His Royal Highness Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco, also Prince Moulay Rachid ben al-Hassan (الأمير مولي رشيد بن الحسن) was born on June 20, 1970 in Rabat as the youngest child of late King Hassan II. He is a doctor in international politics and diplomat
After primary and secondary studies in the Royal College in Rabat and obtaining of the Baccalauréat in June 1989, His Royal Highness entered into Mohammed V University in Rabat, where he started his Higher Studies in Law.
In May 1993, Prince Moulay Rachid obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) majoring in Legal, Economics and Social. The same year the Prince received Licence to Practise Law - Public Law with mention “very good”.
On June 29, 1995, Prince completed his graduate Studies and received a Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Political Sciences, with mention “very well”. The Bosnia question was the subject of his research and thesis that the Prince presented and supported publicly.
In order to complete his training for his postgraduate educations, in November 1993, the Prince started a training within United Nations in New York.
In July 1994, Prince Moulay Rachid was promoted with the rank of Colonel of the Royal Moroccan Navy.
On June 21, 1996, the Prince successfully completed the written and oral tests for the post graduate educations and received a Post-Graduate Degree in International relations, with mention “very well”. The Prince was declared Major of its promotion.
In July 2000, Prince Moulay Rachid was promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
On May 18, 2001, the Prince presented his doctorate thesis on the Organization of Islamic Conference at the Université Montesquieu-Bordeaux IV, which merited a specific mention for the quality of his work.
Apart from his native language Arabic, the Prince speaks English, French, and Spanish.