Lieutenant General Shailesh Sadashiv Tinaikar Takes Charge as Force Commander of UN mission in South Sudan
- Lieutenant General Shailesh Sadashiv Tinaikar has assumed charge as Force Commander of the UN mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) in Juba on July 6, 2019.
- He was appointed as UNMISS Force Commander by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in May 2019.
- 34-year-old Tinaikar has been felicitated with the Sena Medal and the Vishisht Seva Medal for Distinguished Service.