๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐, a proud member of the ๐๐๐๐ โ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ญ๐๐ โ ๐๐ฅ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐, made history in 2000 as the ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ข๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐๐ฅ ๐๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐ง ๐ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐๐ซ ๐ซ๐๐ง๐คโpromoted to ๐๐ก๐ข๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐๐ง๐๐๐ง๐ญ (equivalent to one-star general) in the ๐๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐๐ฎ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ญ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง (๐๐ ๐).
He also holds the distinction of being the ๐๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ ๐จ๐ซ๐จ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐, spearheading landmark modernization and reform programs.
