Afghan Biographies

Zazai, Shir Mohammad LtGen Sher


Name Zazai, Shir Mohammad LtGen Sher
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth
Function/Grade National Military Academy of ANA MNAA Commander
History and Biodata

1. Former Commanders National Military Academy of Afghanistan MNAA:
Major General Mohammad Shariff (2009)
Maj Gen Shir Mohammad Zazai (20011)
Background:
The National Military Academy of Afghanistan (NMAA) is one of three academic institutions of the Marshal Fahim National Defense University. It is a four-year military development institution dedicated to graduating officers for the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan Air Force (AAF). The mission of the NMAA is to produce officers for the Afghan National Army that also have a four-year college level bachelor's degree. The academy is based upon the United States Military Academy. The NMAA should not be confused with the nearby Kabul Military Training Center (KMTC), which is a local rather than national institution responsible for basic training. Construction on the NMAA's permanent campus was completed in 2012. The site of the academy is at the previous Air Academy that was established by the Soviet Union when they occupied Afghanistan through the 1980s. The site was nearly destroyed during the years of civil war and the coalition invasion of October 2001. The United States and Turkey have taken the lead in reconstructing the site while planning and developing the future site of the academy in the Qargheh section of Kabul. The estimated cost of the reconstruction is around $100 million.

2. Previous Functions LtGen Shir Mohammad Zazai:
205th "ATAL" Corps Commander Kandahar (2009 - 2010)
National Military Academy of ANA commander

3. Biodata:
Zazai_Shir_MohammadLtGen Sher Mohammad Zazai

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