Order of Ouissam Alaouite

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The Order of Ouissam Alaouite (Template:Langx) or the Sharifian Order of Al-AlaouiTemplate:Citation needed is a military decoration of Morocco which is bestowed by the King of Morocco upon those civilians and military officers who have displayed heroism in combat or have contributed meritorious service to the Moroccan state. The decoration was established on 11 January 1913 in replacement of the Order of Ouissam Hafidien. It is awarded in five classes: Grand Cordon (Grand Cordon), Grand Officer (Grand Officier), Commander (Commandeur), Officer (Officier) and Knight (Chevalier).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

The Order of Ouissam Alaouite is similar to the Legion of Merit, awarded by the United States military.

History

File:Knight of the Order of Ouissan Alaouite 1913 to 1934.jpg
The 1913 to 1934 Knight of the Order of Ouissan Alaouite Medal.

The order of Ouissam Alaouite was created during the colonial period. The French authorities in Morocco considered it necessary to have the power to bestow an official honour or decoration in response to loyal service; and they wanted to avoid over-burdening the bureaucracy of the order of the Légion d'Honneur in Paris.<ref>Bidwell, Robin Leonard. Morocco Under Colonial Rule, p. 89.</ref> The ribbon of the order during this period was a shade of orange<ref>Wyllie, Robert E. (1921). Orders, Decorations and Insignia, Military and Civil: With the History and Romance of Their Origin and a Full Description of Each, p. 135.</ref> or pumpkin-coloured.<ref name="patton34">Patton, George. (1995), The War as I Knew It, p. 34.</ref> In 1934, a white stripe was added on each side of the ribbon.

During the Second World War, the Order of Ouissam Alaouite was awarded frequently to United States military personnel who had participated in the planning and execution of Operation Torch, the invasion of French Morocco. Morocco was a protectorate of France from 1912 to 1956, and the decoration was bestowed frequently on French military officers during that period.

After Moroccan independence in 1956, the Alawid Order became a prerogative of the Alawid King and his heirs. The Order continues through the present day, the original medal and the 1934's ribbon unchanged.

Ribbons (1913–1934)
File:MAR Order of the Ouissam Alaouite - Knight (1913-1956) BAR.png
Knight
File:MAR Order of the Ouissam Alaouite - Officer (1913-1956) BAR.png
Officer
File:MAR Order of the Ouissam Alaouite - Commander (1913-1956) BAR.png
Commander
File:MAR Order of the Ouissam Alaouite - Grand Officer (1913-1956) BAR.png
Grand Officer
File:MAR Order of the Ouissam Alaouite - Grand Cross (1913-1956) BAR.png
Grand Cordon
Ribbons (1934–present)
File:Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite Chevalier ribbon (Maroc).svg
Knight
File:Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite Officier ribbon (Maroc).svg
Officer
File:Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite Commandeur ribbon (Maroc).svg
Commander
File:Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite GO ribbon (Maroc).svg
Grand Officer
File:Ordre de l'Ouissam Alaouite GC ribbon (Maroc).svg
Grand Cordon

Recipients

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Grand cordon

1916

  • Henri Gouraud: acting French resident-general in Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1922

1926

1929

1930

  • Louis-Athanase Dubois: French counter admiral.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • André Maginot: French minister of war.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1931

1941

1943

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1945

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1946

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  • Vincent Auriol: President of France.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1950

  • De Blesson: general delegate at the residence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1952

  • Jacques Gavini: French secretary of state for the Navy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1953

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  • Louis Christiaens: secretary of state for aeronautics.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1954

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  • Ludovic Chancel: general delegate at the residence.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1955

  • Gilbert Grandval: French resident-general in Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Pierre Boyer de Latour du Moulin: French resident-general in Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jacques-Louis Murtin: air commander in Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Burgund: French general and senior commander of French troops in Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1956

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1957

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1962

1970

  • Jacques Gillet: French doctor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1980

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1987

  • Walter Jesser: German ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1988

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1990

  • Colin Powell: chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1992

1993

1994

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1996

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1997

1999

  • James Gustave Speth: Administrator of the United Nations Development Program.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2000

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2001

  • Doudou Sala Diop: ambassador of Senegal to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Suleiman Ibrahim All Marjan:: ambassador of Kuwait to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Indrajit Singh Rathor: ambassador of India to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2002

  • Michel de Bonnecorse: French ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Husein Naci Akinci: Turkish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2003

