Major General Hassen Ebrahim Mussa is the United Nations Force Commander of the Interim Security Force for Abyei. Prior to this appointment of 15 January 2016 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Major General Mussa served as Head of the Peacekeeping Coordination Centre for the Ethiopian Armed Forces.
Biographical Information
Major General Mussa has had a long-serving career with the Ethiopian Armed Forces. In addition to serving as Head of the Peacekeeping Coordination Centre for the Ethiopian Armed Forces, he served in the African Union and United Nations Mission in Darfur from 2010 to 2011. He also served as the Head of Foreign Relations and Military Cooperation and Peacekeeping from 2005 to 2010, and in other positions. He is a graduate of the Open University in the United Kingdom and holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration.