Moosa Ali Jaleel
| Major General (Rtd.) Moosa Ali Jaleel | |
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Retired Maj. Gen Jaleel (then Brig. Gen) at the Pacific Armies Management Seminar in Fiji
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| Minister of Defence and National Security | |
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In office 20 January 2015 – 14 October 2015 |
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| President | Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom |
| Preceded by | Colonel (Rtd.) Mohamed Nazim |
| Succeeded by | Adam Shareef |
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| Born | 26 June 1960 |
| Alma mater | Officer Cadet School, Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute United States Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Georgia, USA Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, Devon, UK |
| Religion | Islam |
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| Nickname(s) | Jaleel / CO |
| Allegiance | Maldives |
| Service/branch | Maldives National Defence Force |
| Years of service | 1980 - 2012 |
| Rank | Major General |
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| Battles/wars | 1988 Maldives Coup |
Major General (Retired) Moosa Ali Jaleel RM HRM, M.Phil. MSc ndc psc is the former Minister of Defence and National Security of the Republic of Maldives. He was the former Chief of Defence Force of the Maldives National Defence Force and most senior military officer in the country at his time.
Major General Jaleel was born on 26 June 1960 in Malé, Maldives. He completed his secondary schooling at Majeediyya School.
He is frequently cited as the most highly trained and capable military officer in the country. People who are knowledgeable about the November 3rd 1988 incident and Major General Jaleel's bravery and dedicated action that day hold him in the highest regard and respect.
He enjoys a tremendous amount of public as well as soldiers support and during his leadership, he enormously contributed to develop the human resources and infrastructure of MNDF and re-organize and restructure the MNDF as a mission oriented armed force. His experience in various MNDF Units as well as the broad knowledge and wide range of skills makes him a great asset to MNDF and the Maldives.
He has commanded all front line infantry units in the MNDF including the Rapid Reaction Force (RRF), Quick Reaction Force I, II & III (QRF 1, 2 & 3), Special Protection Group (SPG) and has also served as the Director General of Maldivian Coast Guard. He was the first Maldivian to initiate infantry oriented training in Maldives. He trained a large amount MNDF personnel and also served as the Commanding Officer of the Maldives National Cadet Corp.
Major General Moosa Ali Jaleel was appointed to the post of Chief of Defence Force on 18 November 2008 by the President HE Mohamed Nasheed. He honorably retired from active service on 8 February 2012. On officially accepting his retirement, HE Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan Manik thanked the Chief of Defence Force for his dedicated service to the nation as an MNDF officer.
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