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BIO
Born in 1953, Malika Oufkir was the eldest daughter of General Oufkir, the king of
Morocco's closest aide. Adopted by the king at the age of five, Malika was one of the most
elgible heiresses in the kingdom and had spent most of her childhood and adolescence in
the seclusion of the court harem, surrounded by luxury and extraordinary privilege. Then
on August 16, 1972, her father was arrested and executed after an attempt to assassinate
the king. Malika, her five younger brothers and sisters, and her mother were immediately
imprisoned in a desert penal colony. After 15 years, the last 10 of which they spent
locked up in solitary cells, the Oufkir children managed to dig a tunnel with their bare
hands and make an audacious escape. Recaptured after five days, Malika was finally able to
leave Morocco and begin a new life in exile in 1996.
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