Cihangir Akşit

Cihangir Akşit
Director of the NATO Standardization Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2010
Preceded byJuan A. Moreno
Personal details
Born
Emin Cihangir Akşit

(1953-07-16) July 16, 1953
Istanbul, Turkey
SpouseYasemin Akşit
Occupation
  • Writer
  • Painter
Profession
Signature
Websitecihangiraksit.com
Military service
Allegiance Turkey
Branch/serviceTurkish Army
Years of service1974–2008
RankMajor general
Commands
  • Commander of the Presidential Guard Regiment
  • 14th Mechanized Infantry Brigade
  • 15th Infantry Division
Staff positions
  • CAX Project Officer for AFSOUTH
  • Chief of the Personnel Management Branch for the TGS
  • Chief of Plan and Operations for SHAPE
  • Chief of Training and Exercise for the TGS
  • Chief of Training and Education for the TGS
  • Deputy Inspector General for the Turkish Land Forces Command

Emin Cihangir Akşit (born July 16, 1953) is a former director of the NATO Standardization Agency (NSA). Akşit had a forty-year military service, where he earned seventeen badges before retiring in 2008 as a major general. He is known for his establishment of total quality management and change management that modernized the Turkish Armed Forces. Akşit is also a noted author, having written three historical fiction novels, as well as articles for several military magazines and journals.

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