Mohamed Rachid Benmahmoud (Arabic: محمد رشيد بن محمود; born 14 September 1971) is a Moroccan professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is currently working as an assistant manager for the Morocco national team.

Benmahmoud began his playing career with the Moroccan club Youssoufia Rabat in 1986. In 1989, he moved to Crédit Agricole where he played four seasons, before getting a big move on loan to FUS Rabat in 1993 in the Botola. In 1996, he moved to Qatar with Al-Rayyan where he came second in the league and cup competition.^[1] The following season he moved to UAE with Al Khaleej in the second division, and helped them win the division and earn promotion, earning him suitors from abroad. He then moved to Al-Ahli Dubai on a 5 year contract. In 2003, he returned to Qatar with Al-Arabi for a season, before finishing his career in UAE with successive stints at Al Khaleej again and Dibba Al-Hisn SC.

Benmahmoud represented the Morocco from 1993 to 2002, having played for them at the 2000 and 2002 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 22 February 2007, Benmahmoud became the manager of his former side Al-Ahli Dubai in the UAE. He helped them win the UAE President's Cup in 2008, and the 2008–09 UAE Pro League. In 2009, his contract expired and he returned to Morocco. In 2012, he was named assistant coach at Qatar SC. In 2012, he was named assistant coach with the Morocco national team under Rachid Taoussi alongside Walid Regragui, but left in 2013 after an early elimination at the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations. In 2017, he worked with Houcine Ammouta as assistant in Wydad, and helped them win the 2016–17 Botola and the 2017 CAF Champions League before leaving in 2018. In 2022, he returned to the Morocco national as assistant manager under his old partner Regragui.

In September 2023, he organized the Morocco national team to donate blood to those injured during the 2023 Marrakesh–Safi earthquake.^[2]