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  • Allan Wagner Tizon: Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mahmoud Ben Ali Ben Mohamed Al Rahma: ambassador of Oman to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Moustapha Hassan Moustapha: ambassador of Lebanon to Morocco.<ref name="Vers la relance de la Haute commission mixte2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2004

  • Mohamed Daoudia: Jordanian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2005

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  • Boualem Bessayah: Algerian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Cristina Funes-Noppen: Ambassador of Belgium to Morocco.
  • Wajih Hassan Ali Kassem (Abou Marouane): Palestinian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2006

  • Óscar Maúrtua: Minister of Foreign Relations of Perú.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Siriwat Suthigasame: Ambassador of Thailand to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mamadou Saliou Sylla: Ambassador of Guinea to Morocco.

2007

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  • Issa Hamad Abou Chihab: Ambassador of UAE to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2008

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  • Arne Aasheim: ambassador of Norway to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Alexandre Tokovinine: ambassador of Russia to Morocco.
  • Mauricio Torbay Hachem: Venezuelan businessman.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Carlos Alberto Simas Magalhaes: ambassador of Brazil to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2009

  • Thomas Riley: ambassador of the United States to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Cheyakh Ould Ely: ambassador of Mauritania to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Saleh Bekkari: ambassador of Tunisia to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jean-François Thibault: ambassador of France to Morocco.
  • Kobina Annan: ambassador of Ghana to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hassan Abdelkader: ambassador of Palestine to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Georgios Georgountzos: ambassador of Greece to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kadri Fathi Abdelmottalab: ambassador of Egypt to Morocco.
  • Vercauteren Drubbel: ambassador of Belgium to Morocco.
  • Salah Mohamed Saoud Al-Baïjane: ambassador of Kuwait to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mohamad Ben Abdellah Al Farissi: ambassador of Oman to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Adolfo Zaldivar: president of the Chilean senate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2010

  • Sepp Blatter: president of FIFA.
  • Alberto de Núnez: ambassador of Argentine to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2011

  • Issa Hayatou: president of CAF.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Vasile Gheorge Popovici: former ambassador of Romania to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Luis Planas: ambassador of Spain to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ibou Ndaye: former ambassador of Senegal to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Charles Aké Tchimou: former ambassador of Ivory Coast to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2012

  • Ibrahim Traore: ambassador of Burkina Faso to Morocco
  • François Banga Eboumi: ambassador of Gabon to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Timothy Colin Morris: ambassador of United Kingdom to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mamadouba Diabaté: ambassador of Guinea to Morocco
  • Bruno Joubert: ambassador of France to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Sakr Ben Moubarak Al-Mansouri: ambassador of Qatar to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Fayçal Al Choubaki: former ambassador of Jordan to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Joao Rosa Là: former ambassador of Portugal to Morocco

2013

  • Khaled Ben Salmane Ben Ahmed Al Khalifa: ambassador of Bahrain to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ahmed Hassan Sobh: ambassador of Palestine to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Boris Bolotine: ambassador of Russia to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jean-Luc Bodson: ambassador of Belgium to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Clifford Nii Amon Kotey: ambassador of Ghana to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Moussa Ben Hamdan Attaai: ambassador of Oman to Morocco.
  • Alberto Navarro: ambassador of Spain to Morocco.

2014

  • Mohammed Ben Abdurahman Al Becher: ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Fred Harald Nomme: ambassador of Norway to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Toumani Djimé Diallo: former ambassador of Mali to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Tosari Widjaja: ambassador of Indonesia to Morocco.<ref name=":22">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Kundalee Prachimdhit: former ambassador of Thaïland to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2015

  • Bertrand Louis: ambassador of Switzerland to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Witold Spirydowicz: ambassador of Poland to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Christina Harttil: ambassador of Finland to Morocco.
  • Charles Fries: ambassador of France to Morocco.<ref name="S.M. le Roi reçoit les ambassadeurs de la République de France et du Royaume d'Espagne venus prendre congé du Souverain au terme de leurs missions dans le Royaume2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Antonio Sozzo: apostolic nuncio in Rabat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2016

  • Al Asri Said Ahmed Al Dahiri: UAE Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Michaela Froňková: ambassador of Czech to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Simona Ioan: ambassador of Romania to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2019

