DHAKA — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed Bangladesh Army Lt. Gen. Mohammad Asadullah Minhajul Alam as the new force commander of the U.N. Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP), the United Nations said.
Minhajul Alam will succeed Mongolia’s Lt. Gen. Erdenebat Batsuuri in the post, the U.N. said. Guterres announced the appointment on Wednesday, April 8.
Minhajul Alam has served in the Bangladesh Army for more than three decades. Before taking up the force commander post, he most recently led the Army Training and Doctrine Command. He previously commanded the 10th Infantry Division and oversaw operations in Cox’s Bazar.
His career has included significant roles in counterterrorism, internal security and disaster response, the army said.
It is not his first senior assignment with the United Nations. He previously served as a sector commander in the Central African Republic and worked as a military observer in East Timor, the army said.
Minhajul Alam also has an academic background in defense and security. He holds a Ph.D. in international relations from Jahangirnagar University and a master’s degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. He also holds a master’s degree in defense studies and an MBA, the army said.
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