Major General Paban Jung Thapa
Chief Military and Force Commander
Major General Paban Jung Thapa was commissioned in the Nepal Army Infantry Unit in 1975 after obtaining Cadet training from the Indian Military Academy, India. Major General Thapa graduated from the Defense Services Staff Collage in India in 1988 and the United States Army War Collage, USA in 2005.
He has had wide-ranging command and staff experience during his 33 years of service, including in counter terrorism, disaster management and peacekeeping. He served as General Staff Officer Grade I (Operation and Training), commanded an infantry brigade during intense involvement in Counter Terrorism Operations, and an infantry division during the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement. He commanded a peacekeeping battalion in UNPROFOR (1993) and served as a Platoon Commander and Supply Officer in UNIFIL.
Major General Thapa holds a numbers of awards for distinguished service. He was awarded by His Majesty the Trisakti Patta and Gorkha Dakshin Bahu III.
Major General Thapa is married and has a daughter and a son.
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