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Mohammed VI: activities, speeches and Royal Office statements
This dossier traces Mohammed VI’s public activities since his accession on 23 July 1999: speeches, decisions and audiences, visits within Morocco and abroad, institutional and social reforms, major projects and Royal Office statements. It distinguishes announced directions, decisions and documented delivery.
Full speeches and messages: the Communication Ministry’s six official collections provide access to archives from July 1999 to June 2024: 1999–2001 · 2002–2005 · 2006–2009 · 2010–2014 · 2015–2019 · 2019–June 2024. Maroc.ma’s archive extends access to recent speeches, including 2026. Each selected speech entry links to an official document or identified transcript. Full texts are available at the linked sources; they are not reproduced in full on Moojaz. The 2026 edition of the official collection adds further documents. Landmark readings include the 31 January 2017 Addis Ababa address and the 31 October 2025 address, both linked in French.
Last updated : 40 key moments
Mohammed VI, November 26, 2004. Illustrative archive. U. Dettmar/ABr; retouched by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
Where things stand
As of 31 October 2026, the chronology covers milestones since 1999 and links occurrences already published in other dossiers. Its latest entries concern the 28 October working session on Nador West Med and Tanger Med and the royal pardon announced on 30 October. Reconstruction remains selective: daily activities, every visit and each speech have not yet been individually indexed. Official collections and links widen documentary access without establishing an exhaustive timeline.
Reported information
Mohammed VI presents family-law reform to Parliament
On 10 October 2003, Mohammed VI outlines reform of the Moudawana before Parliament. The speech presents family protection and women’s and children’s rights as part of a legislative project.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The announcement prepares the new family code adopted in 2004. The royal presentation, parliamentary adoption and implementation are separate stages; the speech itself does not bring the code into force.
[Full speech: official 2002–2005 collection](https://mjcc.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Volume-2-2002-2005.pdf).
At Ajdir, Mohammed VI seals the decree establishing IRCAM
On 17 October 2001 at Ajdir in Khénifra province, Mohammed VI seals the decree establishing and organizing the Royal Institute of Amazigh Culture, according to IRCAM’s chronology.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The speech connects promotion of Amazigh culture with the diversity of national identity. Establishing the institute is an institutional step; the Amazigh language’s constitutional status belongs to the 2011 reform.
[Full speech published by IRCAM](https://event.ircam.ma/institut/cd2017/).
On 20 June 2000, Bill Clinton welcomes Mohammed VI to the White House during his first state visit to the United States as king. US records date the visit to 19–22 June.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The king’s remarks address economic cooperation, Africa and Middle East peace. He also speaks at a luncheon hosted by Madeleine Albright; the archives preserve separate transcripts of the two addresses.
[Full White House remarks](https://clintonwhitehouse6.archives.gov/2000/06/2000-06-20-remarks-by-the-president-and-king-mohammed-vi-of-morocco-a.html).
On 12 October 1999, Mohammed VI addresses territorial officials and citizens’ representatives. His speech presents an approach to authority focused on public service and proximity to citizens.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The policy direction concerns relations between the administration and citizens and the responsibilities of officials. It is an early landmark of the reign, rather than evidence in itself of changed administrative practice.
[Full speech: official 1999–2001 collection](https://mjcc.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Volume-1-1999-2001.pdf).
Enthronement: Mohammed VI delivers his first Throne Speech
On 30 July 1999 in Rabat, Mohammed VI delivers his first Throne Speech at his enthronement. Education and social issues are among the priorities he sets out.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The address begins the series of annual Throne speeches. It sets policy directions; implementation and outcomes require separate coverage.
[Official full text: 1999–2001 collection](https://mjcc.gov.ma/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Volume-1-1999-2001.pdf).
Mohammed VI becomes king of Morocco on 23 July 1999 following his father Hassan II’s death. The official biography and contemporary reporting by Le Monde establish the beginning of his reign.
Mohammed VI, 26 November 2004. Illustrative archive portrait; this photograph does not depict the activity reported. U. Dettmar/ABr; edited by Quibik, CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/. — U. Dettmar/ABr ; retouche Quibik / Wikimedia Commons — CC BY 3.0 BR https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/br/ — archives du 26 novembre 2004.
The succession precedes the enthronement ceremony on 30 July by one week. The chronology distinguishes accession from the later ceremony, whose date becomes the annual Throne Day celebration.
