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Mohammed Berrid (Arabic: محمد بريظ, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵃⵎⵎⴰⴷ ⴱⵔⵉⴹ; born 1955) is a Moroccan military commander. He is a 43-year veteran of the Royal Armed Forces, having joined the Royal Armed Forces in the 1970s as an officer.
Mohammed Berrid is the Inspector General of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and the Commander of the Southern Military Zone. He was appointed as Inspector General by King Mohammed VI in 2023, replacing Belkhir El Farouk.




Early life and education


Mohammed Berrid was born in 1955 in the town of El Kbab, near Khénifra. He was born in the Berber Aït Ichkern tribal confederation. 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. Berrid is also a graduate of the Royal College of Higher Military Education in Kénitra.
He received a master's degree in national defense from France's Collège Interarmées de Défense (Joint Defense College).




Military career


Mohammed Berrid started his career as an officer in the 3rd Armored Squadron Group (now Royal Tank Regiment) in El Hajeb. He was transferred to the 4th Armored Squadron Group in Al Mahbes as a military commander in the 1980s, during the Western Sahara War.
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.




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". He is married and has four children.




Decorations


Officer of the Order of the Throne




References

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• Mohammed Berrid
• Belkhir El Farouk
• Royal Moroccan Armed Forces
• Royal Moroccan Army
• Inspector general (Morocco)
• Jaysh al-Rifi
• Western Sahara conflict
• Western Saharan clashes (2020–present)