Mohammed Berrid
محمد بريظ
ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ
Mohammed Berrid in 2022
Inspector General of the Armed Forces
Assumed office
22 April 2023
Preceded byBelkhir El Farouk
Commander of the Southern Zone
Assumed office
22 April 2023
Preceded byBelkhir El Farouk
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
El Kbab, Khénifra, Morocco
Children4
Military service
Allegiance Morocco
Branch/service Royal Moroccan Army
RankGeneral de Corps d'Armée
Battles/warsWestern 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]

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]

Decorations

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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