Ferenc Korom

Ferenc Korom[1] (born 15 December 1964) is a Hungarian military officer. He served as the Chief of the Hungarian Defence Forces from 2018 to 1 June 2021, when President János Áder dismissed him from the Chief of the HDF position. According to what the president said, Korom "fulfilled his duties with his best knowledge".[2]

The native form of this personal name is Korom Ferenc. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Ferenc Korom
Born (1964-12-15) December 15, 1964
Szentes, Hungary
Allegiance Hungary
Service/branchHungarian Ground Forces
Years of service1987–present
RankColonel General
Battles/warsIraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo, Cyprus
AwardsCommander's Cross with Star of the Hungarian Order of Merit
Commander of the Legion of Merit
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal

Korom speaks fluently in English.

Career

1987-1990 MH 33. Mechanized Infantry Brigade, Zalaegerszeg

1990-2004 MH 62. Mechanized Infantry Brigade "Miklós Bercsényi" , Hódmezővásárhely

2004-2007 MH 25. Infantry Brigade "György Klapka", Tata

2007-2008 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár

2008-2011 MH 5. Infantry Brigade "István Bocskai", Debrecen

2011-2017 MH Operational Group Command, Budapest

2018 MH Joint Forces Command, Székesfehérvár

2018-2021 MH Chief of General Staff

Deployments and Missions

September 30, 1997 – September 22, 1998. ENSZ UNFICYP, Company Commander (Cyprus)

September 16, 2003 – September 19, 2004 ENSZ UNFICYP, Contingent Commander (Cyprus)

February 26, 2005 – September 9, 2005 NATO Iraq Training Mission, Trainer Senior Officer (Iraq)

January 8, 2007 – Augustus 1, 2008 MH Guard and Insurer Battalion, Battalion Commander (KFOR, Kosovo)

February 24, 2009 – September 22, 2009 MH Provincial Reconstruction Team (Afghanistan)

February 11, 2013 – Augustus 31, 2013 MH ISAF Chief of Staff (ISAF, Afghanistan)

September 26, 2015 – September 25, 2016 KFOR Deputy Commander (Pristina)

Personal life

Ferenc Korom is married and has one child.

He enjoys reading, fishing, and sport.

References
  1. "Korom Ferenc vezérezredes". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  2. "Elköszönt a Magyar Honvédség parancsnoka". honvedelem.hu (in Hungarian). 2021-05-31. Retrieved 2021-05-31.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.