Mohammed VI of Morocco
King Mohammed VI a.k.a.
King Mohammed Ben Al-Hassan was born in
Rabat,
Morocco on
August 21,
1963. Before becoming
king, he held the title of
crown prince. He was enthroned
July 23,
1999, hours after the death of his father
King Hassan II. The young King soon became known as a moderniser who brought about a
constitutional monarchy. Mohammed VI first created
Morocco's office of
prime minister.
Shortly after he took the throne, he addressed his nation via television, promising to take on poverty and corruption, while creating jobs and improving Morocco's human rights record. Mohammed VI is generally opposed by Islamist conservatives. His support for political pluralism has angered some fundamentalists.