Hamidou Laanigri
| Hamidou Laanigri حميدو لعنيݣري | |
|---|---|
| General Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 2006 | |
| Director of the DST | |
| In office July 1999 – September 2006 | |
| Preceded by | Driss Basri |
| Succeeded by | Charki Draiss |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1940 (age 73–74) Meknes, Morocco |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Morocco |
| Service/branch |  Royal Gendarmerie |
| Years of service | 1959–present |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | Commander-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Forces |
| Battles/wars | |
Hamidou Laanigri (born 1940 near Meknes)[1] is a Moroccan General and former head of the intelligence service of the ministry of the Interior. Laanigri was often accused of acts of torture in relation to the detention of Islamist activists after the 2003 Casablanca bombing and in connection with the secret Temara interrogation centre[1]
Hamidou Laanigri received his military training at the school of Ahermoumou after which he obtained the rank of sous-officier.[1] A year later he succeeded in accessing the Officers School of Dar al-Bayda (Officers academy of Meknes), and was promoted to lieutenant.[1] He was deployed in Zag in 1960 and Agadir in 1961 and joined the Royal Moroccan Gendarmerie a year later and was posted to Tangiers and then Kenitra.[1]
In 1977 while a Colonel at the Gendarmerie he headed the military unit that was deployed to Zair to help Mobutu quell a rebellion.[1] In 1979 he was sent to the United Arab Emirates as a security instructor, returning to Morocco only in 1989.[1]
In July 1999 he was promoted by Mohammed VI to head the DST (Direction de Surveillance du Térriotoire) as a replacement for Driss Basri. He was recommanded by General Kadiri because he hated Islamists.[1]
In September 2006 he left the DST and was appointed as the General Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces. In late 2012 it was rumoured that he has retired,[2] however in January 2014 he was reported as being the head of this paramilitary unit.[3]
Laanigri survived a road accident in September 2011.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Driss Bennani (N° 239). "Exclusif. Portrait-enquête. Laânigri. Un destin marocain (Son ascension, sa chute…)". Telquel. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "http://www.lemag.ma/Laanigri-et-10-autres-generaux-seraient-partis-a-la-retraite_a64751.html". lemag.ma. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Maroc : Un colonel des Forces auxiliaires refuse de serrer la main de la première femme wali". Yabiladi. 4 Feburay 2014. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Hamidou Laanigri victime d'un grave accident". Lakome.com. 5 September 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
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