of the Order of the Aztec Eagle of Mexico (11 February 2005)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of Burkinabé of Burkina Faso (1 March 2005)
• 60px Collar of the Supreme Order of the Chrysanthemum of Japan (28 November 2005)
• 60px Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of the Gambia (20 February 2006)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Congo of the Republic of Congo (22 February 2006)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of the National Hero of the Democratic Republic of the Congo of Congo-Kinshasa (28 February 2006)
• 60px Commander Grand Cross with Chain of the Order of the Three Stars of Latvia (14 May 2007)
• 60px Collar of the Order of Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia (18 May 2007)
• 60px Grand Collar of the Order of Independence of Equatorial Guinea (17 April 2009)
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of the Lion (2013){{cite news|title=Le Président Macky Sall au Royaume chérifien-Les retombées de la visite|url=http://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/guinean-pres-offers-official-dinner-honor-hm-king|website=allafrica.com|language=en|date=26 July 2013|access-date=9 September 2021|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110195302/http://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/guinean-pres-offers-official-dinner-honor-hm-king|url-status=live}}
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit of Guinea (4 March 2014){{cite news|title=Guinean Pres. offers official dinner in honor of HM the King|url=http://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/guinean-pres-offers-official-dinner-honor-hm-king|website=mapnews.ma|language=en|date=4 March 2014|access-date=9 September 2021|archive-date=10 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191110195302/http://www.mapnews.ma/en/activites-royales/guinean-pres-offers-official-dinner-honor-hm-king|url-status=live}}
• 60px Collar of the Order of the Republic of Tunisia (31 May 2014)
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of the Ivory Coast (1 June 2015)
• 60px Collar of the Order of Zayed (4 May 2015){{cite web|url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/government/morocco-king-honoured-with-order-of-zayed|title=Morocco King honoured with Order of Zayed |website=Khaleej Times|access-date=24 November 2016|archive-date=25 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161125110216/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/government/morocco-king-honoured-with-order-of-zayed|url-status=live}}
• 60px Grand Cordon of the Order of the Republic of Serbia (2016)
• 60px Grand Cross of the National Order of Madagascar (21 November 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/11/201918/king-mohammed-vi-malagasy-president-chair-signing-22-cooperation-agreements|title=King Mohammed VI, Malagasy President Chair Signing of 22 Cooperation Agreements|website=Morocco World News|date=21 November 2016 |access-date=20 April 2022|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531234034/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2016/11/201918/king-mohammed-vi-malagasy-president-chair-signing-22-cooperation-agreements|url-status=live}}
• 60px Grand Collar of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword of Portugal (28 June 2016)
• 60px Companion of the Order of the Star of Ghana (17 February 2017)
• 60px Grand Cross of the Order of La Pléiade (24 May 2017){{cite news|url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/05/217600/king-mohammed-vi-awarded-grand-cross-order-la-pleiade/|title=King Mohammed VI Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of La Pleiade|date=25 May 2017|work=Morocco World News|access-date=12 September 2017|language=en-US|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905234635/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2017/05/217600/king-mohammed-vi-awarded-grand-cross-order-la-pleiade/|url-status=live}}
• 60px Ellis Island Medal of Honor of the United States (14 May 2019){{cite web|url=https://www.challenge.ma/le-prix-international-de-la-ellis-island-medal-of-honor-2019-attribue-au-roi-mohammed-vi-109153/|title=Le Prix international de la « Ellis Island Medal of Honor » 2019 attribué au Roi Mohammed VI | Challenge.ma|website=www.challenge.ma|date=15 May 2019 |access-date=20 April 2022|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129091724/https://www.challenge.ma/le-prix-international-de-la-ellis-island-medal-of-honor-2019-attribue-au-roi-mohammed-vi-109153/|url-status=live}}
• 60px Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit of the United States (16 January 2021){{cite news|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-awarding-legion-merit-degree-chief-commander-majesty-mohammed-vi-king-morocco/|title=Awarding of the Legion of Merit, Degree Chief Commander, to His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco|date=16 January 2021|via=National Archives|work=whitehouse.gov|language=en-US|access-date=1 March 2021|archive-date=21 October 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021030118/https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/statement-press-secretary-awarding-legion-merit-degree-chief-commander-majesty-mohammed-vi-king-morocco/|url-status=live}}

