Major-General Mahmud Ali Durrani (Urdu: محمود علی درانی‎; born 1941), is a retired two-star rank general officer, author of security studies, and a former National Security Advisor serving from 2008 until his termination in 2009.In January 2009, he was terminated as National Security Adviser by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani for "failing to consult the Prime Minister foreign and national security relation matters".