Suraj Abdurrahman
Suraj Abdurrahman | |
|---|---|
| Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia | |
| In office 6 June 2007 – 11 February 2014 | |
| President | Ellen Johnson Sirleaf |
| Preceded by | Maj-Gen. Luka Yusuf |
| Succeeded by | Maj-Gen. Daniel Dee Ziankhan |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Suraj Alao Abdurrahman 9 September 1954 Kaduna, Northern Region, British Nigeria (now in Kaduna State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 28 January 2015 (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 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. 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”.