{"id":"muhammad-v-of-morocco","type":"person","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-v-of-morocco","language":"en","name":"Muhammad V of Morocco","name_en":"Muhammad V of Morocco","name_ne":null,"description":"King of Morocco (1909-1961)","headline":"King of Morocco (1909-1961)","also_known_as":[],"summary":"Muhammad V (Muhammad al-Khamis bin Yusef bin Hassan al-Alawi; 10 August 1909 – 26 February 1961) was the ruler of Morocco from 1927 to 1961, except for a two-year period in exile during the 1950s. He reigned as sultan until 1957, and afterwards as the first king of Morocco. A member of the Alawi dynasty, he played an instrumental role in restoring the independence of Morocco from the French and Spanish protectorates.","summary_more":["Muhammad was enthroned as sultan upon the death of his father Yusef bin Hassan in 1927. Early in his reign, his approval of the Berber Dahir drew widespread backlash and spurred an upsurge of Moroccan nationalism and opposition to continued French rule. Initially more amenable to colonial authorities, Muhammad grew increasingly supportive of the nationalist movement later on. During World War II he supported the Allies, participated in the 1943 Anfa Conference and has been widely credited with protecting  Morocco’s Jewish population during World War II, as he reportedly resisted Vichy efforts to impose anti-Jewish measures and deport Jews, and emphasized that all Moroccan Jews were under his protection as subjects of the crown.","Muhammad became a central figure of the independence cause after the war. In 1947, he delivered a historic speech in Tangier, in which he made an open appeal for Moroccan independence and emphasized the country's ties with the rest of the Arab world. His relationship with the French became increasingly strained afterwards as colonial rule grew more repressive. In 1953, French authorities deposed Muhammad, exiled him to Corsica (later transferring him to Madagascar) and installed his first cousin once removed Muhammad Ben Aarafa as sultan. The deposition sparked active opposition to the French protectorate and two years later, faced with rising violence in Morocco, the French government allowed Muhammad's return. In 1956, he…"],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"10 August 1909","date":"1909-08-10"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Fez","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q80985"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P19"}},{"key":"died","label":"Died","values":[{"text":"26 February 1961","date":"1961-02-26"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P570"}},{"key":"deathplace","label":"Place of death","values":[{"text":"Rabat","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3551"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P20"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"Morocco","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1028"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P106"}},{"key":"spouse","label":"Spouse","values":[{"text":"Lalla Abla bint Tahar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2280403"},{"text":"Lalla Bahia","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6480456"},{"text":"Lalla Hanila bint Mamoun","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q120867643"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P26"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"King of Morocco (14 August 1957 – 26 February 1961)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566719","start":"1957-08-14","end":"1961-02-26"},{"text":"sultan of Morocco (16 November 1955 – 14 August 1957)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566713","start":"1955-11-16","end":"1957-08-14"},{"text":"sultan of Morocco (17 November 1927 – 20 August 1953)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14566713","start":"1927-11-17","end":"1953-08-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10855226"},{"text":"Companion of the Liberation","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2990283"},{"text":"Chief Commander of the Legion of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17200049"},{"text":"Order of Merit","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3885165"},{"text":"Grand Collar of the Order of the Nile","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95919064"},{"text":"Order of al-Hussein bin Ali","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2010500"},{"text":"Order of King Abdulaziz al Saud","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93923"},{"text":"Grand Cordon of the order of Nichan Iftikhar","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13398465"},{"text":"Collar of the Order of Charles III","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20866626"},{"text":"Honorary doctor of Lebanese University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q101091907"},{"text":"Imperial Order of the Yoke and Arrows","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q890501"},{"text":"honorary doctor of the University of Bordeaux","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q93578093","date":"1950"},{"text":"Member 1st Class of the Order of the Umayyads","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q135748841","date":"1960"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_V_of_Morocco","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Muhammad V of Morocco born?","a":"Muhammad V of Morocco was born on 10 August 1909 in Fez."},{"q":"What positions has Muhammad V of Morocco held?","a":"Positions held by Muhammad V of Morocco include: King of Morocco (1957–1961); sultan of Morocco (1955–1957); sultan of Morocco (1927–1953)."}],"related":[{"name":"Mohammed VI of Morocco","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/mohammed-vi-of-morocco"},{"name":"Hassan II","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hassan-ii"},{"name":"Aziz Akhannouch","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/aziz-akhannouch"},{"name":"Miloud Chaabi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/miloud-chaabi"},{"name":"Moulay Hafid Elalamy","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/moulay-hafid-elalamy"},{"name":"Abbas El Fassi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abbas-el-fassi"},{"name":"Abdallah Ibrahim","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdallah-ibrahim"},{"name":"Abdelilah Benkirane","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdelilah-benkirane"},{"name":"Abdellatif Filali","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abdellatif-filali"},{"name":"Abderrahmane Youssoufi","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/abderrahmane-youssoufi"},{"name":"Ahmed Bahnini","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-bahnini"},{"name":"Ahmed Balafrej","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/ahmed-balafrej"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":{"url":"https://diginpl.com/kb-img/muhammad-v-of-morocco-5adc204a16.jpg","width":500,"height":744,"license":"Public domain","credit":"Agence Rol","page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A.jpg"},"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Muhammad V of Morocco","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_V_of_Morocco","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q193874","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193874","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},{"label":"Image: محمد بن يوسف العلوي.jpg by Agence Rol (Public domain)","url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D9%85%D8%AD%D9%85%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%86_%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%81_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D9%84%D9%88%D9%8A.jpg","license":null}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Muhammad V of Morocco, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: محمد بن يوسف العلوي.jpg — Agence Rol, Public domain.","cite":"\"Muhammad V of Morocco\". DigiNepal. Last updated 31 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-v-of-morocco. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-10-31T13:59:50Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-09","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-v-of-morocco","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-v-of-morocco","ne":"https://diginpl.com/people/muhammad-v-of-morocco?lang=ne"}}