UN Chief commends outgoing Indian force commander

January 20, 2015 13:17

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has commended India's Lieutenant General Iqbal Singh Singha on the completion of his assignment as force commander of the UN mission in the Golan, acknowledging his "dedicated leadership" during an attack by Al-Qaeda-linked armed groups last year.

Singha completed his assignment on January 2 as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF).

He will be succeeded by Nepalese Major General Purna Chandra Thapa, 54, who studied Philosophy at the University of Madras and graduated from the National Defence College in New Delhi.

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