  • Tarek Aliev: former Azerbaijani ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Boriana Ivanova Simeonova: Bulgarian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Abdu Razzaq Guy Kambogo: former ambassador of Gabon to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Abdullah Falah Bin Abdullah Al Dosari: Qatari Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jean-François Girault: French Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ousmane Amadou Sy: ambassador of Mali to Morocco

2020

  • Sladjana Prica Tavciovska: former Serbian ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Maria Rita da Franca Sousa Ferro Levy Gomes: former Portuguese ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2021

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  • Óscar Rodolfo Benítez Estragó: former ambassador of Paraguay to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Soultana Leila Houssain: former ambassador of Bangladesh to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2023

  • Cheikh Saeed bin Mohammed bin Ali Albarami: former Omani ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Klaus Kogeler: former Austrian ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Julio Bitelli: former Brazilian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Vito Rallo: former apostolic nuncio in Rabat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2024

  • Nell Stewart: former Canadian ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Idrissa Traoré: former ambassador of Ivory Coast to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Astanah Abdul Aziz: former Malaysian ambassador to Morocco.

Grand officer

1920

  • Sabino Rinella: Consul General of Italy in Tangier.
  • Khelil Bouhageb: President of the Municipality of Tunis.
  • Chedly El Okby: Governor of Cap-Bon in Nabeul.

1926

  • Duvernoy: Secretary General of the Protectorate.
  • Bertrand: French General and Commander of the Coastal Troops.

1927

  • Léon Champion: General Councillor of the Seine Department and Mayor of Maisons-Alfort.

1930

  • Henri Gamard: French Member of Parliament.

1932

  • Bénazet: Director of Indigenous Affairs
  • Colombani: Director of Public Health and Hygiene.

1933

1952

  • Soulmagnon: Director of Agriculture, Trade and Forestry.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1954

1955

  • Lamy: Finance Director<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1956

1999

  • Charles Josselin: Minister Delegate for Cooperation and Francophonie.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2002

  • Mohamed Amamou: Secretary General of the Arab Maghreb Union.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Abdeljabar Omar Addouri: Iraqi Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2004

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2006

  • José Manuel de Carvalho Lameiras: Portuguese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2007

  • Akin Algan: Turkish Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Christine Lagarde: French Minister of Economy, Finance and Employment.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2008

  • Bernard Rudolph Bot: former Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Hans Dijkstal: former Dutch Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister.<ref name="Vers la relance de la Haute commission mixte2" />
  • Sjoerd Leenstra: Dutch Ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Charles Gray: British Ambassador to Morocco.
  • Eleonora Urbanova: Czech Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2009

  • Brice Hortefeux: French Minister of Labor, Social Relations, Family, Solidarity and the city.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bruno Dethomas: Head of the European Commission delegation to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Yahia Abdeljalil Mahmoud: Sudanese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gong Yuanxing: Chinese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Oswaldo Rivera: former minister and director of the cultural institute of Providencia.

2010

  • Haruko Hirose: Japanese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Rachida Dati: former French Minister of Justice <ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Raymond Safia: former inspector general of the French national police.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Othmane Ben Samine: Malaysian Ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2012

  • Rafii Ben Achour: Tunisian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2013

  • Santiago Marcovich:former Peruvian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Malcolm Hoenlein: Vice President of the Conference of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations of the United States<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mautner Markhof: former Austrian ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Alberto Navarro: former Spanish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2014

  • Navanethem Pillay: United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.<ref name=":32">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2016

  • Chafik Hajji: Tunisian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Alex Geiger Soffia: former Chilean ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ronald Gerard Strikker: Dutch Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jose Gutierrez Maxwell: former Argentine ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2017

  • Dwight. L. Bush: U.S. Ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Carlos Manuel Alfredo Velasco Menidiola: former Peruvian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Carlos Charme Silva: former Chilean ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Pham Truong Giang: former Vietnamese ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2018

  • Zvonimir Frka Petesic: former Croatian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Suphorn Pholmani: former Thai ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2019

  • Marek Ziolkowski: former Polish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Anne Vasara: former Finnish ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2020

  • Tran Quoc Thuy: Vietnamese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Yeshi Tamrat Bitew: former Ethiopian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Ethem Barkan Öz: former Turkish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Alex Geiger Soffia: former Chilean ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Jacobo Cuyún: former ambassador of Guatemala to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2021

  • Daniela Bazavan: former Romanian ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Commander

1919

  • René Thiérry: Secretary of the Embassy at the French Legation in Portugal.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1920

  • Neigel: Director of the Muslim College of Rabat.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1922

