List of rulers of Morocco

King of Morocco
Monarchy
Coat of arms of Morocco
Incumbent: Mohammed VI of Morocco since 23 July 1999
Style:	His Majesty
Heir apparent:	Prince Moulay Hassan
First monarch:	Idriss ibn Abdallah (Idrisid dynasty) Al-Rashid ibn Sharif (Alaouite dynasty)
Formation:	789 (Idrisid dynasty) 1666 (Alaouite Dynasty)
Residence:	Touarga district, Rabat

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This is a partial list of rulers of Morocco, including the historical precursors to the modern state. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.

Idrisid dynasty

• Idriss I (788–791)
• Idriss II (791–828)
• Muhammad ibn Idris (828–836)
• Ali ibn Idris (836–848)
• Yahya ibn Muhammad (848–864)
• Yahya ibn Yahya (864–874)
• Ali ibn Umar (874–883)
• Yahya ibn Al-Qassim (883–904)
• Yahya ibn Idris ibn Umar (904–917)

The first period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 922 to 925.

• Hassan I al-Hajam (925–927)

The second period of Fatimid overlordship lasted from 927 to 937.

• Al Qasim Gannum (937–948)
• Abu l-Aish Ahmad (948–954)
• Al-Hasan ben Kannun (954–974)

In 974 the sultan Al-Hasan ben Kannun was defeated by Cordobese Umayyads. A period of Umayyad overlordship followed then.

Almoravid dynasty

• Yusuf ibn Tashfin (1061–1106)
• Ali ibn Yusuf (1106–1142)
• Tashfin ibn Ali (1142–1146)
• Ibrahim ibn Tashfin (1146)
• Is'haq ibn Ali (1146–1147)

Almohad dynasty

• 'Abdul-Mu'min (1145–1163)
• Abu Yaqub Yusuf I (1163–1184)
• Aby Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur (1184–1199)
• Muhammad an-Nasir (1199–1213)
• Abu Yaqub Yusuf II (1213–1224)
• Abdul-Wahid I (1224)
• Abdallah al-Adil (1224–1227)
• Yahya (1227–1235)
• Idris I (1227–1232)
• Abdul-Wahid II (1232–1242)
• Ali (1242–1248)
• Umar (1248–1266)
• Idris II (1266–1269)

Marinid dynasty

• Abd al-Haqq I (1195–1217)
• Uthman I (1217–1240)
• Muhammad I (1240–1244)
• Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq (1244–1258)
• Umar (1258–1259)
• Abu Yusuf Yaqub (1259–1286)
• Abu Yaqub Yusuf (1286–1306)
• Abu Thabit (1307–1308)
• Abu l-Rabia (1308–1310)
• Abu Said Uthman II. (1310–1331)
• Abu Al-Hasan ibn Othman (1331–1348)
• Abu Inan Faris (1348–1358)
• Muhammad II. as Said (1359)
• Abu Salim Ali II. (1359–1361)
• Abu Umar Taschufin (1361)
• Abu Zayyan Muhammad III. (1362–1366)
• Abu l-Fariz Abdul Aziz I. (1366–1372)
• Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1372–1374)
• Abu Zayyan Muhammad IV. (1384–1386)
• Muhammad V. (1386–1387)
• Abu l-Abbas Ahmad (1387–1393)
• Abdul Aziz II. (1393–1398)
• Abdullah (1398–1399)
• Abu Said Uthman III. (1399–1420)
• Abdalhaqq II. (1420–1465)

Wattasid Dynasty

• Abu Zakariya Muhammad al-Saih al-Mahdi (1472–1505)
• Abu Abdallah Muhammad I (1505–1524)
• Abul Abbas Ahmad (1524–1545)
• Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri (1545–1547)
• Abul Abbas Ahmad (second time, 1547–1549)
• Ali Abu Hassun (1549–1554)

Saadi Dynasty

Saadian princes of Southern Morocco (1509-1554):

• Abu Abdallah al-Qaim (1509–1517)
• Ahmad al-Araj (1517–1544)
• Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1544–1554)

Saadian sultans of Morocco:

• Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1554-1557)
• Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
• Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (1574–1576)
• Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576–1578)
• Ahmad I al-Mansur (1578–1603)
• Abou Fares Abdallah (born 1564) (1603–1608 in parts of Morocco)
• Zidan Abu Maali (1603–1627)
• Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II (1627–1631)
• Al Walid ben Zidan (1631–1636)
• Mohammed Ech Sheik el Seghir (1636–1655)
• Ahmad el Abbas (1655–1659)

Saadian rulers based in Fes (1603–1627, with only local power):

• Mohammed esh Sheikh el Mamun (born 1560), (1604–1613)
• Abdallah II (1613–1623)
• Abd el Malek (1623–1627)

Alaouite Dynasty

Alaouite princes of Tafilalt (1631-1666):

Image	Name	Date of birth	Monarch From	Monarch Until	Date of death
	Muhammad I	9 November 1589	1631	1636 (abdicated)	5 June 1659
	Muhammad II	?	1636	2 August 1664 (killed in the Battle of Angad)
	Al-Rashid	1631	1664	1666 (proclaimed Sultan of Morocco)	1672

Alaouite sultans of Morocco:

Image	Name	Date of birth	Monarch From	Monarch Until	Date of death
	Al-Rashid	1631	1666	1672
	Ismail Ibn Sharif	1634/1645	1672	22 March 1727
	Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (first time)	1677	22 March 1727	March 1728 (deposed)	5 March 1729
	Abdalmalik	?	March 1728	July 1728 (deposed)	1728
	Abu'l Abbas Ahmad II (second time)	1677	July 1728	5 March 1729
	Abdallah (first time)	1678	5 March 1729	28 September 1734 (deposed)	10 November 1757
	Ali	?	28 September 1734	14 February 1736 (deposed)	April 1737
	Abdallah (second time)	1678	14 February 1736	8 August 1736 (deposed)	10 November 1757
	Mohammed II	1694	8 August 1736	18 June 1738 (deposed)	?
	Al-Mostadi (first time)	?	18 June 1738	February 1740 (deposed)	1759
	Abdallah (third time)	1678	February 1740	13 June 1741 (deposed)	10 November 1757
	Zin al-Abidin	?	13 June 1741	24 November 1741 (deposed)	?
	Abdallah (fourth time)	1678	24 November 1741	3 February 1742 (deposed)	10 November 1757
	Al-Mostadi (second time)	?	3 February 1742	May 1743 (deposed)	1759
	Abdallah (fifth time)	1678	May 1743	July 1747 (deposed)	10 November 1757
	Al-Mostadi (third time)	?	July 1747	October 1748 (deposed)	1759
	Abdallah (sixth time)	1678	October 1748	10 November 1757
	Mohammed III	1710	10 November 1757	1790
	Yazid	1750	1790	1792
	Slimane	1760	1792	1822
	Abderrahmane	1778	1822	24 August 1859
	Mohammed IV	1802	24 August 1859	1873
	Hassan I	1836	1873	7 June 1894
	Abdelaziz	1878	7 June 1894	4 January 1908 (deposed)	1943
	Abdelhafid	1873	4 January 1908	12 August 1912 (abdicated)	4 April 1937

Under French Protectorate (1912–1956):

Image	Name	Date of birth	Monarch From	Monarch Until	Date of death
	Yusef	1882	13 August 1912	17 November 1927
	Mohammed V (first time)	10 August 1909	17 November 1927	20 August 1953 (deposed)	26 February 1961
	Mohammed Ben Aarafa	1889	20 August 1953	30 October 1955 (abdicated)	1976
	Mohammed V (second time)	10 August 1909	16 November 1955	14 August 1957 (proclaimed King of Morocco)	26 February 1961

Alaouite kings of Morocco:

Image	Name	Date of birth	Monarch From	Monarch Until	Date of death
	Mohammed V	10 August 1909	14 August 1957	26 February 1961
	Hassan II	9 July 1929	3 March 1961	23 July 1999
	Mohammed VI	21 August 1963	23 July 1999

See also

• Line of succession to the Moroccan Throne
• History of Morocco
• Politics of Morocco

External links

• The Alawi Dynasty Royal Ark