Ferenc Korom (born 15 December 1964) is a Hungarian

military officer An officer is a person who holds a position of authority as a member of an armed force or uniformed service. Broadly speaking, "officer" means a commissioned officer, a non-commissioned officer, or a warrant officer. However, absent context ...

. He served as the Chief of the

Hungarian Defence Forces The Hungarian Defence Forces ( hu, Magyar Honvédség) is the national defence force of Hungary. Since 2007, the Hungarian Armed Forces is under a unified command structure. The Ministry of Defence maintains the political and civil control over ...

from 2018 to 1 June 2021, when President

János Áder János Áder (; born 9 May 1959) is a Hungarian politician and lawyer who served as President of Hungary from 2012 to 2022. He is a long-time politician of the right-wing Fidesz. As a representative of his party, he took part in the Hungarian Ro ...

dismissed him from the Chief of the HDF position. According to what the president said, Korom "fulfilled his duties with his best knowledge". Korom speaks fluently in English.

Career

1987-1990 MH 33. Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Zalaegerszeg 1990-2004 MH 62. Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Miklós Bercsényi" , Hódmezővásárhely 2004-2007 MH 25. Infantry Brigade "György Klapka", Tata 2007-2008 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár 2008-2011 MH 5. Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", Debrecen 2011-2017 MH Operational Group Command, Budapest 2018 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár 2018-2021 MH Chief of General Staff

Deployments and Missions

September 30, 1997 – September 22, 1998. ENSZ UNFICYP, Company Commander (Cyprus) September 16, 2003 – September 19, 2004 ENSZ UNFICYP, Contingent Commander (Cyprus) February 26, 2005 – September 9, 2005 NATO Iraq Training Mission, Trainer Senior Officer (Iraq) January 8, 2007 – Augustus 1, 2008 MH Guard and Insurer Battalion, Battalion Commander (KFOR, Kosovo) February 24, 2009 – September 22, 2009 MH Provincial Reconstruction Team (Afghanistan) February 11, 2013 – Augustus 31, 2013 MH ISAF Chief of Staff (ISAF, Afghanistan) September 26, 2015 – September 25, 2016 KFOR Deputy Commander (Pristina)

Personal life

Ferenc Korom is married and has one child. He enjoys reading, fishing, and sporting.

References

{{reflist 1964 births Living people Hungarian generals