Major General Angus Iain Ramsay, (born 1946) is a former

British Army The British Army is the principal Army, land warfare force of the United Kingdom. the British Army comprises 73,847 regular full-time personnel, 4,127 Brigade of Gurkhas, Gurkhas, 25,742 Army Reserve (United Kingdom), volunteer reserve perso ...

officer who served as Commander British Forces Cyprus from 1998 to 2000.

Military career

Ramsay was commissioned into the

Royal Highland Fusiliers The Royal Highland Fusiliers, 2nd Battalion, Royal Regiment of Scotland (2 SCOTS) is an infantry battalion of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. Prior to 28 March 2006, the Royal Highland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment in its own right, creat ...

in 1964.New commander for British Bases
Cypus Mail, January 1998 He commanded a rifle company of the

Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces The Sultan of Oman's Armed Forces (, transliterated: ''al-Quwāt ul-Musallaḥatu lis-Sulṭān 'Umān'') or Sultan's Armed Forces (SAF) () are the armed forces of Oman. They constitute the Royal Army of Oman, Royal Navy of Oman, Royal Air For ...

during the Dhofar Rebellion and became commanding officer of the

Ulster Defence Regiment The Ulster Defence Regiment (UDR) was an infantry regiment of the British Army established in 1970, with a comparatively short existence ending in 1992. Raised through public appeal, newspaper and television advertisements,Potter p25 their offi ...

in 1990 during

the Troubles The Troubles () were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted for about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it began in the late 1960s and is usually deemed t ...

. He went on to become Chief of Staff at the

Sovereign Base Areas Akrotiri and Dhekelia (), officially the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (SBA), is a British Overseas Territory made of two non-contiguous areas on the island of Cyprus. The areas, which include British military bases and instal ...

Cyprus Cyprus (), officially the Republic of Cyprus, is an island country in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Situated in West Asia, its cultural identity and geopolitical orientation are overwhelmingly Southeast European. Cyprus is the List of isl ...

in 1992, chief of Staff of the United Nations Force in

Bosnia Bosnia and Herzegovina, sometimes known as Bosnia-Herzegovina and informally as Bosnia, is a country in Southeast Europe. Situated on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula, it borders Serbia to the east, Montenegro to the southeast, and Croatia to th ...

in 1993 and Commander of the Multi-National Division (South-West) in Bosnia in 1997 before becoming Commander of

British Forces Cyprus British Forces Cyprus (BFC) is the name given to the British Armed Forces stationed in the UK Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia on the island of Cyprus and at a number of related 'retained sites' in the Republic of Cyprus. The United ...

and Administrator of the

in 1998. He retired in 2000.Whitaker's Almanack 2001

References

, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Ramsay, Angus 1946 births Living people British Army major generals Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Royal Highland Fusiliers officers Ulster Defence Regiment officers Companions of the Distinguished Service Order British military personnel of the Dhofar War Omani military personnel Military personnel of the Bosnian War 20th-century British Army personnel 21st-century British Army personnel British military personnel of The Troubles (Northern Ireland)