Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou takes the reins of the Cyprus National Guard

Cyprus’s Council of Ministers has appointed Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou arsenic Chief of the General Staff of the National Guard, replacing Lieutenant General Georgios Tsitsikostas, whose term ends connected October 8, 2025.

The determination was announced by Cyprus’ Minister of Defence Vasilis Palmas, confirming the caller Chief’s term will commence 9 October 2025 and past until 8 October 2027.

Palmas thanked the existent Chief, Lieutenant General Tsitsikostas, “for the impeccable and fantabulous practice we person had implicit the past two years”, highlighting astatine the aforesaid clip his ” ethos, cognition and abilities”.

Asked astir the illustration of the caller Chief of the National Guard, the Defence Minister said that they opted for a slightly antithetic approach.

“The signifier followed until present was that a Lieutenant General who was already retired was selected to go the Chief of the National Guard successful Cyprus. Today, an progressive Lieutenant General will beryllium selected, who is retiring to proceed his work successful the Cyprus Army.

“It is simply a argumentation that the Ministry of National Defence of Greece has present chosen to have, it is simply a bully practice, I would say.”

In effect to a question astir the enactment process for the Chief of the National Guard, Mr. Palmas said that views are being exchanged betwixt the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Cyprus and the Ministry of National Defence of Greece.

“Of course, there is an understanding and an speech of views, if you will, connected a verbal level, astir two oregon three options that look arsenic the astir due astatine a fixed moment, and from those two oregon three options, which of people are made connected an informal level, 1 of them is chosen.”

Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou was until precocious Commander of the ASDEN (Supreme Military Command for the Interior and Islands) successful Greece.

He is succeeded successful this position, by determination of the Government National Security Council (KYSEA), by Lieutenant General Dimitrios Vakentis, while Major General Antonios Theodosiadis was appointed commandant of the Supreme Military Command for Army Support (ASDYS).

Emmanuel Theodorou was calved successful 1967 successful Komotini.

He entered the Military Cadet School successful 1984, from which helium graduated successful 1988 with the fertile of Second Lieutenant of Infantry.

As a inferior officer, helium served successful Expeditionary Units with the duties of Platoon Leader and Company Commander, arsenic well arsenic successful the Military Cadet School arsenic a Platoon Leader.

He attended each the required schools of his Service, arsenic well arsenic the NATO Terminology school.

In 2004, helium studied astatine the Higher Interbranch War School successful Thessaloniki and successful 2013, helium was selected to study astatine the National Defence Academy successful Greece.

During his vocation arsenic a elder officer, helium was assigned arsenic Deputy Commander successful a Mechanised Infantry Battalion and served arsenic a staff serviceman successful the 79th Infantry Division, the 7th Motorised Infantry Battalion and the General Staff.

In 2008, helium was assigned the duties of Commander of the 239th Infantry Regiment, while successful 2012 helium was appointed Chief of Staff of the 79th Infantry Regiment.

In 2014, helium was appointed Commander of the Hellenic Armed Forces successful Cyprus. In 2018, helium was promoted to the fertile of Major General and appointed Director of the General Staff/A1. In 2019, helium was assigned the duties of Commander of the 80th Hellenic Armed Forces. In 2020, helium was appointed Director of the General Staff/B2.

In 2021, helium was promoted to Major General and appointed Commander of the 95th Hellenic Air Defense Brigade. In 2022, helium was assigned the duties of Deputy Commander of the Hellenic Air Defense Brigade. In 2023, helium was appointed to the General Staff arsenic Director of the 1st Branch. In 2024, helium was promoted to the fertile of Lieutenant General and appointed Commander of the Hellenic Air Defense Brigade.

Lieutenant General Emmanuel Theodorou has been awarded each the required decorations, medals and mementos. He is fluent successful English and French. He is joined and has two children.

*With accusation from the Cyprus News Agency