1926

  • Louis Jean Martin: Inspector General of Bridges and Roads.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1937

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1948

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1950

  • Harold D. Harris: United States Marine Corps general.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1953

  • John Utter: Director for Africa at the US State Department.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Duchateau: President of the Moroccan Association of Former Students of C.E.F Italy.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

1955

  • Monroe L. Nute: President of the Lions Clubs.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bouillot: director of the BRPM.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1970

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1971

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1995

  • Stevie Wonder: American singer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2000

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  • John Duke Anthony: chairman of the U.S.-Morocco Affairs Council.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2002

  • Nabil Khoury: Consul General of the United States in Casablanca.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Chira Ratanarat: consul général honoraire du Maroc en Thaïlande.

2003

  • Xiong Zhanqi: Chinese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Alaiin Delon: French actor and singer.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2004

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  • Ramiah Rajagopalan: Indian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2005

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  • Mohamed Abdallah Guergaoui: Chairman of Dubai Holding.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Corinne Breuzé: Consul General of France in Casablanca.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Norman Baker: Heroes of the Odyssey RA II.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • John McCain: United States Senator.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2006

  • Philippe Faure: French Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Abdulaziz Othman Altwaijri: general manager of the ISESCO.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Mohamed El Abar: Chairman of the Emirati Group Emaar.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Nabil Cherif: Jordanian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2007

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  • Maria Rosa de Madariaga: historian and specialist in Moroccan-Spanish relations and the Rif War.
  • Carmen Romero López: former deputy and activist for the rapprochement between Morocco and Spain.
  • Juan Goytisolo: the great friend of Morocco, writer and citizen of Marrakech.
  • Paquita Rumbao: assistant to several Moroccan ambassadors since independence.
  • Juan Antonio Mateos: Former Mexican Ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2008

  • Fatoumata Diakité Ndaye: mediator of the republic of Mali<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gottfrid Haas: German Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2009

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  • Nour Eccharif: Egyptian actor.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2011

  • Mohamed Saleh Ahmed Al-Tuwaikh: Kuwaiti Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2012

  • Jacques Bourdillon: former manager at the national irrigation office.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Tunç Ugdul: former Turkish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2013

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  • Christian Cambon: Senator and President of the France-Morocco Friendship Group in the French Senate<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Abdelaziz Abderrahman Tourki Assbii: former Qatari ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Jacqueline Boix: official at the Royal Palace.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Pedro José Pico: former Argentine ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Mohamed Ould Talba & Mohamed Ould Mouâouia: former ambassadors of Mauritania to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2014

  • Irina Bokova: Director General of UNESCO.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Mo Ibrahim: businessman and entrepreneur, president of the "Mo Ibrahim Foundation for Better Governance in Africa".<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2015

  • Ugur Ariner: former Turkish ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Jean-Paul Carteron: Honorary Consul of Bulgaria in Monaco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="S.M. le Roi reçoit les ambassadeurs de la République de France et du Royaume d'Espagne venus prendre congé du Souverain au terme de leurs missions dans le Royaume2" />

  • Jamil Soulaymane Hamza Jalal: Moutaouif at Al-Haram Ashcharif in Mecca.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Bruce Lustig: of the Hebrew Congregation of Washington.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2016

  • Abderrahmane ben Mohamed Al Jedaia: Saudi Arabian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Md Monirul Islam: Bangladesh Ambassador to Morocco.

2017

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2020

  • Baba Garba: Nigerian Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2021

  • Dam Boontham: former Ambassador of Thaïland to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • David T. Fischer: former US Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • LI Li: former Chinese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Mónica Renata Bolaños Pérez: former Ambassador of Guatemala to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Grecia Fiorda Pichardo De Camps: former Ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2022

  • Takashi Shinozuka: former Japanese Ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2024

  • Mohamed Ould Hanani: Ambassador of Mauritania to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Keeyong Chung: former Ambassador of South Korea to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Đặng Thị Thu Hà former Vietnamese ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Officer

1927

  • Risterucci: civil controller.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1975

  • Pelé: Brazilian footballer<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1978

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1992

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1994

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1995

  • Nikolaus Voegeli: Honorary Consul General of Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1999

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2001

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2002

  • Situ Shuang: Doctor of Letters from the Sorbonne University who wrote a book on Morocco in Chinese.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Saïd Kamilov: Russian scholar who translated Hassanian talks into Russian.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2004

  • Bernard Kasriel: CEO of Lafarge.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2005

