Mahmud Ali Durrani
Mahmud Ali Durrani | |
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Mahmud Ali Durrani in 2008 | |
| 5th National Security Adviser | |
| In office 11 May 2008 – 10 January 2009 | |
| President | Asif Zardari Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Tariq Aziz |
| Succeeded by | Sartaj Aziz (Appointment in 2013) |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
| In office 5 June 2006 – 9 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Jehangir Karamat |
| Succeeded by | Husain Haqqani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater | Army Burn Hall College Pakistan Military Academy National Defence University |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Nickname | General Shanti |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Branch/service | Pakistan Army |
| Years of service | 1961–1998 |
| Rank | Major-General |
| Unit | 25th Cavalry, Armoured Corps |
| Commands | Mil Secy to the President 1st Armoured Division, Multan Pakistan Ordnance Factories 25th Cavalry |
| Battles/wars | Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
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Mahmud Ali Durrani (Urdu: محمود علی درانی; born 1941) is a retired Pakistani two-star rank general officer, author of security studies, and a former National Security Advisor to the Pakistani government, serving from 2008 until his termination in 2009.
Durrani had previously served as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States.