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Major-General Mahmud Ali Durrani ((ウルドゥー語:محمود علی درانی); born 1941), is a retired two-star rank general officer, author of security studies, and a former National Security Advisor serving from 2008 until his termination in 2009. In January 2009, he was terminated as National Security Adviser by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani for "failing to consult the Prime Minister foreign and national security relation matters". The matter in question was the acceptance by the Government of Pakistan of the Pakistani nationality of the sole surviving terrorist Ajmal Kasab, who was involved in the 2008 Mumbai attacks and was in the custody of the Mumbai Police. Durrani had previously served as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States.〔Qudssia Akhlaque , ("Ambassador Durrani likely to be made security adviser" ) ''The News'', 29 March 2008〕 He was replaced as ambassador by Husain Haqqani in May 2008. ==Early years and military career== Durrani was born in 1941 in Abbottabad, which is in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province (formerly North-West Frontier Province) of Pakistan. He is an ethnic Pashtun from the Durrani tribe. After graduating from Pakistan Military Academy in 1961 in the 24th PMA Long Course (same batch as General Jehangir Karamat who later became the Army chief) and winning the sword of honour,〔Ayaz Amir. ("A second Junejo in the making?" ) ''The News'', 10 January 2009〕 he served in various command, staff and instructional posts for about 16 years. From 1977 to 1982 he was Pakistani Armed Forces attaché in Washington, D.C. He then served as military secretary to the president of Pakistan until 1986. Durrani was the posted as the commander the 1st Armoured Division in Multan, and being the former MS to the president persuaded the then Army chief and president General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq to witness the tank exercise in Bahawalpur desert on 17 August 1988. It was on its way back to Islamabad, that the C-130 carrying the presidential and higher military entourage crashed right after taking off from Bahawalpur airport killing everyone on board.〔Ayaz Amir. ("For God's sake, leave" ) ''The News'', 15 August 2008〕 He was also suspected by, then United States Ambassador to India, John Gunther Dean for being ''extraordinarily insistent'' with President Zia to visit the demonstration. From many circles within Pakistan he is considered to be the prime suspect in the incident.〔John Gunther Dean.() Oral history at jimmycarterlibrary〕 Durrani could prevail on Gen Zia because he had been his most trusted military secretary. Indeed, after Gen Zia's death, Begum Zia continued to repose trust in Gen Durrani, as narrated in ''Khaki Shadows'' by General Khalid Mahmud Arif the Chief of Staff (COS) under Zia, published in 2001.〔Najam Sethi. ("Editorial: Good decision, bad implementation" ) ''Daily Times'', 10 January 2009〕 From 1992 to 1998 Durrani was the chairman of the Pakistan Ordnance Factories Board.〔(New Pakistani Envoy Staunchly Denies Country Is Terrorist Breeding Ground ) ''The Washington Diplomat'', September 2006.〕 Mahmud Ali Durrani retired as Major General of Pakistan Army. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mahmud Ali Durrani」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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