Suraj Alao Abdurrahman CON (9 September 1954 – 28 January 2015), was a Nigerian Army general[1] who served as the Command Officer in Charge of the Armed Forces of Liberia, with former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the Commander-in-Chief.

[2][3] According to then President Johnson Sirleaf, General Abdurrahman "was an exceedingly exceptional gentleman officer whose contributions lifted the Armed Forces of Liberia to professional greatness and emplace our military amongst UN peacekeepers”.

He thereafter proceeded to the School of Basic Studies of the Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria until July 1973 when he was admitted into the Nigeria Defence Academy in Kaduna as a member of the 14th regular combatant course.

Abdurrahman held multiple commands, instructor and staff appointments in the course of his career both locally and internationally.

[4] Abdurrahman received the Commander of the Order of the Niger (CON) conferred on him by the Nigerian President in 2014.