Alumni News and Back Pages
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
Alumni News Chile District Court. Bruno Rakotoarisoa, EC02-2, was promoted PROMOTIONS Jose Pedro Valdivieso, Madagascar EC04-3, was promoted to to major general and ap- Bangladesh major general. Dominique Jean Olivier pointed program coordina- Rakotozafy, EC99-2, was tor general, Ministry of MD Hasan UZ Zaman, India National Defense. CCM08-1, was promoted promoted to lieutenant gen- to colonel and appointed as Malathi Narayanan eral and appointed minister Louis Antoine de Padoue Col Staff, Military Institute CCM08-2, was promoted to of defense. Ranaivoseheno, EC05-2, of Science and Technology. registrar in Debts Recovery Samitiana Radoma Rabe- was promoted to rear admi- ral and appointed director Dr. M. Maksudur Rah- Tribunal, New Delhi. harindranto, EC99-1, was promoted to major general of defense, Ministry of Na- man, CCM13-1, was Indonesia promoted to professor, de- and appointed director gen- tional Defense. Edward Simarmata, eral, Planning and Opera- partment of geography and Malaysia environment, University of ASC14-2, was promoted to tions Ministry of National Dhaka. chief judge of the Baubau Defense. Sofi an Karim, ASC14-3, Members of the Philippines Alumni Association and APCSS staff gather following the November biosecurity conference in Manila conducted jointly by APCSS, the Philippines Department of Health and National Defense University of the Philippines. Philippines is top APCSS alumni association for 2014 The Philippines Alumni As- “Exploiting the Crime-Terror Nexus” ecurity in Southeast Asia” workshop sociation is the Asia-Pacifi c Center workshop in Manila. The associa- in Manila and sent key partici- for Strategic Studies Alumni As- tion provided two full-time logistics pants and a speaker to the October sociation of the Year for 2014. The support people, guest speakers, the “Maritime Security Challenges 2014 group is best among 57 APCSS keynote speaker and hosted cultural Seapower Conference” in Canada. alumni associations worldwide. events. The Philippines association is led The group’s achievements in- The association also provided simi- by its president, Joe Tale, and vice clude supporting the February 2014 lar support for the November “Bios- president, Ernesto Carolina. 30 CURRENTS Spring 2015 Alumni Associations Afghanistan was promoted to consul Nepal mander in the Southern American Samoa general in Ho Chi Minh Province of Sri Lanka. Australia Jeetendra Dev, SSD11-1, City, Vietnam. Bangladesh was promoted as a member Sena Sundra Waduge, Bhutan Maldives of Parliament. ASC12-2, was promoted to Cambodia* brigadier general. Cameroon Pashupati Upadhyay, Mohamed Sadiq, EC02- Canada CSRT14-1, was promoted Don Kapila Wanigas- Chile 2, was promoted to deputy to deputy inspector general ooriya, ASC13-1, was pro- China commissioner of police. of police and deputed to the moted to air commodore. Colombia Comoros ** Mohamed Ziyad, EC06-3 Commission for Investiga- Tissley Kodituwakku, Cook Islands was promoted to colonel. tion of Abuse of Authority. CCM13-1, was promoted to Fiji brigadier general. Guam Mohamed Ibrahim (Mal- Anuj Basnyat, EC06-1, Hong Kong dives), OR10-1 and ASC09- was promoted to major gen- Aruna Ravindra India 2, was promoted to colonel eral. Jayarathne, CCM14-1, Indonesia and appointed commander was promoted to deputy Iraq Pakistan director, Disaster Manage- Japan of the Coast Guard. Jordan ment Center. Abdul Rauf, ASC10-2, was Sabir Hussain, CSRT10- Kazakhstan Lao PDR promoted to colonel and ap- 1, was promoted to group Thailand Lebanon pointed director of military captain. Madagascar** Graisri Gesorn, ASC09-1, intelligence. Malaysia Papua New Guinea was promoted to rear ad- Maldives Abdulla Ibrahim, ASC12- miral. Marshall Islands Bernadette Efi , ASC14-3, Mauritius** 1, was promoted to colonel Yuttana Sangma, and appointed commander, was promoted to acting di- Micronesia rector, public relations divi- CSRT15-1, was promoted Mongolia Male Area. Mozambique sion at the PNG Science and to Chief of Staff Artillery Regiment, Marines Divi- Myanmar Ahmed Riza, ASC12-2, Technology Secretariat. Nepal was promoted to colonel. sion. New Zealand Philippines Pakistan Mohamed Mukthar, Tonga Palau CSRT13-1, was promoted to Papua New Guinea Ricardo Visaya, EC06- Col. Tongapo’uli Aleamo- colonel and appointed prin- 3, was promoted to major Peru ciple director, Marine Corps. tua, EC01-2 and CCM12-1, Philippines general and appointed com- was promoted to brigadier Republic of Korea Hassan Shifau, TSC14-1, mander of the Southern Lu- general, and appointed as Russia & Far East Russia was promoted as acting high zon Command. Samoa the new chief of defense. Singapore commissioner to London. Raoul Guerrero, CSRT12- Solomon Islands Vanuatu Ahmed Thohir, CSRT14-1, 1, was promoted to head Sri Lanka agent of the National Bu- Taiwan was promoted to lieutenant Delphine Vuti, ASC14-1, Tanzania reau of Investigation. He is colonel. was promoted to Police Su- Thailand also the chief of the Counter perintendent. Timor-Leste Mohamed Firdhous, Terrorism Division. Tonga ASC14-2, was promoted to