Mohamed Meziane

Field marshal Mohammed Meziane
محمد أمزيان
Minister of State
In office 1970–1975
Moroccan Ambassador to Spain
In office 1966–1970
In office 1964–1966
Personal details
Born	Mohamed Belkacem Zahraoui Meziane (1897-02-01)1 February 1897 Beni Ensar, Sultanate of Morocco
Died	1 May 1975(1975-05-01) (aged 78) Madrid, Spain
Children	7, including Leïla Mezian
Awards	Order of Military Merit Order of Saint Ferdinand Military Medal Suffering for the Motherland (Morocco)
Spouse	Fadela Amor
Military service
Allegiance	Kingdom of Spain (1913–1931) Second Spanish Republic (1931–1936) Francoist Spain (1936–1957) Morocco (1957–1975)
Branch/service	Spanish Army  Royal Moroccan Army
Years of service	1913–1975
Rank	Lieutenant General (Spain) Field Marshal (Morocco)
Battles/wars	Rif War Spanish Civil War Rif revolt Sand War

Mohammed ben Mizzian (also rendered Meziane and born Mohammed Ameziane; 1 February 1897 – 1 May 1975) was a Moroccan senior military officer and prominent military figure in Francoist Spain and Morocco.

During the Spanish Civil War he commanded a unit of the Regulares Indígenas (Indigenous Regular Forces) troops, who formed the shock troops of the Nationalist faction. 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, he returned to Morocco in 1957 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.