Arms of Mohammed Ben Miloud Khalid

Blazon

Gules a bend enarched Vert edged Argent charged with five annulets Or and heightened with maple leaves Argent and stars of Morocco Vert edged Argent set alternately between pearls also Argent in chief an open book proper edged Gules bound Or and in base issuant from the dexter a sun in splendour Or;

Symbolism

Red and green are the colours of Morocco, where Dr. Khalid was born: red symbolizes the blood shed for the country and represents the friends and relatives he lost along the Kingdom of Morocco’s road to independence; green symbolizes resurrection and hope, and is also the colour of Islam. The curved band, reminiscent of a crown, illustrates both Dr. Khalid’s crossing of the Atlantic and his rise in social status, as the son of a family of humble origins. It is adorned with pentagrams, like the one on the Moroccan flag, and maple leaves, which are emblematic of Canada. The gold rings and the pentagrams also represent infinity, as they have no beginning and no end, and therefore echo the Khalid surname, which means “eternal”. Furthermore, the book symbolizes knowledge and represents Dr. Khalid’s long years of study on three continents, as well as his career as a university professor in Canada. Finally, the sun evokes the Arabic name for Morocco, which means “land of the setting sun”; like the rings, it symbolizes permanence and infinity.