Hassan II of Morocco Hassan II of Morocco King Hassan II (, MSA: (a)l-ḥasan aṯ-ṯānī, Maghrebi Arabic: el-ḥasan ett(s)âni); 9 July 1929 – 23 July 1999) was King of Morocco from 1961 until his death in 1999. He was the eldest son of Mohammed V, Sultan, then King of Morocco (1909–1961), and his second wife, Lalla Abla bint Tahar (1909–1992). Hassan was known to be one of the most severe rulers of Morocco. Hassan was educated at the Imperial College at Rabat, and earned a law degree from the University of Bordeaux. He was exiled to Corsica by French authorities on 20 August 1953,
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