Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh as UNFICYP Force Commander

26 Jul 2016

Secretary-General appoints Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh as UNFICYP Force Commander

The United Nations Secretary-General today announced the appointment of Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh as the Force Commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP). Major General Kabir will succeed Major General Kristin Lund of Norway, who will complete her assignment on 29 July 2016.

The Secretary-General pays tribute to Major General Lund’s service with UNFICYP, the first female Force Commander in the United Nations, where her dedication, professionalism and leadership greatly contributed to the United Nations efforts in Cyprus.

Major General Kabir has had a distinguished military career, with over 32 years of wide-ranging command and staff experience. Since 1989, he has held command positions at unit, battalion, brigade and divisional level in the Bangladesh Army as well as senior Staff appointments. As Brigadier General, he commanded an infantry brigade and served as the Director of Military Operations of the Bangladesh Army. He commanded an infantry division from 2013 to 2016. In 2016, he was appointed to his current position as Commandant of the Bangladesh Military Academy.

Major General Kabir’s experience with the United Nations includes service as a Military Observer with the United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) from 2002 to 2003, and with the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR) from 1995 to 1996.

He holds three Masters Degrees, in International Security and Strategy from King’s College, London (2013), in Business Administration from the University of Dhaka (2002-2005), and in Defence Studies from Bangladesh National University (1998-1999). He is also a graduate of the Royal College of Defence Studies, UK (2012-2013) and US Army Command and General Staff College (1999-2000).

Born in 1965, he is married with three children.