Mohamed Meziane

Mohammed ben Mizzian
محمد أمزيان
Minister of State
In office 1970–1975
Moroccan Ambassador to Spain
In office 1966–1970
Minister of Defence
In office 1964–1966
Personal details
Born	Mohamed Belkacem Zahraoui Meziane (1897-02-01)1 February 1897 Beni Ensar, Morocco
Died	1 May 1975(1975-05-01) (aged 78) Madrid, Spain
Children	7, including Leïla Mezian
Spouse	Fadela Amor
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain II Spanish Republic Spanish State Kingdom of Morocco
Branch	Spanish Army Moroccan Army
Service years	1913–1975
Rank	Lieutenant general (Spain) Field marshal (Morocco)
Wars	Rif War Spanish Civil War Rif revolt
Military awards	Order of Military Merit Order of Saint Ferdinand Military Medal Suffering for the Motherland

Mohammed ben Mizzian (born as Mohammed Ameziane; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1975) was a Moroccan marshal from Beni Ansar.

During the Spanish Civil War he commanded a section of the Regulares Indígenas troops, who formed the shock troops of the Nationalist Army. Their fierceness in combat made them highly feared among Spanish Republican Army ranks.^[1] After holding many high military posts in Francoist Spain Mizzian reached the rank of Lieutenant General of the Spanish Army.

Summoned by King Mohammed V, in 1957 he moved to Morocco following the independence of the country. In 1970, he was made a Field Marshal and is the only person to have ever held that title in the Moroccan Army.