Vietnam Tuvalu major. Sri Lanka Vanuatu Do Minh Thai, EC03-1, Vietnam Shiruzimath Sameer, Nevil Ranjan Lamahew- was promoted to rear ad- U.S. (D.C. & Hawaii) ASC14-2, was promoted as age, CCM13-1, was pro- miral. * Informal group permanent secretary, Minis- moted to brigadier general ** Joint alumni association try of Foreign Affairs. and posted as brigade com- Bangladesh with the Africa Center www.apcss.org 31 Alumni news selor in the Bhutan Embassy Eliki Siga, ASC13-1, is er Wing. POSITION in Bangkok, Thailand. deputy conservator (Direc- tor Services), Fiji Ministry Maldives CHANGES Cambodia of Primary Industries. Brig. Gen. Ahmed Shahid, Police Brig. Gen. Sam Isireli Tagicaki, ASC13-1, EC00-2 was appointed vice Munir Chowdhury, Dara, CSRT06-1, trans- is chief investigator, Fiji chief, Maldives National CCM13-1, was appointed ferred from Logistics and Defense Force. joint secretary, Ministry of Independent Commission Finances to the General Commerce. against Corruption. Maj. Gen. (Ret) Moosa Department of Immigration Ali Jaleel, EC00-3, was ap- Commodore M. Abidur and appointed as deputy di- India Rahman, EC04-1, com- pointed minister of defense. rector of border check. Air Commodore S.C. pleted the National Defense Capt. Chhoeuth Polrith, Kabra, ASC08-2, joined Brig. Gen. (Ret) Farhath Course 2014. CCM13-1, was appointed the Pacifi c Medical College Shaheer, CSRT08-2 and Honorable Saber Chowd- section chief of information and Hospital, Udaipur (Raj- EC99-2, is chief executive hury, CA13-6 and ORA13- and cooperation, Depart- asthan), India as a professor offi cer of the Male hospital. 2, was elected president of ment of Weapons, Ministry in community medicine. Fathimath Inaya, ASC10- the Geneva-based Inter- of Interior, Cambodia. 1, is deputy minister, For- Parliamentary Union. Its Rear Adm. Sudhir Pillai, eign Affairs and high com- current membership is China EC03-3, has been appointed missioner to Singapore. comprised of 166 national chief instructor (Navy) at Dr. Yang Danzhi, CCM10- legislatures with 45,000 the Defense Services Staff Brig. Gen. Zakariyya 1, was nominated as the as- members of parliament. College, Wellington, India. Mansoor, OR10-1 and sistant director of the Center EC01-3, was appointed di- Cmdr. ATM Rezaul for Regional Security Stud- Indonesia rector general, Department Hasan, CSRT06-3 and ies, China Academy of So- Capt. Ari Maryadi, of Counter Terrorism. OR10-1, is commanding a cial Sciences. Coast Guard Base in West CSRT14-1, was posted as Zone. Mr. Xu Bu, EC01-1, is dep- an intelligence analyst to Mongolia uty representative of Korean the United Nations Interim Commodore Abidur Rah- Col Amarbayasgalan Peninsula Affairs in China’s Force Lebanon for peace- man, EC04-1, was appoint- Shambaljamts, ASC12-2, Ministry of Foreign Affairs. keeping operations. ed registrar of Bangabandhu is a visiting professor to the Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Dr. Jing Lu, EC02-1, is Chaerul Yani, CSRT08-2, Republic of Korea National Maritime University. minister counselor and dep- is the director of intelli- Defense university uty head of mission from gence of Jambi Police Re- Benazir Ahmed, CSRT07- China to ASEAN. gional. Mr. Badral Tuvshin, 1, transferred from his posi- TSC14-2, was appointed tion as police commissioner Fiji Heru Hanindyo, ASC14-2, chief, National Emergency to director general, Rapid is deputy chief of Tahuna Col. (Ret) Jonisio Mara, Management Agency Mon- Action Battalion Forces of District Court. golia. Bangladesh. EC04-1, is deputy secre- tary, Ministry of Defense, Anggiat Napitupulu, Myanmar Bhutan National Security and Im- CCM10-1, was posted in migration. Los Angeles, Calif., as Indo- Ms. Kay Thi Soe, ORA14- Tenzin Rondel Wangchuk, nesian immigration consul. 6, is minister counselor, EC05-3, is a minister coun- Villiame Wilikilagi, Myanmar Embassy, Rome. selor in the Royal Bhuta- CSRT11-1, CA12-04 and Korea nese Embassy, Brussels. ORA14-7, is director of Na- Nepal tional Security, Ministry of Brig. Gen. Youngkwan Ugyen Dorji, ASC11-2, is Defense, National Security Ryu, EC05-2, has taken Col. Yog Raj Sharma, serving as minister coun- and Immigration. command of the 16th Fight- ASC14-2, was posted in 32 CURRENTS Spring 2015 New York as a military 2014 in Tokyo, Japan. advisor for the Permanent 2014 Alumni of the Year Eugenio Gepte Jr., Mission of Nepal to the EC06-1, was posted as United Nations. humanitarian affairs offi - Col. Pradeep Jung K.C., cer of policy and planning CSRT08-3, is working as unit at the Offi ce for Co- ordination of Humanitari- a military attaché from the an Affairs, United Nations Nepal Army to the United Offi ce at Geneva. Kingdom at the Embassy of Nepal in London. Police Chief Superin- tendent Moro Virgilio Supradip Chakma, Lazo, EC05-3, was desig- EC01-1, was appointed as Maj. Liza Theriault Capt. Domingos Oki nated chief, special action ambassador to Mexico. forces of the Philippine Maj. Gen. Binoj Basnyat, Two Fellows from the Advanced Security Coopera- National Police. tion (ASC 14-2) course are the Asia-Pacifi c Center for ASC11-2, was appointed Security Studies Alumni of the Year for 2014.