Lere Anan Timur is a

Timorese Timor (, , ) is an island at the southern end of Maritime Southeast Asia, in the north of the Timor Sea. The island is divided between the sovereign states of Timor-Leste in the eastern part and Indonesia in the western part. The Indonesian par ...

general A general officer is an Officer (armed forces), officer of high rank in the army, armies, and in some nations' air force, air and space forces, marines or naval infantry. In some usages, the term "general officer" refers to a rank above colone ...

who has served as Commander of the F-FDTL from 6 October 2011 to 28 January 2022.

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 The Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB), formally known as the Society of Saint Francis de Sales (), is a religious congregation of men in the Catholic Church, founded in 1859 by the Italian priest John Bosco to help poor and migrant youth during the ...

in 1969–1973, and served the

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in 1974, before returning to East Timor in 1975.CPLP
''Biografia CEMFGA Timor-Leste'', September 2011
diakses pada 22 March 2018. He held various positions in the

Falintil The Armed Forces for the National Liberation of East Timor (, Falintil) originally began as the military wing of the Fretilin party of East Timor. It was established on 20 August 1975 in response to Fretilin's political conflict with the Tim ...

under the

Fretilin The Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor (, abbreviated as Fretilin) is a separatist organization turned centre-left political party in Timor-Leste. It presently holds 19 of 65 seats in the National Parliament. Fretilin formed the ...

, such as the political assistant for the Fretilin, and served during

Indonesian invasion of East Timor The Indonesian invasion of East Timor, known in Indonesia as Operation Lotus (), began on 7 December 1975 when the Indonesian military (ABRI/TNI) invaded East Timor under the pretext of anti-colonialism and anti-communism to overthrow the Fre ...

. 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 José Maria de Vasconcelos (born 10 October 1956), popularly known as Taur Matan Ruak (Tetum for "Two Sharp Eyes"), is an East Timorese politician who served as 9th prime minister of East Timor from 2018 to 2023. He also served as 5th presi ...

. 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 The Timor-Leste Defence Force (, or Falintil-FDTL, often F-FDTL) is the military of Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). The F-FDTL was established in February 2001 and comprises two infantry battalions, small naval and air components and seve ...

on 6 October 2011. His term was extended for three times since 2015. :id:Lere Anan Timor

Awards in military service

Order of Timor-Leste The Order of Timor-Leste () is the highest Order (honour), honour currently awarded by Timor-Leste. Established in 2009, the order was created after the original honours granted by Timor-Leste. It is of a more general and broader nature than the ...

Medal of Merit * East Timor Halibur Medal ribbon bar

Halibur Medal

Personal life

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

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* {{Facebook 1952 births Living people East Timorese military personnel People from Lautém Municipality