ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd tə hɪz kˈɜːɹənt pˈoʊst ˈæftɚ sˈɜːvɪŋ tˈuː jˈɪɹz æz ðə hˈɛd ʌvðə "plˈɑːdə" stˈiːl fɔːɹmˈeɪʃən, ɐn ˈɑːɹmɚd dᵻvˈɪʒən.
In December 2003 he was appointed to his current post after serving two years as the head of the "Plada" (steel) Formation, an armored division.