Abdelaziz Bennani
Abdelaziz Bennani عبد العزيز بناني | |
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| Inspector General of the Armed Forces and commander of the southern zone | |
| In office 27 July 2004 – 13 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Abdelhak Kadiri |
| Succeeded by | Bouchaib Arroub |
| Commander of the southern zone | |
| In office 1983 – 13 June 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Ahmed Dlimi |
| Succeeded by | Bouchaib Arroub |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 September 1935 |
| Died | 20 May 2015 (aged 79) |
| Children | Yahya Bennani Oussama Bennani |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Morocco |
| Branch/service | Royal Moroccan Army |
| Years of service | 1956–2014 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | Western Sahara War |
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General Abdelaziz Bennani (Arabic: عبد العزيز بناني – b. 28 September 1935, Taza, d. 20 May 2015, Rabat) was a senior Moroccan Army officer who was, between 27 July 2004 and 13 June 2014, "General Inspector of the Armed Forces", the professional head of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces, succeeding General Abdelhaq Kadiri. He was the commander of the Southern Zone since the death of General Ahmed Dlimi.
On 13 June 2014 and after reports which stated that he was in poor health and following treatment in France, Bennani was replaced, as the Inspector General of the Moroccan army and commander of the southern zone, by general Bouchaib Arroub.