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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]

Early life and education

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 [fr] tribal confederation.[8][9] He is a graduate of the Armored Training Center at the Royal Military Academy [fr] 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 [fr] (Joint Defense College).[10][11]

Military career

Mohammed Berrid started his career as an officer in the 3rd Armored Squadron Group [fr] (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]

Personal life

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]

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References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biographie du Général de Division Mohammed Berrid, nouvel Inspecteur Général des FAR et Commandant la Zone Sud". MAP News. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  2. ^ a b ALM (2023-04-22). "Qui est Mohammed Berrid, nouvel Inspecteur Général des FAR et Commandant la Zone Sud?". Aujourd'hui le Maroc (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Qui est le général Berrid, le nouvel inspecteur général des FAR?". Maroc Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  4. ^ "Mohammed VI remplace Belkhir El Farouk par Mohammed Berrid à la tête des FAR". Le Desk (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  5. ^ Sahnouni, Mariya. "Mohammed Berrid Named Inspector General of Morocco's Armed Forces". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  6. ^ "الملك يعين بريظ مفتشا عاما للجيش". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
  7. ^ Alami, Ziad (2023-04-22). "Qui est Mohammed Berrid, le Général de Division que le Roi vient de nommer nouvel Inspecteur général des FAR, Commandant la Zone Sud?". Le collimateur (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  8. ^ a b "Au Maroc, Mohammed Berrid, nouvel inspecteur général des FAR – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  9. ^ a b c d "Dix choses à savoir sur Mohammed Berrid, nouveau patron de l'armée marocaine – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  10. ^ a b c d "Qui est Mohammed Berrid, nouvel Inspecteur général des FAR et commandant la zone Sud?". Le 360 Français (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  11. ^ "Who is Morocco's new second-in-command of the armed forces?". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  12. ^ "من هو ابن خنيفرة الذي عينه الملك مفتشا عاما للجيش؟ | H-NEWS آش نيوز". hnews.ma (in Arabic). 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
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