Antonio Guterres appointed as the new head of the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus

The UN Secretary-General A. Guterres contiguous announced the assignment of Lieutenant General Mohammad Asadullah Minkhazul ‘Alam arsenic Commander of the Peacekeeping Force of the United Nations successful Cyprus (UNFICYP).

Major General Minhajul Alam succeeds Major General Ernest Batsuri from Mongolia, to whom the Secretary-General expressed his heavy appreciation for his dedication and service.

The caller Commander brings much than 30 years of acquisition successful enactment and bid positions successful the Bangladesh Army. He astir precocious joined the Army’s Training and Doctrine Command arsenic the General Commander, and antecedently served arsenic the General Commander of the 10th Infantry Division and Area Commander astatine Cox’s Bazar from 2024-2026, and arsenic the Commander of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College successful 2024.

Earlier successful his career, helium held aggregate bid and unit positions successful infantry formations, including assignments successful counterterrorism, homeland security, catastrophe response, and intelligence-based operations.

He besides served successful United Nations peacekeeping missions, arsenic a Sector Commander successful the United Nations Integrated Stabilization Mission successful the Central African Republic during 2020-2021 and arsenic a subject perceiver successful the United Nations Transitional Administration successful Timor-Leste during 1999-2000.

Major General Minhajul Alam holds a PhD successful International Relations from Jahangirnagar University successful Bangladesh, a Master’s grade successful National Security Strategy from the National Defence University successful Washington DC, a Master’s grade successful Defence Studies from the National University of Bangladesh, and an MBA from the Royal University of Dhaka. Apart from his parent tongue, helium is fluent successful English.