"Mad Mehmet" Effendi

Lieutenant-Colonel Mehmet Khalid Suleiman Effendi, BA, Distinguished Gallantry Medal is a businessman and former Army officer who is chairman and owner of Effendi Private Military Contractors.

early life and education

He was born in Afghanistan while his father was stationed there doing work for Effendi Counter-Insurgency Solutions himself (he was an engineering officer at the time). Born into a billionaire business dynasty, he was educated at Rugby School in England before going to Oxford University to study Middle-Eastern history.

Military service

He joined the Royal Sharifistani Army in 2006 serving in the Royal Pashtunistan City Infantry and leaving in 2016.He served in Baluchistan (part of Pakistan), Pakistani Kashmir, Iraq and Syria winning the Distinguished Gallantry Medal for his actions in Baluchistan.

Business career

After leaving the Army he joined the board of directors of his father's company. He quickly learned the business skills necessary and his military experience came to good use.He became Chairman of the Board in 2019 and owner in 2020, after his father died.

Personal life

He has 2 wives and 3 children. He is also diagnosed with Aspergers' syndrome.