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This is a list of rulers of Morocco since 789. The common and formal titles of these rulers has varied, depending on the time period. Since 1957, the designation King has been used.

The present King of Morocco is Mohammed VI of the Alawi dynasty, since 23 July 1999.^[1]

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Idris ben Abdallah (Idris I) إدريس بن عبد الله	745 – 791	788	791	First Emir of Morocco	Idrisid
Idris ben Idris (Idris II) إدريس بن إدريس	August 791 – 828	803	828	Son of Idris ben Abdallah	Idrisid
Muhammad ben Idris (Muhammad) محمد بن إدريس	Died 836	828	836	Son of Idris ben Idris	Idrisid
Ali ben Muhammad (Ali I) علي بن محمد	827 – 848	836	848	Son of Muhammad ben Idris	Idrisid
Yahya ben Muhammad (Yahya I) يحيى بن محمد	829-864	848	864	Son of Muhammad ben Idris	Idrisid
Yahya ben Yahya (Yahya II) يحيى بن يحيى	Died 874	864	874	Son of Yahya ben Muhammad	Idrisid
Ali ben Omar (Ali II) علي بن عمر‎	Died 883	874	883	Uncle of Yahya ben Muhammad	Idrisid
Yahya ben al-Qasim (Yahya III) يحيى بن القاسم‎	Died 904	880	904	Cousin of Ali ben Omar	Idrisid
Yahya ben Idris (Yahya IV) يحيى بن إدريس	Died 917	904	917	Grandson of Ali ben Omar	Idrisid
Hassan ben Muhammad (Hassan I) الحسن بن محمد	Died 944	925	927	Nephew of Yahya ben al-Qasim	Idrisid
Al-Qasim ben Ibrahim القاسم بن ابراهيم	Died 948	937	948	Cousin of Hassan ben Muhammad	Idrisid
Ahmad ibn al-Qasim أحمد بن القاسم	Died 954	948	954	Son of Al-Qasim ben Ibrahim	Idrisid
Hassan ben al-Qasim (Hassan II) الحسن بن القاسم	Died 985	954	974	Brother of Ahmad ibn al-Qasim	Idrisid

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Abdallah ibn Yasin	Died 7 July 1059	1040	1059	Founder and First Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid
Abu Bakr ibn Umar	Died 1087	1056	1072	Second Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid
Yusuf ibn Tashfin	Died 1106 In Marrakesh	1072	1106	Amir Al-Muslimin	Almoravid
Ali ibn Yusuf	1084 – 26 January 1143	1106	1143	Son of Yusuf Ibn Tashfin	Almoravid
Tashfin ibn Ali	Died 23/25 March 1145	1143	1145	Emir of Morocco	Almoravid
Ibrahim ibn Tashfin	Died 1147	1146	1147	Seventh Almoravid King of Morocco	Almoravid
Ishaq ibn Ali	Died April 1147	1147	1147	Last Almoravid Leader of Morocco	Almoravid

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Ibn Tumart	1080 – 1130	1121	1139	First Almohad Leader of Morocco	Almohad
Abd al-Mu'min	1094 – 1163	1133	1163	Member of the Almohad dynasty	Almohad
Abu Yaqub Yusuf	1135 – 1184	1163	1184	second Almohad Emir	Almohad
Yaqub al-Mansur	1160 – 23 January 1199	1184	1199	third Almohad Caliph	Almohad
Muhammad al-Nasir	Died 1213	1199	1213	Fourth Almohad caliph	Almohad
Yusuf II, Almohad caliph	1203 – 1224	1213	1224	son of Muhammad al-Nasir	Almohad
Abd al-Wahid I	Died September 1224	February	September 1224	son of the great Almohad conqueror Abu Yaqub Yusuf	Almohad
Abdallah al-Adil	October 4, 1227	September 1224	October 4, 1227	a former governor in al-Andalus	Almohad
Yahya al-Mu'tasim	Died 1236	1227	1229	He was a son of Muhammad al-Nasir and brother of Yusuf II, Almohad caliph.	Almohad
Idris al-Ma'mun	Died October 16/17, 1232	1229	1232	He was a son of Abu Yusuf Yaqub al-Mansur	Almohad
Abd al-Wahid II	Died December 4, 1242	1232	1242	An Almohad rival caliph who reigned from 1232 until his death.	Almohad
Abu al-Hasan as-Said al-Mutadid	Died June 1248	1242	1248	He succeeded his brother Abd al-Wahid II in a period in which the Almohads controlled only parts of present-day Morocco	Almohad
Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada	Died 1266	1248	1266	An Almohad caliph who reigned over part of present-day Morocco from 1248 until his death.	Almohad
Idris al-Wathiq	Died 1269	1266	1269	An Almohad caliph who reigned in Marrakesh from 1266 until his death.	Almohad

