Lere Anan Timur

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Lere Anan Timur
Major General Lere Anan Timor
Born	(1952-02-02) 2 February 1952 (age 69) Iliomar II, Lautém Municipality, Portuguese Timor
Service/branch	Fretilin/ Timor Leste Army
Years of service	1975 - present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Commander, Timor-Leste Defence Force Deputy Commander of the Timor-Leste Defence Force Chief of Staff, Timor Leste Defence Force Ponta Leste Sector Centro Leste Sector
Battles/wars	Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Awards	Order of Timor-Leste Medal of Merit

Major General Lere Anan Timur is a Timorese General who serves as the incumbent Commander of the F-FDTL. He held the position since October 6, 2011.

Background[]

He was born in an aristocratic family in Iliomar II at Lautem, and is the eldest of six siblings. He entered the military academy in 1965, and graduated in 1969. He also studied agriculture with the help of the Salesians of Don Bosco in 1969–1973, and served the Portuguese Army in 1974, before returning to East Timor in 1975.^[1]

He held various positions in the Falintil under the Fretilin, such as the political assistant for the Fretilin, and served during Indonesian invasion of East Timor. He served as commander of the Region 4 in 1984, became commander of the Centro Leste sector in 1987 and became commander of the Ponta Leste sector in 1993. He then serves as the Chief of Staff of the F-FDTL, and was promoted to Colonel by Taur Matan Ruak.

He became Deputy Commander of the Timor-Leste Defence Force in 2009, and was promoted to Brigadier General, until he was appointed as the Commander of the Timor Leste Defence Force on October 6, 2011. His term was extended for three times since 2015.^{[2][3][circular reference]}

Awards in military service[]

• Order of Timor-Leste
• Medal of Merit
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Personal life[]

He is married to Cidália Mesquita Ximenes, his second wife after his first wife, Elsa Pinto, died from childbirth in 1981. They have 8 children, including 2 from his first wife.

References[]

External links[]

• Lere Anan Timur on Facebook