Royal Activities
Monday 30 July 2018

HM the King Chairs in Tangier Reception on the occasion of the Throne Day

HM the King Chairs in Tangier Reception on the occasion of the Throne Day

HM King Mohammed VI, accompanied by HRH Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan and HRH Prince Moulay Rachid, chaired, on Monday at the Marchane Palace in Tangier, a reception on the occasion of the 19th anniversary of the Sovereign's accession to the throne of his glorious ancestors.

At the beginning of this ceremony, HM the King greeted the national colors while the national anthem was playing and a 21-gun salute was fired.

Afterwards, the Sovereign was greeted by several Moroccan and foreign personalities, who came to congratulate HM the King on this happy occasion.

HM the King was greeted by the head of government, the speaker of the House of Representatives (lower house), the speaker of the House of Advisors (upper house), the first president of the Court of Cassation, the attorney general of the King at this Court, the president of the Constitutional Court, the president of the Audit Court, the president of the Economic, Social and Environmental Council, the secretary general of the Higher Council of the Ulema, the president of the Higher Council for Education, Training and Scientific Research, and the president of the National Human Rights Council.

The Sovereign was also greeted by the Ombudsman of the Kingdom, the President of the High Authority for Audiovisual Communication, the President of the Competition Council, the President of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, the Wali of the Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima region and the President of the Council of the Region of Tangier-Tetouan-Al Hoceima.

HM the King was also greeted by Lieutenant-General, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, Major General, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, Major General, Inspector of the the Royal Air Forces, Brigadier General, Inspector of the Royal Marine, Brigadier General, Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces (Southern Zone), Brigadier General, Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces (Northern Zone), Brigadier General, Head of the third bureau, Director general of national Security and Director general of national Surveillance, as well as by the Director general of Studies and Documentation.

HM the King was also greeted by the doyen of the African diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Central African Republic, vice-doyen of the Arab diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Kingdom of Bahrain, doyen of the European diplomatic corps, ambassador of Ukraine, doyen of the Asian diplomatic corps, ambassador of Azrbaijan and the doyen of the American diplomatic corps, ambassador of the Republic of Chile.

The Sovereign was also greeted by the archbishop of Tangier, the president of the Evangelical Church in Morocco, the president of the Russian Orthodox Church, and the Chief Rabbi of Casablanca.

HM the King was then greeted by Gianni Infantino, FIFA President, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, former head of the Spanish Government, Miguel Angel Moratinos, former Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank, Jacques Diouf, Diplomat, Former Director General of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), Adnan Amin (Kenyan), Director General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and Aicha El Khattabi, daughter of the late Mohamed Ben Abdelkarim El Khattabi.

MAP 30 July 2018