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Abd al-Haqq I	1147 – 1217	1195	1217	First Marinid Leader of Morocco	Marinid
Uthman ibn Abd al-Haqq	1196 – 1240	1217	1240	Sheikh of Morocco	Marinid
Muhammad ibn Abd Al-Haqq	1202 – 1244	1240	1244	Sheikh of Morocco	Marinid
Abu Yahya ibn Abd al-Haqq	Died 1258	1244	1258	Emir of Morocco	Marinid
Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq	20 March 1286	1258	1286	First Marinid Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr	Died 13 May 1307	March 1286	13 May 1307	son of Abu Yusuf Yaqub ibn Abd al-Haqq	Marinid
Abu Thabit 'Amir	1284 – 1308	May 1307	July 1308	Son of Abu Yaqub Yusuf an-Nasr	Marinid
Abu al-Rabi Sulayman	March 1289 – 23 November 1310	1308	1310	Son or grandson of Abu Yaqub Yusuf	Marinid
Abu Sa'id Uthman II	December 1276 – August 1331	November 1310	August 1331	Son of Abu Yaqub Yusuf al-Nasr	Marinid
Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman	1297 – 1351	August 1331	1348	Son of Abu Sa'id Uthman II	Marinid
Abu Inan Faris	1329 – 10 January 1358	1348	1358	Son of Abu al-Hasan Ali ibn Othman	Marinid
Abu Bakr ibn Faris	Died 1359	1358	1359	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Ibrahim ibn Ali	1335 – 1361	1359	1361	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Tashfin ibn Ali	1329 – 1362	1361	1362	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Muhammad II ibn Faris	1338 – 1366	1362	1366	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I	1349 – 1372	1366	1372	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Muhammad III ibn Abd al-Aziz	1368 – 1374	1372	1374	Son of Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I of Morocco	Marinid
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad al-Mustansir	Died 1393	1374	1393	son of Abu Faris Abd al-Aziz I of Morocco	Marinid
Musa ibn Faris al-Mutawakkil	Died 1386	1384	1386	Disabled son of the former Sultan Abu Inan Faris	Marinid
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Wathiq	Died 1387	1386	1387	Ruled Morocco for only a year	Marinid
Abd al-Aziz II ibn Ahmad II	1375 – 1396	1394	1396	Sultan of Morocco	Marinid
Abdallah ibn Ahmad II	1378 – 1398	1396	1398	Abdul Aziz II succeeded his brother Abu Faris Abdul Aziz II	Marinid
Abu Said Uthman III	1383 – 21 October 1420	19 March 1398	21 October 1420	He succeeded his brother, Abu Amir Abdallah ibn Ahmad.	Marinid
Abd al-Haqq II	1419 – 14 August 1465	October 1420	14 August 1465	Last Marinid Ruler of Morocco	Marinid

• Muhammad ibn Ali Idrisi-Joutey (1465–1471)

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya	1472 – 1504 (aged 32)	1472	1504	First Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Abu Abd Allah al-Burtuqali Muhammad ibn Muhammad	1464 – 1536 (aged 72)	1504	1526	Son of Abu Abd Allah al-Sheikh Muhammad ibn Yahya	Wattasid
Abu al-Abbas Ahmad ibn Muhammad	Died 1549	1526	1545	Third Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri Muhammad ibn Ahmad	Died 1547	1545	1547	Fourth Wattasid Sultan of Morocco	Wattasid
Ali Abu Hassun	Died September 1554	1549	1554	Fifth Wattasid Sultan Of Morocco	Wattasid

