Lieutenant General (Ret.) Lere Anan Timur is a Timorese

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who has served as Commander of the F-FDTL since 6 October 2011 to 28 January 2022.

Background

He was born in an aristocratic family in Iliomar II at Lautem, and is the eldest of six siblings. He entered the military academy in 1965, and graduated in 1969. He also studied agriculture with the help of the

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in 1969–1973, and served the Portuguese Army in 1974, before returning to East Timor in 1975.CPLP
''Biografia CEMFGA Timor-Leste'', September 2011
diakses pada 22 Maret 2018. He held various positions in the

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under the

Fretilin The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor ( pt, Frente Revolucionária de Timor-Leste Independente, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a centre-left political party in East Timor. They presently hold 23 of 65 seats in the National Parliam ...

, such as the political assistant for the Fretilin, and served during Indonesian invasion of East Timor. He served as commander of the Region 4 in 1984, became commander of the Centro Leste sector in 1987 and became commander of the Ponta Leste sector in 1993. He then serves as the Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, and was promoted to Colonel by

Taur Matan Ruak José Maria Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who has served as the prime minister of East Timor since 22 June 2018. He was also President of E ...

. He became Deputy Commander of the Timor-Leste Defence Force in 2009, and was promoted to Brigadier General, until he was appointed as the Commander of the

Timor Leste Defence Force The Timor Leste Defence Force ( tet, Forcas Defesa Timor Lorosae, pt, Forças de Defesa de Timor Leste or Falintil-FDTL, often F-FDTL) is the military body responsible for the defence of East Timor. The F-FDTL was established in February 200 ...

on 6 October 2011. His term was extended for three times since 2015. :id:Lere Anan Timor

Awards in military service

Order of Timor-Leste The Order of Timor-Leste ( pt, Ordem de Timor-Leste) is the highest honour currently awarded by East Timor. Established in 2009, the order was created after the original honours granted by East Timor. It is of a more general and broader nature t ...

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Halibur Medal

Personal life

He is married to Cidália Mesquita Ximenes, his second wife, whom he married after his first wife, Elsa Pinto, died from childbirth in 1981. They have 8 children, including 2 from his first wife.

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* {{Facebook 1952 births Living people East Timorese military personnel People from Lautém District