Hamidou Laanigri

Hamidou Laanigri
حميدو لعنيݣري
General Inspector of the Auxiliary Forces
In office
2006 – 10 September 2023
Director of the DST
In office
September 1999 – June 2003
Preceded byDriss Basri
Succeeded byAhmed Harari
Director of the DGSN
Direction Générale de Sûreté Nationale
In office
July 2003 – September 2006
Preceded byHafid Benhachem
Succeeded byCharki Draiss
Personal details
Born1939 (1939)
Died (aged 84)
Military service
Allegiance Morocco
Branch/serviceRoyal Gendarmerie
Years of service1959–2023
RankGeneral
CommandsCommander-in-Chief of the Auxiliary Forces
Battles/wars
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Hamidou Laanigri (1939 – 10 September 2023) was a Moroccan general who served as head of the intelligence service of the Moroccan Ministry of the Interior. Laanigri was often accused of acts of torture in relation to the detention of Islamist activists after the 2003 Casablanca bombings and in connection with the secret Temara interrogation centre.