Jaime de los Santos

Jaime de los Santos
Jaime de los Santos
Born	2 April 1946 (age 77); Nueva Ecija, Commonwealth of the Philippines
Allegiance	Philippines
Service/branch	Philippine Army
Years of service	1969–2002
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Commanding General of the Philippine Army; Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy; Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET);
Battles/wars	Communist rebellion in the Philippines ; Moro conflict

Jaime de los Santos (born April 1946 in Nueva Ecija, Philippines) is a retired military general in the Philippines. He joined the Philippine Army in 1969 after graduating from the Philippine Military Academy with a degree Bachelor of Science in Military Engineering. De los Santos later on served as a brigade commander, chief of staff and commanding general of an infantry division and superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy.

In December 1999, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan appointed de los Santos as the Force Commander of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). The International Force East Timor (INTERFET) commanded by Australian Major General Peter Cosgrove transitioned to the UNTAET Peacekeeping Force (PKF) on 23 February 2000.^[1]^[2] Santos was the first Filipino officer to lead an international peacekeeping force in foreign soil.

In 2001, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo appointed de los Santos as the chief of staff and the commanding general of the Philippine Army of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. He retired from military service in April 2002.