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Sir Andrew John Noble Graham, 5th Baronet, (born 21 October 1956) is the

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of the

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and was Director General of the

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Early life and education

Graham is the son of

Sir John Graham, 4th Baronet Sir John Alexander Noble Graham, 4th Baronet, (15 July 1926 – 11 December 2019) was a British diplomat who was ambassador to Iraq, Iran and NATO. Career Graham, born in Calcutta, British India, the only son of Sir Reginald Graham, 3rd Barone ...

: he succeeded as 5th Baronet on his father's death on 11 December 2019. He was educated at

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and

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Military career

Graham was commissioned into the

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(Princess Louise's) in 1975. He was appointed a

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in the

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, became Commanding Officer of his regiment in 1995 and commander of the 3rd Infantry Brigade in 1999. He served in Northern Ireland in 2001, for which he was advanced to

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, and was appointed Director Army Resources and Plans. He went on to be Deputy Commanding General

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in early 2004 and Director General Army Training & Recruiting Agency later in 2004. He became the

's first Colonel from 31 March 2007, as well as

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of the

from 2008. He was appointed a

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in the

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in Dorset.

References

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