Mohammed Al-Allaf

Mohammad Fahad al-Allaf (Arabic: محمد فهد العلاف) (born 1950) is a retired Major General of the Jordanian Armed Forces and the former Permanent Representative of Jordan to the United Nations.

Prior to his diplomatic career, al-Allaf had a military career, serving for 38 years, in which he had the role in commanding Jordan's military contingent in the United Nations Angola Verification Mission (UNAVEM I and II).

He pursued his studies at Mu'ta University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in military science.

He furthered his education with a master's degree in management and military science from the same institution.

He also completed a master's degree in national security strategy from the National Defense University in Washington, D.C. [1][2] Al-Allaf began his military career in 1969, when he was commissioned into the Jordanian Armed Forces.