Name Birhanu Gelalcha | ||
Major-General Birhanu Jula Gelalcha is the Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA). Prior to this appointment of 21 November 2014 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Major-General Gelalcha served with the Ethiopian Army.
Biographical Information
Since 2010, Major-General Gelalcha held the position of Commander of the Western Command in the Ethiopian Army. From 2006 to 2009, he was the army’s Deputy Commander of the Central Command. He has also held various other positions with the army including with the Ministry of National Defence, the Cadet School and Brigade Operations. In 2005, Major-General Gelalcha worked with the UN Mission in Liberia and held the position of Sector Commander. Major General Gelalcha was educated at Greenwich University in Addis Ababa where he obtained a master's degree. He also holds a bachelor's degree from Alpha University College in Addis Ababa.