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Lt. Gen M. Subramanian
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Wednesday announced the appointment of Lt. Gen. Mohan Subramanian of India as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). He succeeds Lt. Gen. Shailesh Tinaikar also from India.
Lt. Gen. Subramanian has a distinguished military career with the Indian Army spanning over 36 years. Most recently, he served as the General Officer Commanding, Military Region (Operational and Logistic Readiness Zone) in central India, contributing to the Army’s operational and logistic preparedness, the statement noted. In addition to various command and staff appointments in the Army, Lt. Gen. Subramanian also served as India’s Defence Attaché to Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia (2008-2012) and as a Staff Officer with the UN Mission in Sierra Leone in 2000.
The Indian Army has a large presence in United Nations Missions in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lebanon, South Sudan, Golan Heights, Syria, Western Sahara, Abyei and Cyprus.
