Mahmood Ali Durrani Profile?

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   Mahmud Ali Durrani (Urdu: ????? ??? ?????) (born 1941), a career Pakistani army officer, was National Security Adviser to the PM Yousaf Raza Gillani administration and fired by the same after not consulting the Prime Minister while giving statements on foreign relation matters (Confirm the citizenship of the captured Mumbai attacker as Pakistani). He is also called "General Shanti" for his valiant effort in trying to promote peace with India and Pakistan.[1] He had previously served as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States.[2] He was replaced as ambassador by Husain Haqqani in May 2008.
   
   Durrani was also an advisor in the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, which he served from 2001 to 2004. After retiring from the Pakistani Army, he was actively involved in the peace efforts between Pakistan and India. As part of a process sponsored by the United Nations, he also worked with former senior officials from the United States, Russia and Iran to find a peaceful resolution to the Afghan crisis.[7]
   
   Durrani was appointed as Pakistan Ambassador to the United States by President Pervez Musharraf in June 2006, replacing another General Jehangir Karamat. They both belong to the Armoured corps of Pakistan Army, with Durrani being the third Armoured Corps officer to take the helms of ambassadorship at Washington, D.C.; the first one was Lt Gen Ejaz Azim, who was ambassador during General Zia-ul-Haq and Reagan era.[8]
   
   Durrani is the author of several books and studies, including India and Pakistan: The Cost of Conflict and the Benefits of Peace and Pakistan’s Security Imperatives: Year 2000 and Beyond. The first one he wrote when he was part of United States-sponsored Balusa Group formed under Ambassador Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies in Washington, D.C.
   
   The book argued that in the process of Indo-Pakistan normalisation, based on the Balusa Group’s recommendations, Pakistan should take the initiative in “re-engaging” India after the 1999 Kargil operation and subsequent negative events associated with Pakistan policies. Strikingly, the stages of engagement outlined in the book were followed closely by President Pervez Musharraf after 2001: "Preliminary Secret Contacts, Stage Two Secret Meetings, Summit, Follow-up Meetings

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