Pakistani General appointed military adviser for UN peacekeeping operations

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Pakistani General appointed military adviser for UN peacekeeping operations


UNITED NATIONS, Aug 26 (APP): UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced Monday the appointment of Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed of Pakistan as the Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations. Lieutenant General Ahmed replaces Senegal’s Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye, whose tour of duty ended on July 8, 2013. Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed,55, recently completed his duties as a Corps Commander in Pakistan’s Armed Forces, an appointment that he had held since February 2013. In his long and distinguished career, he has held a number of senior appointments, including serving as Commander of the 12th Infantry Division in Muree (2008-2010).

His military appointments comprised a combination of command and staff appointments and include a United Nations peacekeeping tour of duty in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) in 2005-2006.


Lieutenant General Ahmed is a graduate of Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad.

Source: Associated Press Of Pakistan ( Pakistan's Premier NEWS Agency ) - Pakistani General appointed military adviser for UN peacekeeping operations

Not the first time the UN has selected a Pakistani General as a military adviser to the UN.