Major General Robin Searby is the former British Prime Minister’s Counter Terror Advisor having served under three Prime Ministers; Tony Blair, Gordon Brown and David Cameron.

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He commanded the British Forces in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia during the Bosnian War. He also commander the British Army's 5th Division from 1996 before taking up his final military appointment as Senior British Defence Advisor to the Sultan of Oman. 

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He first worked with Arabs when he was seconded to the Sultan of Oman’s Armed Forces to command an armoured car detachment during the Dhofar War. After retiring he continued to support British government objectives in his role as the Prime Minister’s Defense Coordinator to Libya and later as the Prime Minister’s Counter Terror Advisor for North Africa and the Sahel including West Africa until 2012.