The current ruler of the country, King Mohammed VI Morocco will celebrate 20 years of rule on July 30, 2019. The ruler has implemented a number of changes during his time on the throne and has constantly striven to make the country a better place for all of Morocco’s citizens. Here is everything you need to know about how he has managed to change the country for the better and make it a safer place for both those who call it home as well as those who visit it.

What to Know

The ruler ascended to the throne on July 23, 1999, upon the death of his father, the late King Hassan II. During his leadership, King Mohammed VI has managed to do a lot of good for the country, including advancing women’s rights. In 2004, a new law was passed that made Moroccan women among the most emancipated in the MENA region. The king has also put in a great deal of effort to push reforms that have served to:

-Protect, preserve and promote Berber languages
-Protect and preserve the Hassānīya language
-Appoint a new prime minister from among the members of the party that democratically wins the most seats during parliamentary elections
-Create more diplomatic and senior administrative positions
-Empower the parliament to grant amnesty
-Make the judiciary system independent from the executive and legislative branches of the parliamentary constitutional monarchy
-Improve gender equality
-Increase control over the armed forces and the judicial system
-Encourage freedom of creation, artistic expression, ideas and thought for all citizens (before they only had freedom in terms of circulation and speech)
-Ban the selling, marketing, and manufacturing of the burqa

These are just some of the things that the ruler has done, as reported by Western Sahara News. Moreover, the changes that he has implemented during his time have made him one of the most popular rulers the country has ever seen.

There is plenty to know about King Mohammed VI of Morocco, but the most important thing is understanding what he has done for his country. From the moment he assumed the throne in 1999 following the death of his father, he made sure that the citizens of his country were granted some of the basic freedoms that were previously denied to them. He also made significant progress in terms of the advancement of women’s rights. Not only has he managed to ensure that his citizens were protected, but he has also preserved much of Morocco’s cultural heritage by striving hard to preserve and protect Morocco’s indigenous languages.