  • Juan Pena Fernandez.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2007

  • Spanish consul general in Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Manuel Palomo Romero: President of the Association of Former Residents of Al-Hoceima in Spain.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Fréderic Damgaard: gallery owner, art critic and historian.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2008

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  • Mohamed Aïssa Al-Adoaune: Director of the Jordanian Documentation Center<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • David Messas: Chief Rabbi of Paris.<ref name="S.M. Mohammed VI préside une réception à l'occasion de la Fête du Trône et reçoit les vœux2" />
  • John Van Ameijden.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • José Monleon: director of the International Institute of Mediterranean Theater.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Maria Dolores Lopez Enamorado: current director of the Cervantes Institute of Marrakech.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Gonzalo Fernandez Parilla: one of the founders of the School of Translators of Toledo.
  • Enrique Cascallana: socialist mayor of Alcorcon.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2009

  • Dimitris Haholiades: honorary consul of Morocco in Cyprus.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2010

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2011

  • Stefaan Vandevelde: President of the electrical and electronic distribution networks at the American group "Delphi" in Tangier.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Meté Esin: Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of the Turkish company Toros.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2012

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  • André Borchberg: pilot of the same plane and co-founder of Solar Impulse.
  • Gerard Detourbet: director of the "Logan World" program.
  • Richard Weber: former Deputy Director General of EuropeAid.<ref name=":42">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2013

  • Amani Abou Zeid: resident representative of the African Development Bank in Morocco.<ref name=":12" />
  • Ishtiaq Baig: honorary consul general of Morocco in Karachi.<ref name=":22" />
  • Horst Rudolph: executive chairman of the group "Yazaki Europe Limited".<ref name=":52">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2014

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  • Pier Antonio Panzeri: member of the European Parliament and former chairman of the Committee on Relations with the Maghreb Countries in the European Parliament.<ref name=":52" />
  • Vanessa Branson: president and founder of the Arts Festival in Marrakech, now known as the Marrakech Biennale.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Elisabeth Bauchet Bouhlal: artist and art collector.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2015

  • José Alberto Alegria: Honorary Consul of Morocco in the Algarve.<ref name=":62" />
  • Dalila Araujo: former Portuguese Secretary of State for the Interior.<ref name=":32" />
  • Jean-Luc Martinez: President of the Louvre<ref>Template:Cite journal</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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  • Eve Branson: Founder and director of the Eve Branson Foundation Philanthropist<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2016

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  • Bariza Khiari: vice-president of the France-Morocco friendship group of the Senate.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2020

  • Panayotis N. Sarris: former Greek ambassador to Morocco<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2021

  • Barbara Bregato: Italian former ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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Knight

1931

  • Robert Vaucher: Swiss journalist.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1933

  • René Lepage: owner of the tanneries René Lepage.<ref name=":02">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1955

  • Marcel Lepainteur: French Gendarme.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2002

  • George François: former president of the Sylea Group<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

  • Wieland Neuberth: President of the Roesner Company.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2007

  • Dominique Nadjilla Mehadji: painter<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

|CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2012

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2013

  • Honorary Consul of Morocco in Hong Kong.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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2014

  • Yannick Lintz: Director of the Department of Islamic Arts at the Louvre Museum in Paris.<ref name=":42" />

2017

  • Pham Truong Giang: former Vietnamese ambassador to Morocco.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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1943 ceremony

File:Award of Order of Ouissam Alaouite.jpg
Moroccan decree (dahir) which proclaims and confirms that the Order of Oissam Alaouite is conferred on Ernesto Burzagli in 1922.

In the opening scene of the film Patton, George C. Scott, portraying then-Major General Patton, is shown receiving the Grand Cross of the Order of Ouissam Alaouite. This was no mere Hollywood contrivance. Under Patton's command, Allied forces took Casablanca after only four days of fighting. So impressed was the Sultan of Morocco that he presented Patton with the special Order of Ouissam Alaouite, with the citation: "Les Lions dans leurs tanières tremblent en le voyant approcher" (The lions in their dens tremble at his approach).<ref name="star1943">"Man Under a Star," Time. 29 March 1943.</ref> Patton wryly described the ceremony as a "non-military activity,"<ref>Blumenson, Martin. (1996). The Patton Papers, p. 156.</ref> but in his memoirs, he does not fail to note the Operation Torch staff officers who were similarly honored on that occasion.<ref name="patton34"/>

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