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Moroccan military commander (born 1955) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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]
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