Abhijit Guha (Indian Army officer)
Abhijit Guha is a lieutenant general (retired) of the Indian Army and the Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) in Yemen.
Education
Guha graduated from the National Defence College, the Defence Services Staff College, and the College of Combat.[1]
Career
During 1992–1993 in Cambodia, he was part of the United Nations Transitional Authority as a military observer.
Between 2009 and 2013, he was the military adviser at the Office of Military Affairs of the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations. He retired from the Indian Army in 2013 as a lieutenant general. After retirement, he was a part of the Expert Panel on the 2014 Technology and Innovation in UN Peacekeeping and the 2015 High Level Independent Panel on Peace Operations.[2] He has participated in United Nations’ investigations in the Middle East and Africa.[3]
In September 2019, Guha became the Head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeidah Agreement (UNMHA) and the Chair of the Redeployment Coordination Committee in Yemen.[3][4][1]
References
- "Lieutenant General (retired) Abhijit Guha of India - Head of the United Nations Mission in support of the Hudaydah Agreement". United Nations Secretary-General. 2019-09-12. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "Retd Indian Army Lt General named in UN panel on peacekeeping". The Economic Times. 2014-11-01. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- "UN Appoints Veteran Indian Officer To Lead Its Mission In Yemen". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
- ANI (2019-09-13). "UN chief appoints Indian Army veteran Abhijit Guha as head of Hodeidah mission". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2020-03-05.