Mohammed Berrid | |
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محمد بريظ ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ | |
Inspector General of the Armed Forces | |
Assumed office 22 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Belkhir El Farouk |
Commander of the Southern Zone | |
Assumed office 22 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Belkhir El Farouk |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) El Kbab, Khénifra, Morocco |
Children | 4 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Morocco |
Branch/service | Royal Moroccan Army |
Rank | General de Corps d'Armée |
Battles/wars |
Western Sahara War Guerguerat crisis |
Mohammed Berrid ( Arabic: محمد بريظ, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ; born 1955) is a Moroccan military commander. [1] He is a 43-year veteran of the Royal Armed Forces, having joined the Royal Armed Forces in the 1970s as an officer. [2] [3]
Mohammed Berrid is the Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the Commander of the Southern Military Zone. [1] He was appointed as Inspector General by King Mohammed VI in 2023, replacing Belkhir El Farouk. [4] [5] [6]
Mohammed Berrid was born in 1955 in the town of El Kbab, near Khénifra. [1] [3] [7] He was born in the Berber Aït Ichkern tribal confederation. [8] [9] He is a graduate of the Armored Training Center at the Royal Military Academy in Meknès, where he received training for the AMX-10 RC and M48A5 armored vehicles. [9] [1] Berrid is also a graduate of the Royal College of Higher Military Education in Kénitra. [3] [8]
He received a master's degree in national defense from France's Collège Interarmées de Défense (Joint Defense College). [10] [11]
Mohammed Berrid started his career as an officer in the 3rd Armored Squadron Group (now Royal Tank Regiment) in El Hajeb. [9] [3] He was transferred to the 4th Armored Squadron Group in Al Mahbes as a military commander in the 1980s, during the Western Sahara War. [3] [10]
Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, he was the director of the 3rd Office of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces since 2015 after serving as a Staff Officer in the field of training and employment of forces. [10]
Berrid is described as a "very discreet person, but very respected for his ability to work and his sense of selflessness" and as "particularly disciplined and severe in the application of military regulations". [9] [3] [12] He is married and has four children. [10]
Mohammed Berrid | |
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محمد بريظ ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ | |
Inspector General of the Armed Forces | |
Assumed office 22 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Belkhir El Farouk |
Commander of the Southern Zone | |
Assumed office 22 April 2023 | |
Preceded by | Belkhir El Farouk |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 68–69) El Kbab, Khénifra, Morocco |
Children | 4 |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Morocco |
Branch/service | Royal Moroccan Army |
Rank | General de Corps d'Armée |
Battles/wars |
Western Sahara War Guerguerat crisis |
Mohammed Berrid ( Arabic: محمد بريظ, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ; born 1955) is a Moroccan military commander. [1] He is a 43-year veteran of the Royal Armed Forces, having joined the Royal Armed Forces in the 1970s as an officer. [2] [3]
Mohammed Berrid is the Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the Commander of the Southern Military Zone. [1] He was appointed as Inspector General by King Mohammed VI in 2023, replacing Belkhir El Farouk. [4] [5] [6]
Mohammed Berrid was born in 1955 in the town of El Kbab, near Khénifra. [1] [3] [7] He was born in the Berber Aït Ichkern tribal confederation. [8] [9] He is a graduate of the Armored Training Center at the Royal Military Academy in Meknès, where he received training for the AMX-10 RC and M48A5 armored vehicles. [9] [1] Berrid is also a graduate of the Royal College of Higher Military Education in Kénitra. [3] [8]
He received a master's degree in national defense from France's Collège Interarmées de Défense (Joint Defense College). [10] [11]
Mohammed Berrid started his career as an officer in the 3rd Armored Squadron Group (now Royal Tank Regiment) in El Hajeb. [9] [3] He was transferred to the 4th Armored Squadron Group in Al Mahbes as a military commander in the 1980s, during the Western Sahara War. [3] [10]
Prior to his appointment as Inspector General, he was the director of the 3rd Office of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces since 2015 after serving as a Staff Officer in the field of training and employment of forces. [10]
Berrid is described as a "very discreet person, but very respected for his ability to work and his sense of selflessness" and as "particularly disciplined and severe in the application of military regulations". [9] [3] [12] He is married and has four children. [10]