Ahmed Boutaleb

General Ahmed Boutaleb (Arabic: أحمد بوطالب‎ – born 1946 in Tahla, Taza province) is the Ex-Inspector of the Royal Moroccan Air Force.[2][3][4]

Not to be confused with Ahmed Aboutaleb.
Ahmed Boutaleb
أحمد بوطالب
Ex-Inspector General of the Royal Air Force
Assumed office
1998
Preceded byAbdelaziz Alaoui Mrani
Personal details
Born1946 (age 74–75)[1]
Tahla, Taza Province, Morocco[1]
Military service
Allegiance Morocco
Branch/service Royal Moroccan Air Force
Years of service1964–present
RankGeneral
CommandsRoyal Moroccan Air Force
Battles/warsWestern Sahara War

Ahmed Boutaleb joined the air force in 1964 as part of a new class of air force officers that were recruited after the 1963 sand war. In 1977 he held the rank of captain.[1]

Towards the end of Hassan II's reign, Boutaleb was appointed as the aide-de-camp of then crown prince Sidi Mohammed and was promoted sometime afterwards to the rank of Colonel Major then to his current position, replacing General Abdelaziz Alaoui M'rani.[2] He had started his career in the military as a C-130 pilot and was trained in the United States.[2]

Ahmed Boutaleb is from the Beni Ourain (also known as Beni Warain), a Zenata tribe of the region south of Taza.[4]

See also

References
  1. "L'AVIATION des FAR ( Post HASSI BEIDA et Octobre 1963 )". Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  2. "Maroc : Le général Ahmed Boutaleb sur orbite". Maghreb Intelligence. December 2010. Archived from the original on 19 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  3. M Sehimi (12 June 2009). "Qui dirige l'armée au Maroc ?". Maroc Hebdo. Retrieved 29 November 2013.
  4. "Organigramme" (PDF). TelQuel (204). December 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 25 December 2016.


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