The government on Wednesday appointed Lieutenant General Nauman Mahmood, Hilal-e-Imtiaz (Military), as the first Secretary General of the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement (MJDA), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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Lt Gen (retd) Nauman Mahmood. Photo: File In a statement, the Foreign Office said Lt Gen Mahmood would lead the general secretariat of the alliance, which is being established in Riyadh. The appointment marks the formal establishment of the MJDA’s secretariat and its administrative leadership, the statement added. The government had earlier announced the MJDA […]