Pak General is appointed force commander UN Mission in Western Sahara

General Xiaojun Wang of China, whose tour of duty ended on February 17. “The Secretary General thanked Major General Wang for his exemplary service and contribution to the work of MINURSO [Mission for the organization of a Referendum in Western Sahara],” it added.
Major General Rehman has 30 years of experience in national and international military leadership, including as the commander of the military formations on operations and, at the staff and war college levels.
According to the UN Information Center, Major General Rehman
has also served as the Senior National Representative in the United States Central Command Headquarters (CENTCOM), in Florida, from 2015 to 2016.
“Most recently, Major General Rehman served as the Commander of an Infantry Brigade from 2016 to 2017 and of an Infantry Division from 2017,” the statement read.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan is leading the way in terms of contributing troops for the UN’s peacekeeping missions. Thus far, it has provided “over 200,000 troops in 46 peacekeeping missions since the 1960s, with 156 of our bravest giving the ultimate sacrifice for the cause of peace.”