Major General Mohammad Humayun Kabir of Bangladesh, who was appointed the force commander of the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) in July 2016, has completed his mission recently.
After more than two years of service to UNFICYP, Major General Kabir's last day in the Mission was on September 28, reports UNB.
He handed over his duties to the Mission's Chief of Staff, Lieutenant Colonel Ed Freely, said the UN Information Centre on Wednesday.
During his UN assignment, Major General Kabir was in charge of more than 800 troops coming from 12 Member States.
The Mission organised a guard of honour as well as a traditional send-off attended by military, police and civilian staff.
The UNFICYP's military component organized a formal farewell in his honour on September 27.
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General/Head of Mission, Elizabeth Spehar, and senior military, police and civilian staff members were present.
UNFICYP is one of the longest-running UN Peacekeeping missions. It was set up in 1964 to prevent further fighting between the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot communities on the island and bring about a return to normal conditions.
