Fabio Mini

Fabio Mini (December 11 1942 in Manfredonia, Foggia) is an Italian Lieutenant General. He was Commander of the KFOR from 2002 to 2003.

Academic and military education
Mini has a Diplom degree in Business Administration, a Master in Strategic Studies, two postgraduate degrees in the Humanities of the Lateran University "Accademia Agostiniana" and one in International Relations] ] of [[University of Trieste. In 1965 he graduated from the Italian Military Academy. Immediately thereafter he visited the Panzertruppenschule. From 1975 to 1987 he completed staff courses at the Leadership Academy of the Army, which he graduated as best of year.

He completed military specialization training in Antitank, ABC Defense, PsyOps, and NATO  Press Officer.

Military career
He assumed commander responsibility at all levels of the Mechanized Troop, from train to brigade. In the course of his later service allocation, he led operation Sicilian Vespers "against organized crime to Sicily. The cover name refers to an insurrection from the year 1282. Furthermore, Mini led the preparation, the training and the start of operations of the "Legnano Brigade" in Somalia.

Mini served as S3 (Training) and ABC Defense Officer for 4th Panzer Regiment in Bellinzago Novarese and as  G4 Officer (Logistics) for Armored Brigade Ariete in Pordenone. From 1979 to 1981 he served in the USA in the 4th Mechanized Infantry Division in Fort Carson, Colorado, as G3 Officer for Planning and Operations, as Deputy G3 Officer in the area of ​​training and evaluation and as senior G3 officer of the Combat Simulation Center. After returning to Italy, he served on the Army General Staff as a staff officer in the Human Resources Department, as head of the Public Relations Bureau and as Press and Information Officer of the Army General Staff. From 1993 to 1996 he was sent as Military Attaché to Beijing.

As Major General he was director of the Command College of the Army (1996-1998). In January 2001, he was commissioned by the Allied Forces Southern Europe to command the Allied forces for Balkan operations.

Lieutenant General Fabio Mini was commander of KFOR from 4 October 2002 to 3 September 2003.

Awards

 * 1999 Commander, 2003 Grand Officer and 2006 Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic
 * 2004 commander of the Military Order of Italy
 * Mauriziana Medal of Merit
 * Long Command medal
 * US Army Commendation Medal
 * "BA YI" medal of the People's Republic of China

Publishing activity
Fabio Mini wrote extensively on military,  strategic and  geopolitical issues. Among his works are two noteworthy books: 'Comandare e comunicare' (1989) and  L'altra strategia  (1998). He has written more than twenty essays and numerous essays published in both military and civilian journals such as The Military Review, Limes, and Heartland. In 2001, he edited the Italian version of Unrestricted Warfare: China's Master Plan to Destroy America by Qiao Liang and Wang Xiaosui, two of the [People's Liberation Army]. Mini is a Founding Member and Chairman of the Independent Non-Profit Organization] [think tank] Newstrategy. He is a member of the World Pugwash Conference and the scientific advisory board of the military journal Limes. He regularly lectures on Far Eastern and Asian Strategy, on Terrorism and Organized Crime.

Personal life
Fabio Mini is married and has a daughter and a son. He grew up in Pesaro, Italy.