Mohammed Berrid
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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 70–71) |
| 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 officer.[1] He joined the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces in the 1970s and has served in various command and staff positions throughout his career.[2][3]
In 2023, he was appointed Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and Commander of the Southern Military Zone by King Mohammed VI, succeeding Belkhir El Farouk.[1][4][5][6]
Mohammed Berrid was born in 1955 in the town of El Kbab, near Khénifra.[1][3][7] He was born into the Berber Aït Ichkern tribal confederation.[8][9] He is a graduate of the Armored Training Center at the Meknes Royal Military Academy, 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
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]
