Lt Gen Nauman Mahmood named Makkah pact chief
Lieutenant General (retd) Nauman Mahmood has been selected as the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance. The alliance brings together Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye. His appointment marks the start of the alliance’s planned secretariat structure. The Foreign Office announced the appointment on Wednesday, September 23. It said Mahmood will head the alliance’s […]
Lieutenant General (retd) Nauman Mahmood has been appointed as the first secretary general of the Makkah Defence Alliance, which brings together Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Turkiye. According to the Foreign Office, Mahmood will head the alliance's secretariat, which is being established in Riyadh.
The Makkah Defence Alliance was agreed on August 7, with an inaugural meeting held on August 31 in Istanbul. The alliance empowers member states to treat an attack against one of them as an attack against all.
The secretariat, headed by a secretary general from Pakistan, will initially be led by Mahmood for three years, as per decisions taken during the meeting. The Foreign Office announced Mahmood's appointment on Wednesday, September 23.
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