Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz
Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1962 (age 61–62) Sidi Ifni, Ifni, Francoist Spain[1] |
| Allegiance |  Spain |
| Service |  Spanish Army |
| Years of service | 1986–present |
| Rank |  Lieutenant general |
| Commands | Commander of UNIFIL Commander Guzmán el Bueno brigade |
Lieutenant General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz is a Spanish military officer who serves as the incumbent Head of Mission and Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) since 2022.[2][3]
Life
[edit]Son and grandson of Spanish soldiers, Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz was born in 1962 in Sidi Ifni, which at that moment was under Spanish control as the capital of the Ifni province. After attending school, Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz completed his training as an officer at the General Military Academy (Academia General Militar) in Zaragoza. He was also a graduate of the Army General Staff Academy (Academia Central de la Defensa) and completed his academic training in the fields of diplomacy, peace and security. During his military career as an officer in the army (Ejército de Tierra) he was a staff officer in a regiment of the "Guzmán el Bueno" X brigade in Cerro Muriano in the Córdoba province.[4] He served as an officer in the headquarters of the European forces EUFOR (European Union Force) and in Valencia with the Rapid Deployable Corps Spain (Rapid Deployable Corps Spain), which is part of the Supreme Headquarters of the Allied NATO forces in Europe SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe). He was also liaison officer in Naqura within the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon) as well as Chief of Staff of the force's Eastern Sector. He also completed three deployments in Bosnia and Herzegovina under the command of the United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) and the European Union Rapid Operational Force (European Union Rapid Operational Force).[5][6]
Lázaro Sáenz, who speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian,[2] was an advisor to the Ministry of Defence for cross-sectoral defense and security issues, commander of a regiment of the X Guzmán el Bueno Brigade and commander of the UNFIL East Sector. As Brigadier General he was commander of the "Guzmán el Bueno" X Brigade.[7]
On 4 February 2022, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, appointed Major General Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz as head of the mission and commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon UNIFIL (United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon), succeeding Major General Stefano Del Col from Italy.[8][9]
References
[edit]- ^ "El Consejo de Ministros asciende a Aroldo Lázaro a general de División". Diario de Córdoba (in Spanish). 28 January 2020. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ a b "Mission leadership". UNIFIL. 2016-03-10. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "United Nations – Appointment of Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL- 10 Feb. 2022)". France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Aroldo Lázaro, el general español hijo de legionario y nacido en Sidi Ifni que lidera a los 10.500 cascos azules de la ONU en Líbano". El Español (in Spanish). 2024-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Aroldo Lázaro, el general español al frente de los 'cascos azules' de la misión de la ONU en el Líbano". Diario ABC (in Spanish). 2024-10-03. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ Palacios, Alonso (2024-08-31). "El teniente general español que intermedia entre Israel y Hezbolá en Líbano y lidera la misión de la ONU". El Debate (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "El general Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz es nombrado jefe de la misión en Líbano - Ejército de tierra". ejercito.defensa.gob.es. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Leadership". UNIFIL. 2015-03-13. Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ étrangères, Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires. "United Nations – Appointment of Aroldo Lázaro Sáenz as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL- 10 Feb. 2022)". France Diplomacy - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 2024-10-16.