The ceremony of handing over and accepting the duties of the brand new Deputy Chief of the Nationwide Guard, Lieutenant Basic Neophytos Pahoulides, was held on Thursday, who will formally assume his duties on September 1, 2024.
Based on an official announcement, the handover ceremony of the brand new Deputy Chief of the Nationwide Guard occurred within the presence of the Minister of Protection, Vassilis Palmas, MPs and members of the Parliamentary Protection Committee of the Parliament, the Chief of the Hearth Service, Nikos Longinos, Commanders of Instructions and Formations of GEEF, representatives of state providers and retired officers.
The Chief, Lieutenant Basic Georgios Tsitsikostas, congratulated Neophytos Pahoulides on his appointment and wished him success within the tough process he’s endeavor, with the only intention of enhancing the Nationwide Guard and sustaining its deterrent energy.
Saying goodbye to Lieutenant Basic, Louka Hatzimichael, whose time period ends on August 31, the Chief, George Tsitsikostas, expressed his thanks for his a few years of service to the Nationwide Guard and wished him private and household well being and happiness, in addition to all the perfect in new circle of life, opening earlier than him.
Curriculum vitae of Minister Neophytos Pahoulides
Born in Nicosia in 1967, Main Basic Neophytos Pachoulidis was admitted in 1985 to the Evelpidon Navy Faculty, from which he graduated in 1989, as a Second Lieutenant of Cavalry – Armored, 1st among the many Greek Cypriot officers.
He studied with distinction in any respect the Armored Colleges in Greece, in addition to on the Cavalry – Armored Faculty of France (École d'utility de l'armée blindée et cavalerie, Saumur).
He additionally graduated from the Workers School and the Excessive Conflict School of Greece, in addition to the French Conflict School (Collège interarmées de Défense). Moreover, he’s a graduate of the Orientation and Excessive Degree Programs (European Safety and Protection School/ESDC) and the Senior Strategic Management Program of the UK Protection Academy.
He served in Expeditionary Items as a Area Marshal and Commander of Ili Medium Tanks (1990-1999), in addition to Operations – Intelligence Officer and Deputy Commander (between 1999 – 2004). He additionally served, for five years, as Commander of the AMX-30B2 and T-80U Medium Tank Battalion (2005 – 2006 and 2007 – 2011).
Between the years 2011-2016, he served as Director of the third EG Brigade and Head of Plans of the GEEF, working on the similar time on problems with reorganization of the E.F. On the similar time, he attended the Faculty of Nationwide Protection by e-learning, from which he graduated with honors, broadening his subject of information in issues of army diplomacy and strategic research.
Within the subsequent 3 years (2016 – 2019), he was appointed because the Navy Consultant of the Republic of Cyprus to the European Union (EU), in a interval of intense exercise gaining necessary experiences, each within the deepening of the protection effort within the EU itself. (EU International Technique, PESCO, CARD, and so on.), in addition to within the growth of EU-NATO relations.
In 2019, he was promoted to the rank of Colonel and assigned as Deputy Commander within the twentieth Armored Brigade (XX TTHT). In March 2021, he assumed the duties of the Director of the 4th Department of the Basic Protection Forces – Accountable for Protection Planning, Group, Doctrines, Evolution and Worldwide Relations.
In March 2022 he was promoted to Brigadier Basic and assumed the duties of Commander of the twentieth Armored Brigade. Subsequently, in April 2023, he was promoted to Main Basic, and was assigned the duties of Inspector Basic of the E.F.
He holds a Grasp of Arts in Worldwide Relations (College of Nicosia) and a Grasp's diploma in Historical past/Études européennes, méditerranéennes et asiatiques (EPHE College/École Pratique des Hautes Études, Paris).
He speaks English and French fluently. He has been awarded all of the prescribed ethical emoluments, in addition to further ones, at varied levels of his administration or service as an Govt.
He’s married and the daddy of two grown kids.
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