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Mohammed al-Shaykh محمد الشيخ	1490 – 23 October 1557 (aged 67)	1544	23 October 1557 (Assassinated)	Brother of Ahmed Al-Araj Al-Saadi	Saadi
Abdallah al-Ghalib عبد الله الغالب	1517 – 22 January 1574 (aged 57)	1557	1574	Son of Mohammed ash-Sheikh	Saadi
Abu Abdallah Mohammed II أبو عبد الله محمد	Died 4 August 1578	1574	1576 (Deposed)	Son of Abdallah al-Ghalib	Saadi
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I عبد الملك الأول	Died 4 August 1578	1576	1578 (Deposed)	Son of Mohammed ash-Sheikh	Saadi
Ahmad al-Mansur أحمد المنصور	1549 – 25 August 1603 (aged 54)	1578	1603	Son of Mohammed ash-Sheikh	Saadi
Abu Faris Abdallah Ruled from Marrakesh أبو فارس عبد الله	1564 – 1608 (aged 44)	1603	1608	Son of Ahmad al-Mansur	Saadi
Mohammed esh-Sheikh el-Mamun Ruled from Fes محمد الشيخ المأمون	1566 – 1613 (aged 47)	1603	1613	Son of Ahmad al-Mansur	Saadi
Zidan el-Nasir Ruled from Marrakesh زيدان الناصر	Died September 1627	1603	1627	Son of Ahmad al-Mansur	Saadi
Abdallah al-Ghalib II Ruled from Fes عبد الله الغالب	Died 1623	1606	1623 (Deposed)	Son of Mohammed esh-Sheikh el-Mamun	Saadi
Abd al-Malik ibn Abdallah Ruled from Fes عبد الملك بن عبد الله	Died 1627	1623	February 1627 (Deposed)	Son of Abdallah al-Ghalib II	Saadi
Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik II أبو مروان عبد الملك	Died 1631	1627	1631 (Assassinated)	Son of Zidan el-Nasir	Saadi
Al Walid bin Zidan الوليد بن زيدان	Died 1636	1631	1636 (Assassinated)	Son of Zidan el-Nasir	Saadi
Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir محمد الشيخ الصغير	Died 30 January 1655	1636	1655 (Assassinated)	Son of Zidan el-Nasir	Saadi
Ahmad al-Abbas أحمد العباس	Died 1659	1655	1659 (Assassinated)	Son of Mohammed esh-Sheikh es-Seghir	Saadi

• Muhammad al-Hajj ad-Dila'i (1659–1663)

