Nazrul Hussain appointed Director-General of civil defence body

Nazrul Hussain

Prime Minister Mark Phillips yesterday announced the appointment of Colonel (Ret’d) Nazrul Hussain as Director-General of the Civil Defence Commission (CDC).

A release from the Office of the Prime Minister said that the announcement was made during an officiating ceremony at the CDC headquarters in Thomas Lands.

Hussain, who retired in 2019, has 35 years of service in the Guyana Defence Force. He has both local and overseas experience in disaster management, the release said.