Falur Rate Laek
Falur Rate Laek | |
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Lieutenant General Falur Rate Laek | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Domingos Raúl 9 July 1955 |
| Party | Fretilin |
| Awards | Grand Collar, Order of Timor-Leste Medal of Merit Halibur Medal |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | Fretilin Timor Leste Army |
| Years of service | 1975 - Present |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Unit | Chief of Defence Force Deputy Commander of the Timor-Leste Defence Force Chief of Staff, Timor Leste Defence Force Nicolau Lobato Training Center 1st Battalion, Timor Leste Army |
| Battles/wars | Indonesian invasion of East Timor Operation Halibur |
Domingos Raúl, more commonly known as Falur Rate Laek, is an East Timorese general who serves as the incumbent Chief of Defence Force of the Timor-Leste Defence Force (F-FDTL). Before his assumption to the post, Falur Rate Laek formerly served as the Deputy Commander of the Timor-Leste Defence Force, Chief of Staff, Timor Leste Defence Force and as battalion commander of the 1st Battalion.
Born and raised from a family of farmers, Falur Rate Laek later became a member of the Fretilin during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor and later served under various positions within the Fretilin chain of command and was also involved during the 1999 East Timorese crisis, where the F-FDTL, backed by the International Force East Timor (INTERFRET) fought against Pro-Indonesia militias. Falur Rate Lek was later appointed by former President Francisco Guterres as the Chief of Defence Force on 28 January 2022 and was later promoted to the rank of lieutenant general.