Belkhir El Farouk

Belkhir El Farouk
بلخير الفاروق
ⴱⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵓⵇ
Belkhir El Farouk in 2022
Inspector General of the Armed Forces
In office
15 September 2021 – 22 April 2023
Preceded byAbdelfattah Louarak
Succeeded byMohammed Berrid
Commander of the Southern Zone
In office
January 2017 – 22 April 2023
Preceded byBouchaib Arroub
Succeeded byMohammed Berrid
Personal details
Born1948 (age 75–76)
Id Bouchini, Mirleft, Morocco
Children3
Military service
Allegiance Morocco
Branch/service Royal Moroccan Army
RankGeneral de Corps d'Armée
Battles/warsWestern Sahara War
Guerguerat crisis

Belkhir El Farouk (Arabic: بلخير الفاروق, Standard Moroccan Tamazight: ⴱⵍⵅⵉⵔ ⵍⴼⴰⵔⵓⵇ; born 1948) is a Moroccan military general.

He was appointed as Inspector General by King Mohammed VI in 2021, replacing Abdelfattah Louarak, having previously been appointed Commander of the Southern Military Zone in 2019.[1][2][3] He was replaced by Mohammed Berrid on April 22, 2023 after asking to be relieved of his duties for health reasons.[4][5]

  1. ^ Kozlowski, Nina (2021-09-22). "Belkhir El Farouk : dix choses à savoir sur le nouveau numéro 2 de l'armée". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  2. ^ "Le roi Mohammed VI nomme le général de corps d'armée Belkhir El Farouk inspecteur général des FAR". TelQuel (in French). Retrieved 2022-10-02.
  3. ^ "Morocco names Lieutenant General Belkhir El-Farouk as new army commander". Al Arabiya English. 2021-09-15. Retrieved 2022-09-14.
  4. ^ "Qui est le général Berrid, le nouvel inspecteur général des FAR?". www.maroc-hebdo.press.ma (in French). Retrieved 2023-04-23.
  5. ^ "Le Roi Mohammed VI nomme Mohammed Berrid à la tête des Forces Armées Royales". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 2023-04-22. Retrieved 2023-04-22.

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