Abdelfattah Louarak
Abdelfattah Louarak عبد الفتاح الوراق | |
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Inspector General of the Armed Forces | |
Assumed office 18 January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Bouchaib Arroub |
Director of the Human Resources in the 3rd Bureau | |
In office 2000s – 18 January 2017. | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1955 (age 65–66)[1] Ben Ahmed, Settat Province[1] |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | ![]() |
Years of service | 1976–present |
Rank | General de Corps d'Armée |
Commands | Inspector-General of the Armed Forces |
Abdelfattah Louarak (Arabic: عبد الفتاح الوراق; born 1955)[1] is a Moroccan army General and current Inspector General of the Armed Forces.
Louarak was promoted by the king to the rank of 4 star general (Général de Corps d'Armée) on 31 July 2017.[1]
Le 15 septembre 2021
Le roi Mohammed VI, Chef Suprême et Chef d’Etat-major Général des FAR, a nommé le Général de Corps d’Armée, Belkhir El Farouk, inspecteur général des FAR, en remplacement du Général de Corps d’Armée, Abdelfattah Louarak, annonce dans un communiqué le ministère de la maison royale, du protocole et de la chancellerie.
Biography[]
Abdelfattah was born in 1955 in Ben Ahmed, 70 kilometers south-east of Casablanca. In 1976, he graduated from the Meknes Royal Military Academy, Infantry Division. He began his military career in the South Zone as Commander of the Point d'appui. He served in the 11th mechanized Infantry Regiment (11th RIM) during the . After spending 11 years in the Operational Zone, he was transferred to an elite unit, the 2nd Parachute Infantry Brigade, where he participated in the initiation and training of the Special Forces, before joining the 3rd Bureau of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces in charge of employment and training within the Royal Armed Forces where he held several positions before taking charge of the Bureau.[2] In 2010, he obtained a certificate of higher studies from (now ).[3] In 2016, he was promoted to a Major general.[4] On 18 January 2017, he was appointed by king Mohammed VI as the Inspector General of the Armed Forces, succeeding in this capacity, General Bouchaib Arroub.[3] The same year on 31 July, King Mohammed VI, promoted him to the rank and designation of General de corps d'armée.[5]
Awards and decorations[]
Knight of the Order of the Throne
Commander of the Order of the Throne
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "RÉVÉLATIONS EXCLUSIVES SUR ABDELFATAH LOUARAK, PROMU PAR LE ROI AU GRADE DE GÉNÉRAL DE CORPS D'ARMÉE". Le360. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
- ^ Hamrouch, M'Hamed (2017-08-03). "Révélations exclusives sur Abdelfatah Louarak, promu par le Roi au grade de général de Corps d'armée". Le360. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Majdi, Yassine. "Qui est Abdelfatah Louarak, nouvel Inspecteur général des FAR?". TelQuel (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ "La nomination du général de division Abdelfatah Louarak à l'inspection générale des FAR". Medias24 (in French). 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- ^ El Hattach, Abdellah (2017-07-31). "Exclusif - Le général Louarak promu général de Corps d'armée". Le1 (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-30.
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Moroccan generals
- People from Ben Ahmed
- 20th-century Moroccan people
- 21st-century Moroccan people