Major General Purna Chandra Thapa is the Head of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force. Prior to this appointment of 19 January 2015 by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Major General Thapa served as the Master General of Ordnance with the Nepalese Army. Biographical Information Major General Thapa brings a wealth of experience to this position. He has held various high-level positions with the Nepalese Army and has worked with the Nepalese contingent to the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon. Major Beneral Thapa was educated at the University of Madras in India and the Tribhuvan University in Nepal and holds a Master of Philosophy degree. In addition, he pursued additional studies with the Army Command and Staff College of Nepal.