Major General Major general (abbreviated MG, maj. gen. and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. It is derived from the older rank of sergeant major general. The disappearance of the "sergeant" in the title explains the apparent confusion of ...

Jai Shanker Menon (born 1959) is an Indian military official, and was the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the

United Nations Disengagement Observer Force The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is a United Nations peacekeeping mission tasked with maintaining the ceasefire between Israel and Syria in the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The mission was established by United ...

from 7 February 2016 to 22 October 2017. Prior to this appointment in February 2016 by

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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Major General Menon served as the Additional Director General of Equipment Management in the

Indian Army The Indian Army is the land-based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head is the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), who is a four- ...

. He has held numerous officer and command positions with the Indian Army. His prior experience with the UN includes service as Military Observer with the

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(1993) and with the

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(2007 to 2009).

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