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 | |
|---|---|
محمد بريظ ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ | |
 Mohammed Berrid in 2022 | |
| 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 d'Armée |
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War Guerguerat crisis |
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
editMohammed 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]
Military career
editMohammed 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]
Personal life
editBerrid 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]
Decorations
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Officer of the Order of the Throne[2]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mohammed VI remplace Belkhir El Farouk par Mohammed Berrid à la tête des FAR". Le Desk (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ Sahnouni, Mariya. "Mohammed Berrid Named Inspector General of Morocco's Armed Forces". moroccoworldnews. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ "الملك يعين بريظ مفتشا عاما للجيش". Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية (in Arabic). 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Au Maroc, Mohammed Berrid, nouvel inspecteur général des FAR – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2023-05-01.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Who is Morocco's new second-in-command of the armed forces?". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 2023-04-23. Retrieved 2023-04-23.
- ^ "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.