Mohamed Mediouri

Mohamed Mediouri (Arabic: محمد المديوري‎; born 8 April 1938 in Marrakesh)[2] was the chief of the personal security of Hassan II and his senior bodyguard.[3] He is also the father-in-law of the current king of Morocco, Mohammed VI.[4][5]

Mohamed Mediouri
محمد مديوري
President of Kawkab Marrakesh F.C
In office
1984 – December 2002
President of the Moroccan Athletics Federation
In office
1993 – July 2001
Succeeded byAbdeslam Ahizoune
Chief of the Royal Security
In office
1976 – 22 May 2000[1]
Preceded byHadj Ahmed El Faqir
Succeeded byAziz Jaidi
Personal details
BornMarrakesh, Morocco
Spouse(s)Lalla Latifa
ChildrenMohammed VI (stepson)
Fatima Zahra Mediouri
Monsif Mediouri[2]

Outside his official security position inside the palace he was the president of Kawakab Marrakesh football club and the Moroccan Athletics federation.[2]

After the death of Hassan II he married his widow Lalla Latifa and settled in France.[6][7] He was discharged of all of his official positions.

Mediouri was also involved in business, he was the exclusive distributor of Motorola Talkie Walkies in Morocco.[6] His son reportedly still runs this business.[6]

Early life

Mohammed Mediouri started his career as policeman in the CMI (compagnie marocaine d'intervention),[6] the riot control division of the Moroccan police. After the coups attempts of the early 1970s Hassan II realised that his security was insufficient and tasked Raymond Sassia (former bodyguard of Charles de Gaulle) with the formation of a new security for the monarch.[3] Sassia recruited and trained, with the assistance of Hadj Ahmed El Faqir , Mediouri among others, but he became close to the king and he eventually replaced Sassia in the late 1970s as chief of security in the royal palace.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Basri limogé, qui l'aurait cru!". L'Economiste. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  2. Taieb CHADI (28 March 1998). "Portrait du président de la FRMA, Abnégation Popularité incontestée". Maroc hebdo. Retrieved 7 February 2014.
  3. Ignace Dalle. Hassan II entre tradition et absolutisme. Fayard. ISBN 978-2-213-66458-3.
  4. "La "mystérieuse" agression du beau-père de Mohamed VI". leparisien.fr (in French). 2019-05-21. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  5. AFP, Le Figaro avec (2019-05-21). "Maroc: "mystérieuse" agression de l'ex-chef de la sécurité royale". Le Figaro.fr (in French). Retrieved 2020-11-20.
  6. Mahjoub Tobji (2006-09-13). Les officiers de Sa Majesté:Les dérives des généraux marocains 1956-2006. Fayard. ISBN 978-2-213-64072-3.
  7. Ali Amar (2009-04-29). Mohammed VI, le grand malentendu. Calman-Levy. ISBN 978-2-702-14857-0.
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