Suraj Abdurrahman

Major general
Suraj Abdurrahman
CON
Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia
In office
6 June 2007 – 11 February 2014
PresidentEllen Johnson Sirleaf
Preceded byMaj-Gen. Luka Yusuf
Succeeded byMaj-Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankhan
Personal details
Born
Suraj Alao Abdurrahman

(1954-09-09)9 September 1954
Kaduna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria)
Died28 January 2015(2015-01-28) (aged 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Education
Military service
Allegiance Nigeria
Branch/service Nigerian Army
Rank Major general

Suraj Alao Abdurrahman CON (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015), was a Nigerian Army general[1] who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia, with former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Commander-in-Chief.[2][3] According to then President Johnson Sirleaf, General Abdurrahman "was an exceedingly exceptional gentleman officer whose contributions lifted the Armed Forces of Liberia to professional greatness and emplace our military amongst UN peacekeepers”.[4][5][6]

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  2. ^ Press, C. Q. (10 May 2013). Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4522-9937-2. Archived from the original on 1 May 2023. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  3. ^ "allafrica.com". 29 January 2015. Archived from the original on 15 April 2016.
  4. ^ Chila Andrew Aondofa. "Maj General Suraj Abdurrahman: Commanding Officer, Armed Forces of Liberia [2007-2014]". TheAbusites. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  5. ^ "President Sirleaf Consoles Nigeria Following The Death Of Chief Of Staff Abdurrahman". www.mofa.gov.lr. Archived from the original on 27 August 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Liberia: Former Liberian Army Chief, Abdurrahman, Dies in New York" Archived 15 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine, FrontPageAfrica, 29 January 2015