Mahmud Ali Durrani
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Mahmud Ali Durrani HI |
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|---|---|
| National Security Adviser | |
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In office 11 May 2008 – 10 January 2009 |
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| President |
Asif Zardari Pervez Musharraf |
| Prime Minister | Yousaf Raza Gillani |
| Preceded by | Tariq Aziz |
| Succeeded by |
Sartaj Aziz (Appointment in 2013) |
| Pakistan Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 5 June 2006 – 9 May 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Jehangir Karamat |
| Succeeded by | Husain Haqqani |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1941 (age 75–76) Abbottabad, NWFP |
| Citizenship | Pakistan |
| Alma mater |
Pakistan Military Academy National Defence University |
| Awards | Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military) |
| Military service | |
| Nickname(s) | General Shanti |
| Allegiance | Pakistan |
| Service/branch |
 Pakistan Army
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| Years of service | 1961–1998 |
| Rank |
 Major-General
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| Unit | 25th Cavalry, Armoured Corps |
| Commands |
Mil Secy to the President 1st Armoured Division, Multan Pakistan Ordnance Factories |
| Battles/wars |
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 |
Major-General Mahmud Ali Durrani (Urdu: محمود علی درانی; born 1941), is a retired Pakistani two-star rank general officer, author of security studies, and a former National Security Advisor to the Pakistani government, 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. He was replaced as ambassador by Husain Haqqani in May 2008.
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, 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.
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