Moroccan monarchy

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The Moroccan monarchy is a centuries-old hereditary institution in Morocco, headed by the King who serves as both the political leader and the Commander of the Faithful, blending religious authority with executive power.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic monarchy ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ
allows appointed government headed by a prime minister ⓘ
elected parliament ⓘ
capital Rabat ⓘ
claimsDescentFrom Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
linked to: Muhammad
constitutionalDocument Constitution of Morocco ⓘ
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarchy ⓘ
executive monarchy ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
continuousDynasticRuleSince 17th century ⓘ
country Morocco ⓘ
currentDynastyInPowerSince 1660s ⓘ
currentMonarch Mohammed VI ⓘ
dynasty Alaouite dynasty ⓘ
headOfStateTitle King of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Sultan of Morocco
historicalOrigin Idrisid dynasty ⓘ
influences domestic policy ⓘ
foreign policy ⓘ
religious affairs ⓘ
keyConstitutionalReform 2011 constitutional reform ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
French ⓘ
legitimacyBasis Sharifian descent ⓘ
hereditary succession ⓘ
religious authority ⓘ
localTitleOfMonarch Amir al-Mu’minin ⓘ
monarchAppoints Head of Government ⓘ
key ministers ⓘ
monarchChairs Council of Ministers ⓘ
Security Council ⓘ
Superior Council of the Judiciary ⓘ
Superior Council of the Ulema ⓘ
monarchHasPower call referendums ⓘ
dissolve parliament ⓘ
issue dahirs (royal decrees) ⓘ
politicalSystem multi-party system under monarchical authority ⓘ
predecessorDynasties Marinid dynasty ⓘ
Saadi dynasty ⓘ
recognizedAs central institution of the Moroccan state ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving monarchies in the world ⓘ
region North Africa ⓘ
religion Sunni Islam ⓘ
religiousTitleOfMonarch Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
roleOfMonarch Commander of the Faithful ⓘ
guarantor of the constitution ⓘ
head of state ⓘ
supreme arbiter of institutions ⓘ
supreme commander of the Royal Armed Forces ⓘ
supreme representative of the nation ⓘ
symbol of national unity ⓘ
successionType agnatic succession with royal discretion ⓘ
symbolicElement bay‘a (oath of allegiance) ceremony ⓘ
linked to: Oath of Allegiance

royal palace ⓘ
royal standard of Morocco ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Royal Household of Morocco → associatedWith → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Head of Government of Morocco → subordinateTo → Monarchy of Morocco ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan monarchy
Coat of arms of Morocco → symbolizes → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Royal Palace of Marrakech → usedBy → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Royal Palace precinct → usedBy → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Royal Guard (Morocco) → represents → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Royal Guard (Morocco) → represents → King of Morocco at official ceremonies ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan monarchy
Royal Guard (Morocco) → allegiance → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
House of the Government → associatedWith → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Royal Palace of Meknes → usedBy → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Lalla Abla bint Tahar → associatedWith → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Fatima Zohra of Morocco → notableFamily → Moroccan royal family ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan monarchy
royal palaces of Morocco → usedBy → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
سلطان المغرب → استُبدل_بـ → ملك المغرب ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan monarchy
Princess Lalla Meryem of Morocco → represents → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Princess Lalla Asma of Morocco → partOf → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Prince of Morocco → usedBy → Moroccan royal family ⓘ
linked to: Moroccan monarchy
Crown Prince of Morocco → linkedToInstitution → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
His Sharifian Majesty → hasCulturalContext → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Makhzen → centeredAround → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ
Makhzen → associatedWith → Moroccan monarchy ⓘ