1631–1957: Sultans of Morocco

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Sharif ibn Ali الشريف بن علي	1589 – 1659 (aged 70)	1631	1636	First 'Alawi sultan of Morocco	Alawi
Muhammad ibn Sharif Muhammad I محمد بن الشريف	1630 – 2 August 1664 (aged 34)	1636	2 August 1664 (Killed in battle)	Son of Mawlay Sharif	Alawi
Al-Rashid bin Sharif الرشيد بن الشريف	1631 – 9 April 1672 (aged 41)	1666	9 April 1672	Son of Mawlay Sharif	Alawi
Ismail bin Sharif إسماعيل بن الشريف	1645 – 22 March 1727 (aged 82)	1672	22 March 1727	Son of Moulay Sharif	Alawi
Ahmad bin Ismail (1st reign) أحمد بن إسماعيل	1677 – 5 March 1729 (aged 52)	22 March 1727	March 1728 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abd al-Malik bin Ismail عبد الملك بن إسماعيل	1696 – 2 March 1729 (aged 33)	March 1728	July 1728 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Ahmad bin Ismail (2nd reign) أحمد بن إسماعيل	1677 – 5 March 1729 (aged 52)	July 1728	5 March 1729	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (1st reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	5 March 1729	28 September 1734 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Ali bin Ismail علي بن إسماعيل	Died April 1737	28 September 1734	14 February 1736 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (2nd reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	14 February 1736	8 August 1736 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Muhammad bin Ismail (Muhammad II) محمد بن إسماعيل	1694 – 1739	8 August 1736	18 June 1738 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Al-Mostadi bin Ismail (1st reign) المستضيء بن إسماعيل	Died 1759	18 June 1738	February 1740 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	'Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (3rd reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	February 1740	13 June 1741 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Zin al-Abidin bin Ismail زين العابدين بن إسماعيل	1692 – 1762 (aged 70)	13 June 1741	24 November 1741 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (4th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	24 November 1741	3 February 1742 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Al-Mostadi bin Ismail (2nd reign) المستضيء بن إسماعيل	Died 1759	3 February 1742	May 1743 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (5th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	May 1743	July 1747 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Al-Mostadi bin Ismail (3rd reign) المستضيء بن إسماعيل	Died 1759	July 1747	October 1748 (deposed)	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Abdallah bin Ismail (6th reign) عبد الله بن إسماعيل	1678 – 10 November 1757 (aged 79)	October 1748	10 November 1757	Son of Ismail Ibn Sharif	Alawi
Muhammad bin Abdallah (Muhammad III) محمد بن عبد الله	1710 – 9 April 1790 (aged 80)	10 November 1757	9 April 1790	Son of Abdallah	Alawi
Yazid bin Muhammad اليزيد بن محمد	1750 – 23 February 1792 (aged 42)	9 April 1790	23 February 1792	Son of Muhmammad bin Abdallah	Alawi
Sulayman bin Muhammad سليمان بن محمد	1760 – 28 November 1822 (aged 62)	23 February 1792	28 November 1822	Son of Muhammad bin Abdallah	Alawi
Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham عبد الرحمن بن هشام	1778 – 24 August 1859 (aged 81)	28 November 1822	24 August 1859	Nephew of Sulayman bin Muhammad	Alawi
Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman (Muhammad IV) محمد بن عبد الرحمن	1802 – 16 September 1873 (aged 71)	24 August 1859	16 September 1873	Son of Abd al-Rahman bin Hisham	Alawi
Hassan bin Mohammed (Hassan I) الحسن بن محمد	1836 – 9 June 1894 (aged 58)	16 September 1873	9 June 1894	Son of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman	Alawi
Abd al-Aziz bin Hassan عبد العزيز بن الحسن	(1878-02-24)24 February 1878 – 10 June 1943(1943-06-10) (aged 65)	7 June 1894	4 January 1908 (deposed)	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Abd al-Hafid bin Hassan عبد الحفيظ بن الحسن	(1876-02-24)24 February 1876 – 4 April 1937(1937-04-04) (aged 61)	4 January 1908	12 August 1912 (abdicated)	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Yusef bin Hassan يوسف بن الحسن	1882 – 17 November 1927 (aged 45)	13 August 1912	17 November 1927	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) (1st reign) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	17 November 1927	20 August 1953 (deposed)	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi
Mohammed bin Arafa محمد بن عرفة	1886 – 17 July 1976 (aged 90)	21 August 1953	1 October 1955 (abdicated)	Grandson of Muhammad bin Abd al-Rahman	Alawi
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) (2nd reign) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	16 November 1955	14 August 1957 (proclaimed King of Morocco)	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi

1957–present: Kings of Morocco

Name	Lifespan	Reign start	Reign end	Notes	Family	Image
Muhammad bin Yusef (Muhammad V) محمد بن يوسف	(1909-08-10)10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961(1961-02-26) (aged 51)	14 August 1957	26 February 1961	Son of Yusef bin Hassan	Alawi
Hassan bin Muhammad (Hassan II) الحسن بن محمد	(1929-07-09)9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999(1999-07-23) (aged 70)	26 February 1961	23 July 1999	Son of Muhammad bin Yusef	Alawi
Muhammad bin Hassan (Muhammad VI) محمد بن الحسن	(1963-08-21) 21 August 1963 (age 61)	23 July 1999	Incumbent	Son of Hassan bin Muhammad	Alawi

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