Honorary prizes:

• On 22 June 2000, Mohammed received an honorary doctorate from George Washington University.{{cite web |url=http://www.embassyofmorocco.us/king.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130328143900/http://www.embassyofmorocco.us/king.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=28 March 2013 |title=His Majesty The King Mohammed VI |publisher=Embassy of the kingdom of Morocco to United States of America |access-date=27 September 2013 }}{{Cite web |date=2012-08-04 |title=His Majesty King Mohammed VI |url=http://www.moroccoembassy.org.au/?q=his-majesty-king-mohammed-vi |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Embassy of Morocco Australia-New zealand-Pacific States |language=en |archive-date=31 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531232759/http://www.moroccoembassy.org.au/?q=his-majesty-king-mohammed-vi |url-status=live }}
• On 19 May 2022, Mohammed was awarded the Esquipulas Peace Prize by the Forum of Legislative Presidents of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (FOPREL).{{Cite web |title=FOPREL Awards 'Esquipulas Peace Prize' to HM King Mohammed VI {{!}} MapNews |url=https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/culture/foprel-awards-esquipulas-peace-prize-hm-king-mohammed-vi |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.mapnews.ma |archive-date=19 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220519161844/https://www.mapnews.ma/en/actualites/culture/foprel-awards-esquipulas-peace-prize-hm-king-mohammed-vi |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Morocco Chairs ITF 2022 Summit in Leipzig |url=https://www.assahifa.com/english/?p=11671 |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Assahifa |archive-date=18 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318123258/https://www.assahifa.com/english/morocco/morocco-chairs-itf-2022-summit-in-leipzig/ |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Morocco signs cooperation agreement with Central American parliaments |url=https://atalayar.com/en/content/morocco-signs-cooperation-agreement-central-american-parliaments |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Atalayar |date=19 May 2022 |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220622191822/https://atalayar.com/en/content/morocco-signs-cooperation-agreement-central-american-parliaments |url-status=live }}
• On 14 March 2023, Mohammed was awarded the President's Outstanding Achievement Award by CAF.{{Cite web |last=Aamari |first=Oussama |title=CAF Grants King Mohammed VI With Excellence Award |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354470/caf-grants-king-mohammed-vi-with-excellence-award |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=moroccoworldnews |date=14 March 2023 |language=en |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315110403/https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/03/354470/caf-grants-king-mohammed-vi-with-excellence-award |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |date=2023-03-14 |title=King Mohammed VI honored for commitment to African soccer and youth development |url=https://en.hespress.com/60260-king-mohammed-vi-honored-for-commitment-to-african-soccer-and-youth-development.html |access-date=2023-03-15 |website=HESPRESS English - Morocco News |language=en-US |archive-date=15 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315110405/https://en.hespress.com/60260-king-mohammed-vi-honored-for-commitment-to-african-soccer-and-youth-development.html |url-status=live }}

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• [https://web.archive.org/web/20171209171009/http://www.usa-morocco.org/alaoui.htm Morocco Alaoui dynasty]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20001028142055/http://www.time.com/time/europe/magazine/2000/0626/kingqa.html King Mohammed VI Grants Exclusive First-ever Interview to Time]
• Laurenson, John. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/from_our_own_correspondent/4794188.stm The most powerful man in Morocco]. BBC News. 11 March 2006.
• [https://qantara.de/en/article/constitutional-reform-morocco-i-am-reform Constitutional Reform in Morocco: I Am the Reform!] — Qantara.de

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