Lalla Yacout

Lalla Yacout (or Yaqut; ; died September 1, 1953) was one of the wives of Sultan Moulay Youssef and the mother of King Mohammed V.

Biography Lalla Yacout whose last name is not recorded, was the first wife of Sultan Moulay Youssef. She is a native of Al Haouz Province near Marrakesh. Her marriage to Moulay Youssef, still a prince at the time, occurred to strengthen the throne's alliance with the tribes of her region. Some state she was of Turkish origin. During the reign of her son Sultan Sidi Mohammed, Lalla Yacout continued to live at the Royal Palace of Fez.

Lalla Yacout remained in Morocco after her son was exiled on August 20, 1953, in Corsica and then in Madagascar. in the Royal Necropolis of the Moulay Abdallah Mosque. Among their children are :

Moulay Idriss (1908 – 1962), he was removed from the order of succession because he suffered from an autoimmune disease; Sultan Sidi Mohammed (1909 – 1961), better known as Mohammed V; Lalla Amina, and the " Avenue Lalla Yacout "'' which bear her name.